College Options offers a comprehensive career exploration/planning process, including career assessments and an education plan based on the chosen career.  If you are looking for assistance please send us a message, give our office a call (530) 244-4022, or contact Dan Haskins directly.

Services

  • Career advising
  • Comprehensive assessments to determine a student’s
    • Career interests
    • Personal aptitudes (natural abilities)
    • Careers that match the student’s interests and aptitudes
  • Career research resources
  • Job interview resources and assistance
  • Job shadowing resources and assistance
  • Advising and assistance with developing an educational plan, including:
    • Determining programs and/or majors that match the chosen career
    • Determining colleges/universities and/or trade schools that provide programs/majors for the chosen career
  • Advising and assistance with college applications
  • Advising and assistance with scholarship applications
  • Financial aid services

COLLEGE OPTIONS FREE CAREER MAP TO SUCCESS

COLLEGE OPTIONS CAREER EXPLORATION (Powerpoint)

STEP 1: CAREER ASSESSMENT

Complete through your school career center or through links below:

STEP 2: RESEARCH RESULTS

After determining a career fit or more refined direction continue to research by verifying, analizing and confirming through the following links:

STEP 3: SECURE A RELATED JOB INFORMATION INTERVIEW OR EVEN A POSSIBLE INTERNSHIP

A) Contact your counselor or College OPTIONS advisor.

B) If applicable register on the Reach Higher Shasta web site

C)  College-OPTIONS-Job-Information-Interview (Word Doc)

STEP 4: AFTER SECURING A FINAL CAREER DIRECTION, DETERMINE YOUR MAJOR OR EDUCATION PLAN

After securing a final career direction, determine your major or education plan:

STEP 5: AFTER SECURING YOUR EDUCATION PLAN RESEARCH COMPATIBLE INSTITUTIONS

STEP 6: APPLY TO APPLICABLE INSTITUTIONS (usually in October/November of Senior Year)

STEP 7: COMPLETE FAFSA IN THE FALL OF SENIOR YEAR (No Later than March 2nd of Senior Year

In order to be considered for Cal Grant if applicable(www.csac.ca.gov/cal-grants).

As long as you are attending an approved institution you must complete a FAFSA every school year. https://fafsa.ed.gov/

STEP 8: AFTER RECEIVING ACCEPTANCE FROM YOUR INSTITUTION YOU WILL RECEIVE AN AWARD LETTER

This outlines your financial aid offer.

Seek FREE assistance: www.collegeoptions.org                  

(PRINTABLE DOCUMENT WITH LINKS LISTED BELOW)