Welcome to the College and Career Page!
The first category Other Opportunities offers internships, job opportunities, summer programs etc
The following category Career Pathways is a list of sites that will be extremely useful if you have decided on a career or if you're undecided about your future. There's a website for everyone.
Please remember to scroll to the bottom of the page for upcoming visits from college and career recruiters.
Other Opportunities:
Internships:
City of Vista Youth Volunteer Services Application
For civic-minded students who would like to serve their community. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to participate in the local government process,
Congressman Darrell Issa District Office Internship
Internships are available year round.
High School Students: Science/Medical Co-op/Internship Opportunities across the country
A plethora of places and areas of study for you to research and decide upon.
Clinical Career Extender Volunteer Program
The Clinical Career Extender (CCE) volunteer internship provides hands-on hospital experience to high school and college-level students who are interested in pursuing careers in healthcare. CCE interns will serve alongside hospital staff, assisting with patient care, administration and support services. CCE interns provide direct patient care under the direction of appropriate hospital staff, which includes assistance in the provision of a safe, comfortable and confidential environment.
Paid Internships:
Bank of America Student Leader
If you are a student with a passion for improving your community, we would like to help you turn that passion into action. We are looking for leaders who are high school juniors and seniors in the US and secondary students in sixth form college or college of further education in the UK.
As a Student Leader, you will participate in:
- An eight-week paid internship at a nonprofit/charitable organization
- A week-long Student Leadership Summit in Washington, DC (July) to gain valuable civic, social and business leadership skills (all expenses paid as part of the Student Leaders Program)
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Applications are due mid-January of each year.
Life Sciences Summer Institute
The student internship program includes a one-week pre internship "Boot Camp" training, held either at the Southern California Biotechnology Center at Miramar College or Grossmont Community College, followed by a paid internship at one of San Diego's life science industry or academic research labs, and concluding with the development of a scientific poster.
San Diego Region Water/Wastewater Internship Program
$10/hour 20 to 30 hour workweek. Due by June 15th 5:00 PM. Candidate must be enrolled in Cuyamaca CC or Palomar. Candidates are required to complete and submit an internship application and a signed agreement.
College Prep:
The Phoenix Project is structured to equip first-generation, low-income, and/or minority students with resources for success in the college admissions and scholarship process. The Phoenix Project seeks to identify other “phoenix” students, who have risen above challenging circumstances. Thus, the overarching goal of the Phoenix Project is to make college education equitable across racial and socio-economic lines by utilizing students at elite universities to provide free college admissions counseling, personal statement editing, and scholarship application support for high school students.
DOME SAT Review is a free comprehensive SAT Test Prep program online with a catalog of material including over 100 study guides, a database of 5,000+ SAT vocabulary building flashcards, practice quizzes, and simulated practice tests.
How do we keep it free? We earn revenue from sponsorships. If you’re interested, please contact us!
Summer Programs:
COSMOS is a four-week residential program for talented and motivated students completing grades eight through twelve. Students work side-by-side with outstanding university researchers and faculty exploring advanced topics that extend beyond the typical high school curriculum. COSMOS courses are hands-on and lab intensive emphasizing current research underway at the University of California.
COSMOS at UCSD will place a strong emphasis on technology and engineering, in addition to mathematics and science, and will be administered through the Jacobs School of Engineering.
Apply from Feb 1st to March 1st. $30 application cost. $2810 Tuition Fee. Full and partial financial assistance is available for tuition. Students who qualify for free/reduced lunch will automatically qualify to receive full financial assistance.
Institute for Educational Advancement Apprenticeship Program 2012
The Apprenticeship Program is a summer residential program that provides advanced high school students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working in professional environments with respected mentors in arts, history, medicine, industrial design, science, law, and business. Tuition is $4,400 for the four-week program and $3,400 for the three-week Industrial Design program. Financial aid is available to qualified students exhibiting need. The Los Angeles Apprenticeship Program dates are June 24-July, 2012.
Cornell University Summer College Programs for High School Students
Cornell University Summer College offers three- and six-week programs for talented high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Choose from more than 20 programs and 45 courses offered between June 23 and August 7, 2012.
The total program charge, which includes tuition and residence fees, is: $6,020 for a three-week program or $9,995 for a six-week program. Limited financial aid is available.
CCNMA Multicultural Journalism Workshop
Applicants must be current high school juniors or seniors. Journalism and media experience are not required, but good writing skills and a passion for learning are expected. Applications must be postmarked by Friday, April 8. Any digital submissions must be received before 11:59pm Sunday, April 10. More information is available on their website at www.ccnmaworkshop.wordpress.com or their Facebook page by searching "CCNMA Multicultural Workshop."
Otis College of Art and Design
This intensive, four-week, pre-college program is for those 15 and older who wish to study at one of the top art and design colleges in the country. Serious young artists seeking to strengthen and enhance their art skills as well as students with limited art training are invited to participate. Summer of Art is not suited for students in search of a recreational program.
