Career Planning & College Planning
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook website is a great website to search careers
Career Clusters-Below is a link to a list of 16 different Career Clusters and different occupations for each Career Cluster
The NEXT magazine is very helpful whether you are planning on going to college or not.
https://digital.abpg.com/arkansas-next-2022-2023/page/1
The NEXT Money magazine is also a helpful magazine.
https://digital.abpg.com/arkansas-next-money-2023-2024/page/1
Next Pro Magazine
https://digital.abpg.com/arnextpros22_digitaledition/page/1
YouVisit College Search Website
It is better to visit colleges/universities in person but the this YouVisit website is a great way to tour campuses virtually and see what there is to offer
https://www.youvisit.com/collegesearch/
State-Funded Scholarships & Programs
https://sams.adhe.edu/Scholarship
Want to go to college and worried about paying for it?
Check out these awesome programs for Freshman students at popular universities that make being college debt-free a possibility.
UCA Committed at University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas
The UCA Commitment is a groundbreaking, debt-free pathway for tuition and fees for incoming Arkansas freshmen with an annual household income of $100,000 or less.
A-State Promise Plus at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Eligible students must be a resident of the state of Arkansas with a minimum 19 ACT and a family income of $70,000 or less (Adjusted Gross Income)
William's Works at Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge, AR
Eligible students selected for Williams Works agree to work 16 hours per week during every week of the fall and spring semesters. Those who complete their assigned hours will have their cost of education covered, which includes tuition and fees.
https://williamsbu.edu/williamsworks/
College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, MO
Each student participates in the on-campus work program for 15 hours per week and two forty-hour work weeks per school year. Credits from participation in the work program, any federal and/or state aid for which students qualify, and the C of O Tuition Assurance Scholarship combine to cover the Tuition Assurance. There are no student loans involved and there is no cash due from students for Tuition Assurance: Only good, solid, hard work. All C of O students are given the opportunity to graduate debt-free.