1. Helping Teens Find a
Career and College
Scott Elzey
District Technology Coordinator/Librarian
Warren Local Schools

2. Goals
 To learn how to assist students in
finding a career.
 To learn how to educate students as to
what colleges offer programs/degrees
for their career choice.
 To learn how to educate students as to
what courses are required for their
program/degree of choice.

3. Ohio Career Information System
 Provides academic and career
exploration, planning, and decision-
making tools.
 Allows to students to create
goals, monitor progress, and update
changes via an online Portfolio.
 Helps connect occupations with an
assessment that the students take
 Link to Quick Starts and Tutorials
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to access OCIS

4. Lorain County Community College
 Has a list of career website for
students to explore.
 Salary Information including a salary
calculator.
 Paying for College resources.
 Give occupations by category:
Declining Employment
Most Openings
Largest Employment
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to access LCCC

5. Bureau of Labor Statistics
 Sorts careers by categories
 Gives detailed information about
careers including:
Pay
Work Environment
Education needed
Job outlook for the future
Similar occupations
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to access LCCC

6. CareerPath.com
 Career Quizzes for students
 Offers additional resources, including:
Salary Calculator
Searching for Schools
Resume Writing
Job Recommendations
 Also a Job Search Site
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to access LCCC

7. Big Future
Allows students to search for colleges
by degree and major.
 Can search for schools based upon
various filters, including:
2/4-year schools
Public/Private
School size
 Religious Affiliation
Location
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to access LCCC

8. College Navigator
 Students can select a program and
find what schools offer that program.
 Students can filter their search by:
State
Level of award (bachelors, certificate, etc.)
Institution type
 Create favorites of schools/programs
 Gives detailed college information
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to access LCCC

9. Education.com
 Students can search for colleges by
degree/program
 Searches include community colleges
and career training sites.
 Find local SAT/ACT sites and dates.
 Shows list of popular degrees and
degrees with a high demand.
 Students can browse by different
criteria.
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to access LCCC

10. CollegeBoard.com
 Students can search for schools by:
Size
Type
Location
Degrees
Cost
 Students can select colleges and
compare side-by-side.
 Access saved searches.
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to access LCCC