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Pennsylvania Career Zone
Explore careers and develop a post-secondary plan! This is a great resource to complete assessments, search various career pathways, and much more!
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Career Browser
Part of the Collegeboard.org site, you can pick a general career category from their listing. From there, you can browse specific jobs and learn about working conditions, job forecasts, related professions, and what you can be doing right now to reach your goals. -
Careers.Org
A free and comprehensive career research and job-hunting site, organized by topic, that includes regional resources, expert job advice, career articles, and the best career sites on the Web. Since 1995 Careers.Org has offered thousands of links to the best career resources on the internet. Includes lineks to over 8,000 other web pages. -
Guaranteed Scholarships
Lists and describes scholarships offered by individual colleges and universities to all enrolled students meeting the specific criteria. -
Keirsey Temperament Sorter
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Mapping Your Future
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MyFuture.Com
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
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Pennsylvania Career Guide
Contains information about growing occupations, educational requirements, training opportunities and salary information.
Career Planning Books
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100 Careers in the Music Business |
ASVAB Test Prep Guide |
Career Opportunities in the Sports Industry |
Careers in Criminology |
Do What You Are |
Great Jobs for Engineering Majors |
Guide to Military Careers |
Liberal Arts Jobs |
Opportunities in Beauty and Modeling Careers |
Opportunities in Foreign Language careers |
Outdoor Careers |
Student Athlete's Guide to College |
Television, Film and Digital Media Programs |
Vocational and Technical Schools- East |
What Can You Do with a Major in Psychology |
Yale Guide to Careers in Medicine and Health Professions |
College Planning Books
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Barron’s Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges |
Campus Visits and College Interviews |
College Guide for Performing Arts Majors |
College Guide for Visual Arts Majors |
Nursing Programs |
Peterson’s Choose a Christian College |
Peterson’s Culinary Schools |
Peterson’s Vocational and Technical Schools |
Peterson's 2 Year Colleges |
Peterson's 4 Year Colleges |
Peterson's Nursing Programs |
Peterson's Degree Programs in the Visual & Performing Arts |
The College Application Essay |
The Fiske Guide to Colleges |
The K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorder |
The Official Catholic College & University Guidebook |
The Princeton Review: The Best 345 Colleges |
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Programs for Senior Students
Cooperative Education & InternshipsThe Cooperative Education Program provides on-the-job training for students through a cooperative agreement among the school, the employer, and the student. This program is designed to give students the opportunity to learn through supervised work experiences that integrate students’ educational activities with on-the-job learning opportunities while earning a wage. This program serves students from all subjects offered at OJR. Students must be a senior and have working papers. Prospective students must be able to provide their own transportation to and from work. To secure a recommendation for placement, students must complete a pre-evaluation form.Internships are available to students who want to investigate career options. These are non-paid, short term positions. Internships are an essential way for students to experience the value of work, develop pride in work, and mature personally. Internships allow students to observe and participate in daily operations, develop direct contact with job personnel, ask questions about particular careers, and perform certain job tasks. This activity is exploratory and allows the student to get hands-on experience in a number of related activities.Allied Health ScienceThis full year program offered by the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) provides high school seniors with clinical training and on-the-job-experience in a variety of occupations in the medical field. Students spend three 1.5 hour days at Phoenixville Hospital observing and participating in the different job functions of its various departments. Students will rotate among departments including: critical care units, radiology, respiratory care, pharmacy, physical therapy, clinical laboratories, emergency rooms, medical and surgical nursing, and general medicine. Students also spend two 1.5 hour days in the classroom for theory (basic anatomy and physiology, including disease processes and medical terminology). Students must provide their own transportation to and from the educational and clinical site. An AM or PM option is available.Teacher AcademyThe Teacher Academy, offered by the Chester County Intermediate Unit, is a two-credit college preparatory program for high school seniors interested in pursuing a career in the field of education. In addition to earning two high school credits for the program, students have the option to enroll in a dual enrollment program with Delaware County Community College (DCCC). This dual enrollment program consists of 9 college credits, awarded for the completion of the following courses: EDU 110 Introduction to Teaching; EDU 215 Theory and Field; and ENG 100 English Composition. Students may not substitute ENG 100 for their senior English course at the high school. The Academy provides an introduction to the knowledge and skills required to work in the teaching profession in the 21st Century. The course consists of 7.5 hours/week (90 minutes/day, either morning or afternoon) divided between classroom instruction and internships with certified, tenured teachers at all grade levels, resulting in approximately 180 hours of instruction and 90 hours of internship experience. In addition, guest speakers from the educational field will present throughout the year; students will also participate in relevant field trips. As a culminating project, students complete a portfolio. To apply online, or for more information, please go to: http://www.cciu.org/page/956, or call (610) 933-8877.Senior ExperienceSenior Experience provides an opportunity for seniors to either enter the world of work or to begin their collegiate program while still meeting graduation requirements. Students normally attend required classes during the morning hours and report to their place of employment or college class(es) in the afternoon; however, other times can often be arranged to accommodate work and college schedules. Release time in the program varies depending upon the status of the student relative to graduation requirements. Students interested in this program should contact their school counselor during January of their junior year to make preliminary arrangements for their senior schedule.Requirements:- Students must interview with his/her school counselor prior to entering the program to ensure that they have enough credits to graduate.
- An agreement signed by employer or college, parent, and student must be submitted to the Guidance Office and verified by the Co-Op Coordinator before students may begin working during the school day.
- Students leaving for employment must submit continued proof of employment no less than every two weeks by showing a copy of their pay stub to the Guidance Office to verify work hours.
- Student academic status will be reviewed after each report period. Students who are failing a course required for graduation will be removed from one period of senior experience per failed course until they are passing the course.
- Students leaving to take college courses must submit a copy of their transcript to the Guidance Office at the conclusion of the course to verify their successful completion of the course.