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COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER

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Student Services:

Student Services assists with college preparation and post-secondary planning.

  1. Career Exploration
    • WiseChoice.com - WiseChoice has everything a student needs in one place to find colleges that fit. The comprehensive online college guidance system includes personality assessments and college-matching tools, college scores and more!
    • A-Z List of Careers
    • Career Assessment - O*NET.com
    • WhoDoUWant2B.com - a fun way to take a career assessment to find out what jobs would suit you best.
    • AnimationCareerReview.com - Encourages aspiring animation professionals to research and understand what a career in animaition, and it's related fields, requires in this career pathway. *Scholarships available*
    • OUHSD Annual Career Fair is held in March every year, during school hours Bus departs from ACHS, takes students to Oxnard Performing Arts Center for approx. 1 hour, then returns. Students explore different careers, speaking with community professionals in approx. 115 various career pathways.
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  3. College Exploration
  1. College Information
  2. College Admissions & Applications
  3. Technical and Trade school info.
  4. ROP Information
  5. Military Career Exploration
  6. SAT/ACT Registration and Prep
  7. Financial Aid Information
  8. Scholarships
  9. Summer Pre-College Programs
  10. Current & Summer Job Opportunities - Check with Mrs. Prentice in Rm. C4
  11. Work Permits
    1. Obtain a green work permit application form (ACHS front office or college & Career Center Rm. C-4), ages 14-18yrs. old.
    2. Complete the top & side of the application form (must have social security number), have your new employer fill out the middle section (must have workman's comp. info) including signature, have a parent or guardian sign & date the bottom of the application.
    3. Return completed form to Mrs. Prentice in Rm. C-4 College & Career Center for processing.
    4. Actual permit will be available for pick up 24 hours after form is turned in (by lunch the following day).
  12. Exploratory / Work Experience
    1. The Work Experience Program is for juniors and seniors who have the work experience teacher's approval for the job, may earn 5 or 10 elective credits per semester; must have a minimum 2.0 GPA(required for the work permit). Must work a minimum of 8 hours per week for 5 credits or a minimum of 15 hours per week for 10 credits. *See Mrs. Arenas-Magie Rm B3A Work Experience Teacher or Mrs. Prentice Rm. C-4 College & Career Center Tech. or your school counselor for more details.
    2. The Fire Cadet Program is for juniors and seniors who would like to explore the field of fire technology. There are many learning activities at a fire station including ride-alongs with the firefighters. Students must have a minimum 2.5 GPA to participate. Students can earn 5 elective credits per semester (maximum of 2 semesters). Students are interviewed and selected by the fire department's coordinator, then assigned to a local fire station. See Mrs. Arenas-Magie Rm. B3A for details.
  13. Apprenticeship Information
  14. Internship/Job Shadow
  15. Volunteer/Community Services

Student Workshops:

  1. Homework Help - Register as New User and click on the Homework Help tab
  2. Application Workshop for UC & CSU
  3. iAdmissions.com
  4. College Night (English and Spanish)
  5. Financial Aid
  6. ASVAB: ASVAB is College & Career assessment for Juniors & Seniors. It is the same skills, cognitive evaluation, personality and academic assessment that the military uses. This IS NOT a recruiting assessment. All students are required to put the school's address and phone number on the paperwork - NOT their personal ones. The code on the assessment also is marked "No military recruiter contact". This insures that the student can feel comfortable in finding out their career scores without fear of being contacted by the military.
  7. Resume Writing/Interviewing

Computer Software:

Career assessments, that allow students to identify their interests and explore career and college options.

  1. Interest assessment
  2. Occupation and college searches
  3. College/Career Planning
  4. Journal/Portfolio/Resume Builder
  5. Links and articles

Industry Sectors:

  1. Agriculture and Natural Resources
  2. Arts, Media and Entertainment
  3. Building Trades and Construction
  4. Education, Child Development, and family services
  5. Energy and Utilities
  6. Engineering and Design
  7. Fashion and Interior Design
  8. Finance and Business
  9. Health Science and Medical Technology
  10. Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation
  11. Information Technology
  12. Manufacturing and Product Development
  13. Marketing, Sales, and Service
  14. Public Service
  15. Transportation