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Career Schools: Where the Jobs Are
by CB Staff
If you're a goal-oriented, focused individual who already knows what you want field you want to work in,  

Career Schools

  might right for you. They serve an avenue to facilitate a change if you're looking to pursue a different career. Additionally, career schools also provide a launch point if you're just entering the workforce.

Career schools are designed to target specific skills and teach them to you, rather than force you to spend time fulfilling requirements that may not interest you. Thanks to the growing variety of offerings by leading career schools in your area, you can get trained as an automotive technician, medical assistant, hair stylist, interior designer, electronics technician, paralegal, truck driver, and more.

Better yet: Many career schools take an active role helping you secure a job placement once you've completed your training, and you can move smoothly from career school right into the job of your choice. Career schools often have relationships with employers who hire successful students directly upon graduation. Inquire about the hiring rate post-graduation at the career school of your choice, and be sure to speak with recent graduates as well.

Career schools are also a great place to begin forming your network of contacts, which will become invaluable to you as you continue to progress in your field. The students and faculty you interact with at career school can be resources for years and years after your classroom days are behind you.

The advantage of career schools is the specific attention to exactly what it is you desire to pursue as a job. Your classroom experience will have you working in the very same environment where you'll eventually be earning a successful living.

If you are eager to jump right into real-life training situations to prepare for the career of your dreams, career schools are the right path for you.

Betcha' Didn't Know These Facts About Career Schools >>

Career School Fact #1: Nationally, approximately one-half of all 10,886 postsecondary institutions are private postsecondary institutions.

Career School Fact #2: Of these, 3,768 are accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education and are eligible to participate in the HEA title IV programs.

Career School Fact #3: Students in private career college and school students complete their degrees faster and a higher percent graduate than the public 2-year institutions offering similar programs.

Career School Fact #4: Most full-time private career college and school students (83.6%) receive some type of federal aid, compared to 70% of the students in the private non-profit sector, and 48.7% in the public sector.

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Gina LaGuardia is the Editor-in-Chief of The CollegeBound Network. Learn more about finding a school that's right for you.



My name is Munkhtsetseg Zandandorj and I am Mongolian. I graduated from National University of Mongolia in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in "Tourism Management."  I would like to continue my study and study for a master degree's in Tourism Administration.

Please keep me informed about it.
 

by Munkhtsetseg Zandandorj submitted on May 3, 2007

Congratulations! You're already on your way to working on your career in tourism management. Since you've earned your bachelor's degree,you can already go out and look for a full-time job and/or get your master's. Here are some of your options:

1. Secure yourself an internship. You'll get so much experience, especially if you haven't worked in the field before. Check out local hotels and airports or anything you think you might be interested indoing. An internship will definitely look good on your resume, while giving youeven more specific skills than you already have. And you get to practice what you already know.

2. Get a full-time job. If you've already completed an internship or even if there is a job opening that you think you might have the slightest chance of getting, then apply! You should apply for every job you think you are even remotely qualified for because you never know where it may lead you. You might want to work for a couple of years before getting yourmaster's or you might want to delve right into your schooling.

3. Apply to tourism administration graduate schools. Maybe you want to keep up with the flow of schooling and continue your education. Look for schools that can fit within your lifestyle. Some factors to consider: full-time vs. part-time, location, cost, timeframe, and program requirements.

Take a look at hospitality management careers.

-Amanda Fornecker, Staff Writer, The CollegeBound Network
by Amanda Fornecker submitted on May 23, 2007

I ACTUALLY WANT TO HAVE A STORY LIKE THESE, I AM A NIGERIAN WITH CREATIVE INSTINCT IN CAKE MAKIMG AND DECORATION, I WANT TO BE IN USA IN UNIVERSITY OF PHONIX TO LEARN MORE. AM FULLY READY NOW, I TRIED REGISTERING BUT THE ZIP CODE GAVE ME PROBLEM IN SUBMITTING MY FORM. MY CITY DOES NOT HAVE A ZIP CODE IN NIGERIA
by OSAFEMI OLUSEGUN submitted on Jan 11, 2008

Hi Osafemi, Thanks for your comment. A CollegeBound Network Student Advisor will be in touch shortly to help you connect with the right school for you. Good luck!
by Gina LaGuardia submitted on Jan 17, 2008



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