How do I use a school day for a college visit? All steps must be complete 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 her.

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 be visiting on certain days to provide general information on their institution. 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.

US Army- Tuesday, September 5; lunchtime

Midwest Technical Institute (Springfield/Peoria)- Wednesday, September 13; Activity Pd and lunchtime

Army National Guard- Thursday, September 14; lunchtime

University of Illinois Springfield- Wednesday, September 20; Activity Pd

McKendree University (Lebanon, IL)- Tuesday, October 10; 5th/6th hrs

Eastern Illinois University (Charleston)- Wednesday, October 25; Activity Pd and lunchtime

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing (Peoria)- Wednesday, November 1; Activity Pd and lunchtime

Post-Secondary Options Handout

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. Apprenticeship programs train for careers such as Plumbing & Pipefitting/HVAC (ua137.org), Operating Engineers, Ironworkers, Electricians, etc. See Mrs. Mendez for specific local apprenticeship contact information.

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.

SENIOR NON-COLLEGE CAREER PATH TIMELINE

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.