The UC Davis Young Scholars Program is a summer residential research program designed to expose 40, high achieving high school students to the world of original research in the natural sciences with emphases on the biological, environmental and agricultural sciences. To be eligible for the summer of 2011, students must be currently enrolled as sophomores or juniors in high school.
Students are nominated for the 2011 Junior State of America Summer Programs. This year's events take place on the prestigious campuses of Georgetown, Princeton and Stanford, and feature the same intense political-study experience JSA is highly regarded for : three weeks combining elective courses in government and speech, the Congressional Workshops where students develop, present and debate ploicy issues, and a high-level speaker series. There really is no better summer opportunity for the student with leadership potential or a passion for politics. The tuition is $4,500 and there is financial aid available. The Junior Statesmen Foundation administers a Summer School Scholarship Fund of more than $450,000 to assist students who find the tuition to be a barrier.
Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Program
Since its inception in 1982, the CLYLP has offered a once in a lifetime opportunity for California’s youth in Sacramento. Every summer the CLYLP brings 120 high school students from throughout the state to participate in the best, week-long, intensive leadership camp in the country. More than 3,000 students have gone through this training program and more than 90 percent of these participants have attended college. Conference participants are housed on a university campus and attend powerful workshops and seminars that will enhance leadership skills, academic preparedness, self-esteem, cultural awareness, and provide an understanding of state and local government.
The Musiker Family has directed award winning, well supervised, educational summer programs for students for over 40 years. Our unique partnerships with some of the world’s most prestigious universities allow our students unparalleled access to great academics, culture, sports, and residential life. We are proud that every summer more teenagers choose Summer Discovery than any other program of its kind. Year after year, we receive positive word-of-mouth recommendations from thousands of satisfied students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors and administrators.
We invite you to join a wonderful group of teenagers from all over the USA and around the world this summer on campus.
Sincerely,
The Summer Discovery Family
Better Education for WOmen in Science & Engineering
Imagine 40 middle school girls in grades 7 and 8 exploring an overnight scientific mystery adventure, including demonstrations, workshops and a hands-on project, all led by women who work in science every day. That’s a BE WiSE Science Overnight, which begins on Friday afternoon and continues until Saturday morning. BE WiSE girls must write an essay about the theme of the overnight and be recommended by their science teacher to be considered and then each overnight group is carefully assembled from different schools to encourage group bonding during the overnight. BE WiSE overnights can be located in any safe, sheltered location where science demonstrations and activities can take place, especially where women in science work everyday that enables behind-the-scenes tours and discussions of career information. Past locations include the Reuben H.Fleet Science Center, Birch Aquarium/SIO, Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute, Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego Museum of Man, S.D. Zoological Society Institute for Conservation Research, The Water Conservation Garden, and the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Patricia Winter, BEWiSE Project Director
patriciawinter09@gmail.com
(858) 454-7622
Career Pathways:
Becoming a career self-manager can be confusing and intimidating. On our website you will find many resources that will help you begin and continue on your journey to discovering what interests you. Come back often as the listing of resources will be updated with new sites that benefit you, the student.
This site requires registration so you can take a career interest survey, personality survey, pathways, work values and much more.
This site offers career planning advice.
A site with links to career resources and jobs.
Information on salary, job openings and fastest growing occupations by states.
Browse specific jobs and learn about working conditions, job forecasts, related professions, and what you can be doing right now to reach your goals.
Princeton Review’s Career Page
Discover, research and plan for career success.
Magor resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major.
This is from the National Association of Colleges and employers. The site contains online career fair, resume and interview articles, and information on career development, internships or job market research.
Quite the database of career and job opportunities.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions;the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. It is administered by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
The nation's primary source of occupational information. The O'Net database and related products will help millions of employers, workers, educators, and students make informed decisions about education, training, career choices, and work. The O'Net Project is administered and sponsored by the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.
Have you decided that you want to go to college, but don't know what you want to major in? If you aren't sure, MyMajors.com can provide useful advice on college and university majors that a high school senior or college freshman with your interests and achievements might do well in if you choose.
| Type | Title | Date | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College | Biola University | Nov 4, 2011 | 10:45 - 11:15 | Conference Room |
| College | Cottey College | Nov 6, 2011 | 3:00 - 5:00 | St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church Conference Center |
| College | St Mary's College (CA) | Nov 10, 2011 | 12:15 - 12:45 | Conference Room |
| College | Platt College | Nov 15, 2011 | 12:15 - 12:45 | Conference Room |
| College | Mock ACT (Juniors Only) | Feb 11, 2012 | 8:00 - 12:15 pm | Multiple-choice tests in English, math, reading and science |
| College | Mock SAT (Juniors Only) | Feb 25, 2012 | 8:00 - 12:15 pm | Math, Critical Reading and Writing |