Career Coach
(540)745-9450, ext. 5413
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What is a "Career Coach"?
In a high school the career coach is a unique resource dedicated to helping students discover and develop plans for their future.
The career coach helps students assess their interests, values, and skills and then identify potential careers which might be a good fit. The career coach can also help students explore those potential careers while in high school through job shadowing or class visits.
The career coach also works with the student to understand what type of education is necessary for a particular career...from Associate's degree to Bachelor's degree to Master's degree or higher. Often the career coach will guide the student in setting "smart" goals and developing an action plan.
The career coach is equipped to help students and families with college preparation, particularly for students who might be starting at the community college. The career coach can help navigate placement testing, college application, financial aid, scholarship opportunities, and FAFSA completion.
ACCE is:
Access to Community College Education (ACCE) Program is an economic development public/private partnership which makes college available debt-free to current year high school, home-school, and private school graduates who reside in the New River Valley. ACCE supports our youth by making college within reach. With the support of ACCE, students graduate from NRCC prepared to join the workforce or transfer to a four-year college/university without college debt. ACCE supports as many students as possible based on available funding. +
Link to ACCE information: https://www.nr.edu/acce/
Career/College Exploration:
VA Wizard Career Web-site https://www.vawizard.org/wizard/home
College Exploration and Planning: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
College Entrance Exams:
SAT test registration: https://www.collegeboard.org/
ACT test registration: http://www.act.org/
SAT Score information for Ivy League Schools: https://www.solomonadmissions.com/post/what-is-a-good-sat-score-for-ivy-league/
Paying for College:
National Scholarship Web-site http://www.fastweb.com/
New River Community College: www.nr.edu
On-line Application: https://www.apply.vccs.edu/Home/Sign_In/Logon.aspx
On-line Course Catalog: http://catalog.nr.edu/
Academic Calendar: http://www.nr.edu/students/academic_calendar.php
Career/Job Helpful Links:
http://www.vec.virginia.gov/ https://www.onetonline.org/
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