Life After High School

How to continue your education after high school

• Earn a two- or four-year degree at a college.
• Enroll in a certificate program at a community college.
• Enter an apprenticeship program. Apprenticeships are formal combinations of classroom and on-the-job training.
• Enter an occupation-specific training program. These are sometimes called trade schools or vocational schools.
• Enroll in an inclusive college campus program. One example is Think College, a college option for people with intellectual disabilities.
• Start or continue training in a career or technical education program.
• Join a branch of the military: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy.
• Apply to Job Corps. Job Corp is a no-cost career technical training and education program for low income young people ages 16 through 24.
• Take an online course in a field that interests you. Accredited Schools Online is a website specifically about online postsecondary programs.
• Try a gap year program.
• Work and take adult or continuing education classes.
• Enroll in a one-year program to work on specific skills.
• Enter a volunteer program where you travel and work for a year in the US or abroad.
• …and more. You have options!