Post-Secondary

Education Options
& Creating a Final
College List
Meet the Counselors

Rachael Chifo Hayleigh Herrera Priscilla Jara MA, Laura Liegler MA,
MA, PPS, LPCC MA, PPS, LPCC PPS, LPCC PPS, LPCC
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What’s next after high school?
 Associates (A.A./A.S.)
Doctorate
2 Years
(Dr., PhD)
4-8 years

High School Diploma

(4 years)
Bachelors (B.A./B.S.)
4 years

Masters
Work Military/Armed
(M.A./M.S.)
Force Services Certificates
2-3 years
(6 months-2 years)
Career Technical Education
 “A program of study that involved a multi-year
sequence of courses that integrates core academic
knowledge with technical and occupational
knowledge to provide students with a pathway to
postsecondary education and careers”

High Schools
Career Academies
15 clusters → Regional Occupational
Centers and Programs
80+ pathways Community Colleges
After school
Charter Schools
or before
school
programs
 ● Manufacturing & Product Development
● Agriculture & Natural Resources ● Marketing Sales & Service
● Public Service
● Arts, Media, and Entertainment ● Transportation

● Building & Construction Trades

● Health Science & Medical Technology

● Business & Finance
● Education & Child Development ● Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation
● Energy, Environment, and Utilities
● Engineering & Architecture ● Information & Communication Technologies
● Fashion & Interior Design
Military
1. Be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder

2. Be in good health

3. Be 17 to 40 years old

a. Different age requirements for various branches

4. Have a high school diploma

a. Some branches will accept a GED

5. Pass the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test

My student says they want to be a
military officer….
5 Service Academies Benefits

-US Military Academy Tuition, room and board

(Army) are free!

-US Naval Academy Some

academies
(Navy and Marine Corps) require
Congressional Get PAID while
-US Coast Guard nominations attending!
Academy
Must serve for several years
-US Merchant Marine in the military after you
graduate, unless you go to
Academy
the Merchant Marine
Click here Academy—then you have
-US Air Force Academy other options.
for more
info!
College & University
http://www.assist.org/web-assist/welcome.html
Where to Apply
● Common Application http://www.commonapp.org/

● Cal State Apply https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

● CCC Apply https://home.cccapply.org/

● My UC Application https://admissions.universityofcalifornia.edu/
applicant/login.htm

● CaliforniaColleges.edu https://www.californiacolleges.edu/#/
Making a Final College List
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Search Methods
-Input GPA, SAT/ACT scores in
BigFuture
OR

-Research specific college and

universities to gain information
and then compare
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