Best Postsecondary Options

8th GradeCareer & Postsecondary & Exploration #4

Objectives • Invesitigate Iseek– Connecting Career and Postsecondary Planning

• Explore Two and Four-Year Colleges – Community and Technical Colleges– 4-Year Colleges and Universities

• Update Postsecondary Plan– Career Readiness – Admissions Readiness

Review

1. One career cluster– Health Sciences

2. One of the fastest growing career clusters

– Health Sciences3. Average annual salary for a surgeon– $184,150

Two and Four-Year Colleges

• 2-year colleges have many good attributes • Often less expensive that 4-year colleges• Can transfer to a 4-year college after graduation

• 2-year Degrees to work or a 4-year college • For Accounting– Associate’s in Applied Science (AAS)» One-third of work in science or liberal arts

– Associate's in Science (AS) » Half of work in science or liberal arts

• Iseek provides valuable information

Google iseek Careers

iseek: Career Clusters

Business Career Cluster

Business Majors

Accounting Field of Study

Colleges That Offer Accounting

Alexandria Technical & Community

Alexandria General Information

Alexandria Home Page

Update Postsecondary Plan

Associate Degree to Career

• Automotive• Apparel and Design• Accounting • Construction• Cosmetology/Hair Design• Culinary Arts (Chef)• Dental Assistant

• Electrician• Hotel Management• Nursing• Public Safety• Physician’s Assistant• Veterinary Tech• Welding

Associate Degree to 4-Year College

• Accounting• Art• Business • Computer Science• Education• Fashion Design• Hotel Management

• Horticulture• Nursing• Mathematics• Music• Sciences• Physician Assistant• Visual Arts

4-Year College or University Majors

• Accounting• Biology• Business • Communications • Criminal Justice• Computer Science• Education• Engineering • Finance

• Marketing • Nursing• Psychology• Mathematics• Music• Physical Science • Political Science• Physician’s Assistant• Visual Arts

2-Year Community and Tech. Colleges

• Minnesota Schools Alexandria Tech Anoka-Ramsey CC Century College Fergus Falls CC Itasca Community Coll. Minneapolis (MCTC) Rochester Com./Tech. Winona Technical Col.

• Out-State Schools Wisconsin: Madison CC Illinois: Elgin Com. Col. Western Iowa Technical C. S. Dakota: Lake Area Tech N. Dakota: United Tribes Florida: Miami Dade CC Central Oregon CC New Mex. Military Inst.

4-Year Colleges

• Minnesota Schools Augsburg College Carleton College Gustavus Adolphus St. Johns University University of Minnesota

Crookston Duluth Morris Twin Cities

• Out-State Schools University of Wisconsin Illinois: Northwestern U Iowa: Luther College S. Dakota: Augustana Col. N. Dakota: Trinity Bible New York University Alaska Pacific University University of Hawaii

Pair and Share

• Are there associate’s degrees that prepare students to go straight to a high skill career that interests you? If so, which majors and colleges interest you and why?

• Does getting an associate’s degree before going to a 4-year college or university interest you? If so, which majors and colleges interest you and why?

• Does going to the same college or university for 4 years to get a bachelor’s degree interest you? If so, which majors and colleges interest you and why?

Assignment Tonight

• Investigate Related College Majors • Using Iseek • Gain awareness of more colleges and their majors

• Be prepared to add colleges to • Postsecondary Plan

Review

1. Two types of degrees offered in Accounting at a two-year college

– AAS and AS2. AAS degree an acronym for– Associate of Applied Science

3. Types of degree offered at a four-year college or university

– Bachelors