The Career-Credential Connection is all about the world of work and how credentials are connected to specific jobs. It moves beyond job types and salaries and includes the credentials needed to enter a particular job and a continuing education pathway for future growth.

Financial Aid includes a variety of ways in which students can pay for college. There are several categories of funding available and students need to explore them all in many cases to secure funding for their degree or certificate.

Evaluating Postsecondary Options covers all the factors students need to examine in choosing the best institution to pursue the credential for the student’s prospective career. The type of institution, academic offerings, quality, services, and costs are all factors that go into making a good decision. Learning how to research these factors and locate credible information is a key skill for students to develop.  

Once a student reaches the end of junior year, the application process kicks off. By having reference documents, as well as pre-teaching the timeline and sequence, students will have a solid overview of how to get started and can progress through much of the application process independently. However, the application process is only part one. There are multiple steps and tasks to complete for the college entry process as well. Pre-teaching these will give students a set of tools to handle many things independently. This should, in turn, create more time for student-facing professionals to handle the intensive needs of at-risk populations.