Career and college transitions

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Career and college transitions

• Presenters Deanne DeGraff Shelli Sowles
• NE Metro 916 Career and Technical Center

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Career and college readiness specialist

• Support students with future endeavors,
  one-on-one transition planning
• Involved in HOSA and SkillsUSA student
  organizations
• Visit member high schools for recruitment
  purposes
• Transition to College Speaker Series
• Articulation meetings between Century College and
  High Schools or Career and Technical Center
• Involved with collection and entering the
  programs of study onto www.mnpos.com website
• Lead Student Ambassador program with focus on
  leadership, retention and recruitment

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Transition Planning

• One-on-one meeting with each senior twice a year
• Meet with juniors in a small group once a year
• Talk about a students future plans help assist
  in fulfillment of plan
• Offer services and support
• Remind students of deadlines having a plan B
• Promote different activities to get involved in
  at CTC
• Mock interviews and resume writing assistance
• Financial Aid application and scholarship writing
  assistance

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Transition to college series

• Seven presentations throughout the year on
  subjects pertaining to college
• Presenters are from Century College
• Presentations last about 30 minutes each and are
  held on Fridays once a month during class
• Students can choose which presentations to attend
  based on their level of interest or need
• Attending five of the seven presentations will
  earn a student 20 (application fee refund from
  Century College)
• Opportunity to take college placement test

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College Presentation 1

• 916 College Readiness Specialist
• Introduction to Series
• Century Admissions Representative
• Four step process to get accepted to college
• Passes out applications
• Answers questions
• Century Counselor
• Examples of how high school is different than
  college
• What to expect as a college student
• Answers questions

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College Presentation 2

• 916 College Readiness Specialist
• Explain Accuplacer test
• Hand out study guides specific to Accuplacer
• Give test dates
• Describe importance of test
• Answer questions
• Century Support Services
• Study skill strategies
• General studying guidelines
• Answer questions

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College presentation 3

• Century Counselor
• What a college counselor is, and why would
  students need to access them
• Differences between an advisor and a college
  counselor
• Registering for classes
• Answer questions
• Student Life Representative
• Talks about the fun side of college
• Intramural sports, fitness room, extracurricular
  activities, student senate, clubs, etc
• Student housing, parking and other need to know
• Answer questions

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College Presentation 4

• Century Support Services
• Overview of Century College resources
• Lists of contacts for academic support
• How to transfer an IEP to college
• Answer questions
• Century Student Experience Director
• Introduce the GPS Life Plan website
• Goals Planning Success
• Students can begin using this tool now
• Answer questions

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College Presentation 5

• 916 College Readiness Specialist
• Introduce FAFSA
• Hand out FAFSA application
• Myths about financial Aid
• Support student in application for FAFSA as well
  as scholarships
• Century Financial Aid Representative
• Explains details and importance of filling out
  FAFSA
• Encourages all students to apply for student aid
• 916 Foundation Representative
• Information on the 916 student scholarships
• Century Foundation Representative
• Information on Century college scholarships
• Hand out Century scholarship booklets
• Century Support Services
• Writing scholarship essays

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College Presentation 5 (cont.)

• ANSWER QUESTIONS about financial aid

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College Presentation 6

• 916 College Readiness Specialist
• Transferring articulated high school credits to
  college
• Show form to fill out and certificates earned
• Answer questions
• Century Admissions Representative
• Logistics of college
• Purchasing textbooks
• Hand out applications to Century College
• Transferring credits to another college or
  university
• Pre-requisite and refresher courses
• Answer questions
• Students stay after the presentation to fill
  out and turn in their application to Century
  College

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College Presentation 7

• Century College Student Panel
• Group of 5-6 college students answer questions
  and talk about their college experience
• I wish I would have
• Share expertise about college life
• Tell stories about the first week of classes
• Answer questions

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Transition to College extras

• Accuplacer Testing on site in December and
  February
• Opportunity to tour Century College Campus
• Parent Night Financial Aid Meeting
• Application Fee refund
• Confidence attending and succeeding in college

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College admissions

• Apply for admission to college by filling out
  application online or paper version
• Take the assessment test Accuplacer
• Attend student orientation
• and register for classes
• Pay for tuition and books

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Things to Think About When choosing
a College

• Decide on a goal for the first semester.
• Look at your assessment scores.
• Consider what hours you can attend and how many
  credits you can take.
• Make a time plan. How will you balance work,
  school and a social life.

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Feel like you need a little more direction?
Ready to set a course and map your route to
success?
Looking for resources and information to help you
get on track or stay on track?
The GPS LifePlan can help you do all this and more
The GPS LifePlan helps students set goals and
design plans that will lead them to the success
they desire. This program has the flexibility to
be used by students of all ages and at all stages
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Managing Your Time

• Recommended amount of study time
• 2 to 3 hours of study time per credit.
• 12 credit load means you should study a minimum
  of 24 hours a week.
• Consider all of your life obligations when you
  determine your credit load.

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ACCUPLACER TEST

• Everyone is accepted to Century College but the
  score you get on the assessment test helps the
  school place you in the correct classes
• Certain majors require higher test scores
• You can take the test twice in a 12 month period
• The test is done on a computer, and is not timed
• Areas tested Reading, Sentence Skills and Math
• Scores print out immediately after testing and
  each student is counseled about their score
• Students can take test at college of choice or at
  the 916 CTC on specified dates

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Study Strategies

• Give yourself enough rest and energy (from food)
• Use a calendar to help set aside time for
  studying and know when assignments are due
• Know your learning style visual, auditory, etc
• Study in an environment similar to the one you
  will be testing in
• Get help from tutors or support staff
• Plan to use 2-3 hours outside of class for each
  hour in class