Post High School Pathway Resources
College Search, Career Planning, Testing Information and more...
Career Bridge - search for education & training in Washington State. Trends in employment & career assessment for finding careers of interest.
http://www.careerbridge.wa.gov
Career One Stop - Learn about careers, find career information and locate career resources & advice.
http://www.careeronestop.org
Bureau of Labor & Statistics - Information on job outlook, trends, student resources and activities on career planning.
www.bls.gov
Occupational Outlook Handbook - A web version of the updated handbook provided by the United States Department of Labor.
http://www.bls.gov/ooh
College Board
- This is an important site for testing and college planning, providing
information about SAT, college selection, college visits, and financial
aid.
http://www.collegeboard.org/
Princeton Review
- This site allows students to match their own unique preferences to
schools, and gives student opinions and other data on more than 300
colleges.
https://www.princetonreview.com/
U.S. News and World Report - A complete site that can help students compare colleges, apply online, prepare for testing.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
Adventures in Education
- A fantasic site on "Planning for a Career." At the home page, click
on "Planning for college" or "Finding a career" for career information.
http://adventuresineducation.org/
My Road - The College Board’s Web-based careers, majors, and college exploration tool.
http://myroad.collegeboard.com/myroad/navigator.jsp?t=homepage&i=index
ASVAB
- A good site on Career Planning. Olympia High School offers this test
once a year in February - please see the Career Center for more
information.
http://www.asvabprogram.com/
Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
http://www.wtb.wa.gov/Info_Students.asp - A good site with career planning resources.
Where are you going? - A booklet which will target your interests and abilities. Current Washington State employment data.
Career Cruising
- a great site for College and Career Planning - also contains
information on military and apprenticeships, as well as a resume
builder.
http://www.careercruising.com
WA Community & Technical Colleges & Apprenticeship Programs
WA State Board of Community & Technical Colleges - Find resources & links to educational opportunities at WA schools. Both degree seeking & non-degree seeking opportunities.
http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/Apprenticeship/Become/
Scholarship Search
The Wash Board - A great scholarship where users can create a personalized profile to match them up with appropriate scholarship options.
http://www.thewashboard.org
Fastweb - A large free database of over 600,000 scholarships for customized scholarship searches.
http://www.fastweb.com/
College Success Foundation - This site provides valuable information on college scholarships and mentoring to low-income and high potential students.
https://www.collegesuccessfoundation.org/
Financial Aid
The Financial Aid Information Page - A great site for general information on financial aid.
http://www.finaid.org/
FAFSA Online/Department of Education - A Site which will allow a student to fill out their FAFSA online.
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
US Department of Education Site on Federal Student Aid
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/
College Applications
The Common Application
- A website to retrieve The Common Application, which is the
standardized undergraduate college application form that is accepted by
more than 300 accredited, independent colleges and universities
nationwide.
http://www.commonapp.org/
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON....
Athletics
National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA) - Admission information and qualifying procedures for the athlete.
http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future
International Education
USC Center for Global Education - Website which provides connections and information about higher education around the world.
http://www.globaled.us/wwcu/
Canadian Colleges and Universities
http://www.studyincanada.com/english/index.asp
Military & Service Academies
Today's Military - All branches
https://todaysmilitary.com/
Army: U.S. Military Academy(West Point, NY)
http://www.usma.edu
Navy: U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)
http://www.usna.edu
Air Force: U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, CO)
http://www.usafa.edu
Coast Guard: U.S. Coast Guard Academy (New London, CT)
http://www.uscga.edu/
Merchant Marine: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, NY)
www.usmma.edu
ROTC
Air Force: http://www.afrotc.com
Army: http://www.armyrotc.com
Navy/Marines:http://www.nrotc.navy.mil/