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Lakeland Area Counselors Association

Meeting

Quail Hollow March 30th, 2010

John C. Lanshe, M.A.Assistant Director, University College Academic

Advisement Center

High School Senior Career Issues…• Choosing a postsecondary vocational or technical school in

which to pursue some skilled specialty.

• Gaining access to a college and selecting a major field of study with its myriad of implications for later career paths.

• Converting part-time work experience while in school into a full-time position in the labor market.

• Entering the labor market for the first time.

• Deliberating about military service, marriage, and combining work and continuing education.

• Participating in an apprenticeship or other school-to-work transition process

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•What do you feel are the biggest career planning challenges facing high school students today?

Top 10 Fastest-Growing Occupations (www.acinet.org)  

Occupation Employment Percent  Change Training Needed 2008    2018

   1) Biomedical Engineers 16,100  27,600  72%  Bachelor's degree 

2) Network systems and data communications analysts 292,000  447,800  53%  Bachelor's degree  3) Financial Examiners 27,000  38,100  41%  Bachelor's degree 

4) Medical Scientists 109,400  153,600  40%  Doctoral degree  5) Physician Assistants 74,800  103,900  39%  Master's degree 

6) Biochem & Biophysicists 23,200  31,900  37%  Doctoral degree  7) Athletic Trainers 16,400  22,400  37%  Bachelor's degree 8) Computer Software 514,800  689,900  34%  Bachelor's degree 

9) Veterinarians 59,700  79,400  33%  First professional degree 

10) Environmental Engineers 54,300  70,900  31%  Bachelor's degree

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Top 10 Occupations with the Most Openings (www.acinet.org)

Occupation Employment 2008 Job Openings Training Needed

1) Elementary School 1,549,500 59,650 Bachelor's degree  teachers

2) Post Secondary Teachers 1,699,200 55,290 Doctoral degree 

3) General and Operation 1,733,100 50,220 Bachelor's plus work managers experience 

4) Accountants and Auditors 1,290,600 49,750 Bachelor's degree 

5) Sec. school teachers 1,087,800 41,240 Bachelor's degree 

6) Management Analysts 746,900 30,650 Bachelor‘s, plus work experience 

7) Physicians and Surgeons 661,400 26,050 First professional degree

8) Middle School Teachers 659,500 25,110 Bachelor's degree 

9) Lawyers 759,200 24,040 First professional degree  10) Computer systems 532,200 22,280 Bachelor's degree  analysts

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Top 20 Highest-Paying Occupations by Median Hourly Wages (www.acinet.org)

Median Wages 2008Occupation Hourly Annual

1 Anesthesiologists $80.00+   $166,400+   2 Internists, General $80.00+   $166,400+   3 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $80.00+   $166,400+   4 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $80.00+   $166,400+   5 Orhtodontists $80.00+   $166,400+   6 Physicians and Surgeons, all other $80.00+   $166,400+  7 Prosthodontists $80.00+   $166,400+   8 Surgeons $80.00+   $166,400+   9 Chief Executives $76.23     $158,600     10 Family and General Practicioners $75.60     $157,200   1 1Psychiatrists $74.13     $154,200     12 Pediatricians, General $70.21     $146,000     13 Dentists, General $68.69     $142,900     14 Dentists, All other specialists $66.33     $138,000     15 Engineering Managers $55.42     $115,300     16 Podiatrists $54.60     $113,600     17 Natural Science Managers $54.23     $112,800    18 Computer and Information Systems Managers $53.95     $112,200     19 Airline Pilots, Copilots and Flight Engieers N/A     $111,700     20 Lawyers $53.17     $110,600     

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Admission CategoriesDirect Admit

Student qualifies for immediate entry to the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Creative and Professional Arts, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences and Human Services, Nursing, Summit College

Standard Admit (University College)

Provisional Admit (Summit College General)- Less than a 2.3 g.p.a.- Lower than a 16 ACT or 650 SAT composite- Deficient in completing the high school core curriculum

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Undecided Students Fall 2009

Fall 2009 Applications

Summit General 1,360

Arts & Sciences 2,910

Engineering 1,500

Education 1,800

Business 1,601

Fine & Applied Arts 1,775

Nursing 1,436

Undecided 2,077Non Degree 775

Total 16,966

Conservative Estimate

Between 55% and 65% of new freshman who began in summer/fall 2009 placed into remedial/development math (Basic Math I, Basic Math II and Intermediate Algebra).

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Math Placement Information• Student pursuing majors requiring algebra with a

Math ACT of 21 and below and an SAT Math of 500 and below are required to take the COMPASS math test.

ACT Math 22 – 23 = College AlgebraACT Math 24 – 27 = PreCalculusACT Math 28 + = Analytic Geom. Calc.

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COMPASS test results could place a student in remedial math (Basic Math I, Basic Math II, Intermediate Algebra)

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Career/Educational Planning Issues

* Advisers must understand the relationship between educational achievement/motivation and career planning as they help students to…– assess academic

strengths/weakness/remedies. (appreciative vs. deficit based advising)– manage and balance course load, study,

personal issues,outside commitments and graduation timeline.

– understand and develop strategies to successfully complete mathematics, science and modern languages.

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Course % / (N=306) Basic Math I 0.98% (3)

Basic Math II 2.29% (7)

Intermediate Algebra 9.15% (28)

College Algebra 17.65% (54)

Precalculus Math 31.70% (97)

Analytic Geometry – Calculus I 34.97% (107)

Analytic Geometry – Calculus II 2.61% (8)

Analytic Geometry – Calculus III 0.65% (2)

Pre-Engineering Success Profile• 90% of the students earned at least a “C” in their

first math class • 80% did not repeat or repeated only one math

course• 70% received at least a “B” in their first math

course• 53% of the students marched right through the

math sequence • 2.28% (7 out of 306) students dropped their first

math course (all in Analytic Geometry-Calculus I)• Fewer than 2% of the students who made it to the

College of Engineering are not currently enrolled or are in poor academic standing

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University Career Resources• Counseling Testing and Career Center• Center for Career Management• Career Planning Course• Academic Advisement Center• Bierce Library Career Resources• Faculty• Referrals for Information Interviews• Student Organizations• Undergraduate Bulletin• University College Curriculum Guides• Major specific career courses• Arts & Sciences Career Center

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Go Zips!!!