WHAT'S NEXT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?

It's Never too Early to Start Thinking About and Preparing for What you Want to do After you Graduate from High School. Most Students either attend a College or a Career School (better known as Vocational, Trade, Technical or Specialty Schools). However, some students do enlist in the Military or just enter into the Workforce.

If a College or a Career School is where you want to go, it all begins with you searching and researching schools that will be a good match or a good fit for you, applying to those schools, getting accepted by those schools, and narrowing it down to the one school you want to attend. Listed below is some basic information and a few handouts that you can download on how to get started. The handouts will walk through the entire College or Career School Application Process Step by Step. 

How to Search For Colleges and Career Schools

Applying to Colleges and/or Career Schools

How to Request a Transcript

• Click Here to Request Your Transcript

How to Request a Letter of Recommendation

• Student Brag Sheet (Click to download and print out)

How to Search and Apply for Scholarships

How to Search for Careers and Other Career Programs 

How to Complete the FAFSA Application (Worksheet)

Not sure where or how to get started after high school? View this website:

Path To Success After High School!

What If I Do Not Want To Attend A Four Year College First?

Going to a 4 Year College is Not The Only After High School Option as most students think. You may prefer to skip the 4 Year College route and just attend a 2 Year College or a Career School or maybe even enlist in the military. You may also prefer to attend school Online versus In-Person. Be sure to understand all of your options. Whichever route you are thinking about taking, the links below offer you and your parents some additional insights about the 2 Year or Community Colleges, Career Schools, Attending Schools Online, or the Military route that will hopefully help steer you in the direction you want to take. 

Why Attend a Community College or 2 Year College: The Community College Advantage

Guide for Attending College/School Online (for students interested in attending school online instead of on a school campus)

College or School Information for Parents - from Selecting the right school to Paying for it - What You Need To Know! 

NOT QUITE READY FOR COLLEGE?

The Traditional Two or Four Year College is not for everyone and not all students want to attend a traditional college after high school. You just may want to start your Career through a Career School, the Work Force, by Serving your Country in the Military or through Other Career Programs. Gaining a Career from a Career School, the through the Work Force, from the Military or through Other Career Program may be a better way to start for some, especially for students wanting to get a head start on their future. 

Career Schools and Other Career Programs Information

Career Schools Information

• List of Arizona Trade and Career Schools

• Top Trade and Career Schools

• West-MEC Adult Programs

• Job Corps

• Career One Stop (American Job Center Finder)

• Apprenticeship Finder

• Apprenticeship Programs

• Occupational Outlook Handbook

Military Information 

Military Information

• Exploring Today's Military