BCA College Career & Wellness Center

Senior Resources

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

CTE Schools provide specialized training and certificate opportunities for students with specific career interests. Career fields are numerous and vary offering opportunities for everyone. Some examples include: computer technology, cosmetology, health care, real estate and business. See the links below for additional information.

• State of Oregon: Private Postsecondary - Licensed Private Career Schools
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) : State of Oregon        

4-Year College planning

• The details and deadlines involved in planning to attend a 4-year college are demanding. If this is your path, here is your checklist. It will help you stay organized from each month until graduation.

• Senior Checklist:

• College Checklist for 12th Graders

• Contact the colleges to which you plan to apply and ask about the application process and related deadlines.

• Applications: All your applications should be completed this fall.  Use the Common Application whenever possible. The CCWC staff are hosting a Zoom event in October to review this process and provide you with helpful tips, resources and best practices.
• Testing: Some scholarship providers and colleges use scores from admissions tests for determining awards or your starting point for college level work. The most common of these are the SAT and  ACT.
• Essay: Some colleges require one or more examples of your writing. Check out this video for some helpful tips for writing your college essay. 7 GREAT College Essay Tips to Help You Stand Out
• Recommendation Letters: Some schools require recommendation letters. Choose someone who knows you well and can easily highlight your strengths such as teachers, coaches, employers or guidance counselors. Remember to ask well in advance of your deadline (they may have several students asking). Click here for some helpful tips and information.
• Financial Aid: Navigating Financial Aid can be overwhelming. This seminar provides some great info to understand the process and get started. Here is another great resource with some great tips on how to pay for college click here (add link to Scholarships and Financial aid resource page). Stay tuned for details about this year’s Financial Aid Night for seniors and their parents. There will be a workshop with 1:1 support mid-November

• Community College-Bound?  17 Community Colleges in Oregon. Many offer CTE and certificate programs and the Oregon Promise works for all of the community colleges across our state.
• Partnership Programs: Several 4-year colleges in Oregon have partnership programs with local community colleges. These programs are an affordable advantage and allow students to transfer credits easily, take classes while accessing resources and services at both colleges. See the resources page for more information about community colleges in Lane or Deschutes counties that offer partnership programs with 4-year colleges in Oregon. Click here (Add link to resources page)

Community College-Bound?

• Community College-Bound?  17 Community Colleges in Oregon. Many offer CTE and certificate programs and the Oregon Promise works for all of the community colleges across our state.
• Students with disabilities in need of accommodations, LCC info Click here and Presentation. COCC info, Click here

• Partnership Programs: Several 4-year colleges in Oregon have partnership programs with local community colleges. These programs are an affordable advantage         and allow students to transfer credits easily, take classes while accessing resources and services at both colleges. See the resources page for more information about community colleges in Lane or Deschutes counties that offer partnership programs with 4-year colleges in Oregon. Click here (Add link to resources page)

Resources

• Oregon Institute of Technology: Partnership Program 

• Admission | Chemeketa Community College
• Linn-Benton | Degree Partnership Program (DPP) | Oregon State University

• University of Oregon: Partnership Program  

• Lane Community College
• Southwestern Oregon | Degree Partnership Program (DPP)

• Oregon State University: Degree Partnership Program 

• Central Oregon Community College Contacts 
• Lane Community College Contacts 
• Linn-Benton Community College Contacts 
• Rogue Community College Contacts 
• Southwestern Oregon Community College Contacts
• Umpqua Community College Contacts 

• Western Oregon University: Degree Partnership Program 

• Chemeketa Community College Chemeketa Community College
• Linn-Benton Community College Linn-Benton | Degree Partnership Program (DPP)

• Southern Oregon University Partnership:

• Rogue Community College: Raider Transfer Program        

Still Exploring?

Career Investigation is a process where you identify your interests (what you like to do) and your aptitudes (what you can do well). If you’re still not sure, go back to your  YouScience account and review your results. Youscience measures your core aptitudes and abilities and matches them with a variety of interesting careers which require those same aptitudes for daily activities. Learning your unique aptitudes and abilities can help you feel confident about who you are, what you’re good at doing and lead you to discover career pathways you never even knew existed.