College Options
Choosing the best type of school for you:
- What are your career goals?
- What does your academic record look like?
- What's your learning style?
- What do you want out of your college experience?
- What is your financial situation?
To attend any 4-year,
students should aim:
-To follow the A-G requirements when selecting high school courses
-To get great grades all four years (D's are not accepted by most four year colleges)
-Be involved and find something you love to do! (clubs, community service, art courses, athletics etc.)
-The nation’s largest 4-year public university, with 23 campuses
-Educates the most ethnically, economically & academically diverse student body in the nation
-Renowned for the quality of its teaching & preparing job-ready graduates
-Build career skills
-Transfer to four-year colleges & universities.
-Smaller campuses & staff
-Low course fees
-Open admissions (only need a High School diploma or G.E.D.)
-9 campuses
-800 degree programs
-Pays attention to your extracurricular activities (clubs, community service, art courses, athletics etc.)
-UC schools are highly regarded and top-ranked.
-Avg. tuition $14,100
-Mostly large cities in California
-Usually smaller in size
-More expensive than public schools
-Often academically rigorous
-Tend to offer less degrees & major options than public schools
-Distance learning has become a popular & convenient means for students to get a quality education
-It can be difficult to juggle so many responsibilities in life, they can be a hindrance to those who want to pursue their education further & open themselves up to better job opportunities.
-CTE (career technical education) -Nontraditional educational path
-Vocational training
-Job-oriented studies
