Career Planning
It is important to start explorating different career paths before deciding where to go after high school. Start by exploring here at Davis by being involved in many of our programs, clubs, sports, and different class offerings.
Some students may have a solid idea of what career to choose, others have a general idea, and still others are truly undecided.
It is important to remember that it is okay to be unsure - in fact, 25% of students apply to colleges undecided and more than half of students change their majors at some point during their college career!
*After you explore career interests and options, you are able to match those results to related majors and begin your search for colleges/programs that offer the education needed to pursue your chosen field.
Career Technical Education
CTE provides a sequence of courses that are in integrated with knowledge and technical skills in specific career pathways. Students have the opportunity to learn and prepare for their post secondary educational goals. Here at Davis we offer career pathways in 9 different industry sectors:
Agriculture mechanics, manufacturing, &wood | Agriculture Business | Health Careers | Business | Public Safety Animal Science | Agriculture Science | Culinary | Horticulture
MJC offers many CTE programs that are less expensive than trade/vocational schools. These programs offer students to learn hands-on & prepare to go straight into the workforce.
Explore Career Options
There are many career exploration tools to choose from. Here are a few that are great to start off with:
U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making.
California Career Zone
There are 3 simple steps: Explore, Decide, and Grow
-Take an assessment to see what you might be interested in doing
-Do some research to see what your choices offer.
Develop a budget to make sure your choices support your plan.
-Document your plan.
Below you’ll find demonstration links that will support students, parents, teachers, and local businesses with website navigation.
Stan Career Website Demo -English
Exploring College/Career Majors
There are many college and career program search tools. Here are a few that are great to start off with:
Colleges that Consider Demonstrated Interest
The measure that admissions officers use to hone in on candidates who are likely to enroll is something called demonstrated interest. Ways for applicants to demonstrate interest include: physically visiting campus, emailing an admission officer, attending an admissions event in your area, connecting with the university on social media, and writing an exceptionally detailed "Why this College?" essay. College Transitions is happy to provide a list of 360+ schools and the level of importance assigned to this increasingly-important admissions factor.
