College & Career

FAFSA

• FAFSA

• The Do’s and Don’ts – Debunks FAFSA Myths

• Pay for College Infographic – Free money first, your money second, and borrowed money last.

Explore Colleges

• BigFuture – Create your college roadmap

• College Explorations– CCSD College & Career Readiness

• College Planner

• Go to College Nevada

• Time for payback

Common College Applications

• The Common App 

• Everything you need to know 

• HBCU

• Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

NV College Websites:

• UNLV

• Visit UNLV

• UNR 

• Nevada Bound Program

• CSN 

• NSC 

• Schedule a Tour

College Visits to A-TECH

*Please note: Sign-Up for these events are at the College & Career Center, Rm 202 (next to The HUB)

Military Academies & Scholarships

• Air Force Academy
• Coast Guard Academy
• Merchant Marine Academy 
• Military Academy at Westpoint
• Naval Academy

Scholarships

• U.S. Air Force ROTC
• National Guard
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Scholarships

Available Scholarships/Contests 

• Ronald McDonald House of Charities – (GPA: 2.7 | Deadline: 1/20/2020)
• 2020 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest – (No GPA requirement | Opens 2/15/2020)
• UNLV Engineering Scholarship (Computer Science and Computer Engineering) – (GPA: 3.0 | Deadline: 1/14/2020)
• Creative Writing Scholarship in Conjunction with the 17th Annual Las Vegas Writers Conference – (No GPA requirement | Deadline: 2/1/2020)
• Asian Pacific Islanders Program – (GPA: 2.7 | Deadline: 1/22/2020 5 PM-EST)
• The Public Education Foundation (PEF) – (Various scholarships | Deadline: 1/31/2020)
• Millenium Scholarship – Note: No application is REQUIRED. Eligible students will be notified of their award by mail during the first week of August 2020
• Nevada Promise – Last dollar scholarship to NV’s four community colleges. This scholarship aims to make college education more accessible and affordable.

 

DACA Students

• Nevada State College Scholarship 
• The National Scholarship
• UNIGO

 

Scholarship Search Platforms

• CCSD Scholarships –This link provides you with specific details and links regarding scholarship information.
• CCSD College & Career Readiness 
• The Public Education Foundation (PEF) – Scholarship opportunities are available October 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020, There are various deadlines, so please make sure to continuously peruse through the list weekly/bi-weekly.

• Contact Information for The Public Education Foundation Website – 702-799-1042
• Please address any special circumstances, concerns, and or questions that can not be answered by a counselor at your school to the PEF one of the representatives listed below:

• Donovan.Stewart@thepef.org 
• Timothy.Mertikas@thepef.org

• How To Apply Directions – PDF Instructions

• Nevada Treasurer’s Office Scholarships 

• Click on the Tuition Assistance tab. When you click on the tab a list of scholarships will download in excel format. In addition, information regarding the Millennium Scholarship, Nevada Prepaid Tuition, and Nevada College Kickstart information can be found here.

• Nevada Promise 
• CollegeBoard
• FASTWEB
• CAPPEX

Work-Based Learning

• Work-Based Learning – (For a description of any of the terms, please follow the WBL link).

Career Exploration	Career Preparation	Career Training	Career Training
4-9th grade	9-11th grade	11-12th grade	Young adults (16-29)
Guest speakers from industry	School-based enterprises	Clinical experiences	Clinical experiences
Career fairs	Job shadowing	Pre-apprenticeships	Pre-apprenticeships
Industry tours	Simulated workplace	Youth apprenticeship	Youth apprenticeship
Career interest inventories		Internships	Internships
		Registered apprenticeships	Registered apprenticeships

• Companies and Age to be hired – Work Experience

 Internships

• Internships offer career pathways in high school so students can earn industry-recognized credentials and gain the technical and professional skills they need to excel in their career before and after graduation.
• Internship Protocol

 

Current Internships

• Bank of America – (Paid Internship)
• The Boring Company – (Possible opportunity. See Ms. Vallari for more info).

Career Corner

• My Next Move – Navigating through Career Clusters
• Nevada Career Explorer
• CareerFinder

Local Career Fairs

Teacher Tools

• Guest Speaker Interest Form – (for teacher use)
• Next Gen Personal Finance
• Nevada Career Explorer
• Submit Internship Opportunities
• Library Resources 

Business Partners

• Submit WBL Pathways Opportunities
• Guest Speaker Interest Form (For local businesses, companies, organizations, and programs)