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Please write down 3 goals you have for after high school regarding your path to your

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After school are you planning on….

Going to a 4-year college?

Going to a 2-year college?

Getting a job right away?

Great choice!

Going to a 4-year college is a very good idea! You will most likely get your Bachelors Degree. It will help you to achieve those goals that you have for a career in the future. It may take a lot of researching and thinking while considering what school you want to go to, but it will all fall into place! Next you need to start thinking of a major that you may want to study.

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Great choice!

Going to a 2-year college is a great idea! You will most likely get your Associates Degree and be able to start your career soon. There are a lot of 2-year degrees in a 2-year college that allow you to have a trade such as: automotive repair, dental assisting, medical assisting, and nursing. There aren’t as many options as there are in a 4-year college, but there are still quite a few! Let’s take a moment to figure out what you may be interested in as far as a major goes!

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Great choice!

College isn’t for everyone, but you may have a harder time finding a job without a degree. Going this route is risky, but if you would rather work than go to school, then that’s ok! Let’s say that you DO decide to attend school. Think about your interests and let’s decide what you may want to do to pursue a career.

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What type of degree might you be interested in?

Education

Engineering

Medical

Arts

Technology

Science

Other

Not sure

Education is an excellent choice! • What types of jobs you may have:• Elementary School Teacher (kindergarten through 5th grade)• Secondary School Teacher (teaches middle and high school)

• Math• Science• English• Social Studies • Family and Consumer Sciences

• Special Education Teacher

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Choose a different degree Feel free to explore other degrees!

Average Salary: $52,000

Engineering is an excellent choice!

• What types of jobs you may have:• Biomedical• Chemical• Civil• Computer• Construction• Electrical• Industrial• Mechanical• Nuclear

*As you can see there are tons of different types of engineering! You can do some research on each type on the internet to see which is the best fit for you and your interests!

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An engineer is a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works.

Average Salary: $87,000

A medical degree is an excellent choice!• Some examples of jobs within

the medical field:• Doctor• Nurse• Dentist• Speech Pathologist• Therapist• Pharmacist

• With a medical degree, you are going to be working with and on people a lot. Schooling will be very hard in this area, but if you set

your mind to it, you can do it!

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An art degree is an excellent choice!

Things you can do with an art degree:• Artist• Photographer• Audio/Visual Designer• Costume Designer• Fashion Designer• Film Developer• Store Manager

*People with art degrees are typically very creative people.

Feel free to explore other degrees!

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A technology degree is an excellent choice!

• Things you might study:• Computer and Information Technology• Flight• Computer Design Technology• Aeronautical Engineering Technology

Feel free to explore other degrees!

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Science is an excellent choice!

• Things you might study or do as a career:• Biology• Chemistry• Geology• Mathematics• Physics• Statistics

*After graduating from the school of science, most people end up going to graduate school

to get an even higher degree!

Feel free to explore other degrees!

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Maybe the major you’re interested in wasn’t listed in the last slide, and that’s ok!

Feel free to explore other degrees!

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Not sure? That’s ok!

• You’re young. You may not know what you’re interested in yet, and that is perfectly fine. Everyone is different and some people don’t

even know what they want to do when they are going through college. You’ll figure it out!!

Feel free to explore other degrees!

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• After you have set your goals, figured out what type of school you want to go to, and have chosen your major, you are going to now want to think about what career you are going to use your degree with!

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Choose a career and write 3-5 sentences on why you think it fits you the best and/or why you might be interested in it!

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• Now let’s take a little quiz to see if you know much about careers and how they fit into different majors!

Ralph is wanting to be an 8th grade Social Studies teacher. What should he major in?

Engineering Technology Education

Lucy wants to help patients in a hospital one day. What should she pick as her major?

Education Medical Science

Beth is wanting to be a pilot someday. What should she major in?

Technology ScienceEngineering

Scott’s dream job is to be a film developer for Pixar Studios. What should his major be?

Technology Engineering Art

Mary really wants to be a chemist when she gets older. What do you think her major should be?

Science TechnologyEducation

FOR RALPH

SORRY! TRY AGAIN!

FOR RALPH

CORRECT!!

FOR LUCY

SORRY! TRY AGAIN!

FOR LUCY

CORRECT!

FOR BETH

SORRY! TRY AGAIN!!

FOR BETH

CORRECT!

FOR SCOTT

SORRY! TRY AGAIN!

FOR SCOTT

CORRECT

FOR MARY

SORRY! TRY AGAIN

FOR MARY

CORRECT!

Good work today everyone! I hope you learned about the different majors you can study in order to achieve your dream career!