ALHAMBRA HIGH SCHOOL
College & Career Center
College & Career Planning
It is never too early to begin to explore and research your dream colleges/schools and your career. Let's begin today.
College Exploration
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Attend College Presentations on campus to learn more about different colleges & majors that they offer
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Attend Districtwide College Fair in October to gather information for colleges that are not presented on campus
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Sign up & attend college field trips sponsored by College & Career Ctr.
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Visit www.CaliforniaColleges.edu Provides information about specific public and private schools in California, career planning, and financial aid.
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My Majors (mymajors.com) - Assists with finding best-fit college majors, schools, and career path.
Career Exploration
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Visit www.CaliforniaColleges.edu Provides assessments in interests, values, learning productivity, personality, skills etc. to help students to identify matching careers
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California Career Zone (https://www.cacareerzone.org)
Helps users learn about themselves such as interests, Work Importance and skills to learn more about yourself-- and features a career guide with in-depth occupational profiles and college information.-
​Create an account to keep track of your progress
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College Board: (bigfuture.collegeboard.org) Explore interests and colleges that will put you on a path to a bright future.
Commonly Used College Applications Websites
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California Community College (www.cccapply.org) Provides a free service to help students and their families plan for college.
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California State Universities
https://www.calstate.edu/apply
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Univerisities of California
www.universityofcalifornia.edu
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“Common App” Application for over 500 public and private colleges and universities
www.commonapp.org