Links to College Visit Pages

How do I use a school day for a college visit? All steps must be completed one week prior to the absence in order to be excused.

1. Forward your visit confirmation from the college's admission office to Mrs. Mendez.

2. Come get a college visit form from the counseling office.

3. Turn the signed form back into her or the office at least one week in advance to the visit. It must be signed by a parent and each of the teachers whose classes you will miss.

Colleges & other career representatives will visit occasionally to provide general information on their institution. Most of the time, the visits are scheduled during activity period and/or lunchtime. If you'd like to make an appointment with one of these representatives on the day they're here, please let Mrs. Mendez know ahead of time.

If you have a College Board account, you can go to Big Future and search for colleges with all different filters: by major, location, etc. From here, you can save colleges to your list and go back and reference them later.

If you don't have a College Board account and would rather do a general search, go to Peterson's for a similar search engine.

Do a general college search or search by major through Princeton Review.

Illinois Work Net provides job searches, training information, and career information for Illinois specifically. Go to Menu > Explore Careers to take an interest survey and see what careers could be right for you!

Occupational Outlook Handbook is created by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each year, they take data from all careers in the United States and organize it to show us which careers are growing, and which aren't. It also gives median income information and geographical areas which have the highest need for each career.

North America's Building Trades Unions is a website that gives an overview to union apprenticeship programs all across North America. An apprenticeship is a paid career training program, usually hands-on, and will lead to a high-paying career. Locally, the site Decatur Building & Construction Trades lists the local trade organizations / apprenticeship opportunities. While this site does not have a lot of information, the list of organizations under "Affiliated Contractors" can give you somewhere to start with Google.

Do you like Science but aren't sure about the medical field? Here are Career options for Biology majors and Career options for Chemistry majors.

Do you like technology? Are you interested in learning how to code? Click here for some information on coding resources.

Healthcare Career & Education Pathways, simply explained.

Listed below are our local recruiters. Until we allow visitors in the building again, please contact them directly if you'd like to set up a meeting.

Not ready to talk to a recruiter, or not old enough? Go to todaysmilitary.com to search available careers, eligibility requirements, etc.

All recruiters will have you take the ASVAB: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. The score will determine both your eligibility for enlistment and eligibility for different jobs in each branch. Go to asvab.org to learn more about this exam.