Resources
Exploration is the first step in figuring out what career path best fits you. We’ve gathered up some of our favorite resources with career, education and industry information. Take a look at some of the websites below to help you on your way.
Career and Technical Education @ MCC
chooseyourcareerpath.com
MCC’s programs blend classroom instruction with hands-on labs to build the skills needed to be successful in the workplace. Associate in Applied Science degrees and career certificates can be completed in two years or less, preparing you to start working in your chosen field or transfer to a four-year school.
Career and Technical Education: Making the Difference
www.careertech.org/makingthedifference
CTE is making the difference by providing students with the knowledge and skills to compete in the global economy. The video talks about what you can expect in the coming years in the job market and what you can do to prepare yourself to have a rewarding career.
Career Overview
careeroverview.com
For nearly 5 years CareerOverview.com has been helping aspiring career professionals, job seekers and students make better, more informed career choices by providing them with relevant, reliable and up-to-date career and job information.
CTE: Learning that works for America™
careertech.org
The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) was established in 1920 to represent career and technical education (CTE) across the nation. NASDCTEc supports innovative CTE programs that prepare you to succeed in education and your career.
Missouri Connections
missouriconnections.org
Missouri Connections has tools that allow you to take assessments and connect your interests to a career path.
Take your first step to learning about what you're good at, what you like to do and what is important to you by taking the assessments in Missouri Connections. You can explore and learn about all types of options before you make a choice.
If you already have a career path in mind, there are tools to help you choose the right college and the right major.
O*NET Online
online.onetcenter.org
O*NET OnLine has detailed job descriptions with education, wage and industry outlook information for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more.
Project Lead The Way, Credit by Examination (pdf)
If you have completed Project Lead The Way (PLTW) courses and national end-of-course exams at a PLTW certified high school, you may be eligible for credit by examination in certain Metropolitan Community College (MCC) programs.
This credit will only cost one-half the normal tuition rate and will be added to your MCC student transcript upon enrollment in one of the participatingMCC programs listed on the back of this page. Your high school PLTW course grades will not be factored into your MCC grade point average.
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