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College and Career

Anne Kennedy is our JSCC Liaison

alkennedy@jamessprunt.edu

Office Location: Hall 125-B

(910)-275-6255

Things to consider when applying to a college

(Be intentional when applying!)

  1. Does the school have your major?
  2. Do you meet the academic requirements?
  3. What is the cost to attend the school?

Want to explore college campuses?

Campus Tours and You Visit both offer information on colleges and links you to interactive virtual tours and maps of universities. Try searching by state, or college.

https://campustours.com/

https://www.youvisit.com/collegesearch/

Start creating your college list:

Below are websites you can explore and use to find colleges and scholarships you might be interested in attending once you graduate from DECHS and JSCC.

Remember, you can always come to me for additional help.

https://www.niche.com/

https://www.unigo.com/

https://college-insight.org/

https://www.cappex.com/

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

EduMed Financial Aid Guide for Students

https://www.edumed.org/financial-aid/

Career One Stop and Get My Future

GetMyFuture is a one-stop site for young adults to find career, training, and job search resources.

https://www.careeronestop.org/GetMyFuture/

Interest Assessment

Skills Matcher

O*Net

The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is a free online database that has job descriptions to help students (and adults) understand our ever-changing world of careers in the U.S. economy.

https://www.onetonline.org/

My Next Move Interest Profiler

College & Career Guide for Minorities in STEM

https://study.com/resources/minority-stem-college-career-guide

CFNC

The College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) is a great place to start when you are wanting to explore and plan your future career.

*Remember to keep track of your email and password when creating your account.

https://www.cfnc.org/

 

Things to try on CFNC.org

 
Take some time to get to know yourself and what jobs might interest you in the future.
  • Click Plan Your Future --> Plan for a Career --> Learn About Yourself, I recommend starting with the Interest Profiler assessment. There are currently 6 assessments on the Learn About Yourself page.
 
 
Explore careers by choosing where you'd like to live, your transportation needs, food, entertainment, and more.
  • Click Plan Your Future --> Plan for a Career --> Reality Check (it's the third option down)
 
 
Explore colleges in North Carolina
  • Click Plan Your Future --> Plan for College --> College Search
  • On the College Search page you can narrow down the colleges by using different filters such as admission requirements, sports, academic programs/majors, cost, etc.