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Spartanburg Community College NON PROFIT ORG. 107 Community College Drive US POSTAGE Spartanburg, SC 29303 PAID PERMIT #357 MIDLAND, MI ECRWSSEDDM RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER education and spend a lot less lot a spend and education Transfer students from 2-year colleges get the same same the get colleges 2-year from students Transfer Smart Start to Your Career Your to Start Smart Spartanburg Community College Community Spartanburg Volume 2 • Issue 1 Issue • 2 Volume 2017 Winter/Spring Today’s College Students Break Stereotypes If you think that most college students are fresh out of high school, young, carefree, and living at a university, you’re wrong. In fact, 85 percent of college students today don’t fit that mold. More often, the typical college student is living off campus, working full- or part-time, and juggling college with real-life responsibilities. There are 21.6 million college students in the U.S. today Only 15% attend a four-year college full-time and live on-campus Are over 42% age 24 Are enrolled 38% part-time Are seeking an Associate 50% degree or certificate Work 32% full-time Have financial 27% dependents Attend community 45% college Live with 50% parents while attending college (Sources: nces.ed.gov, chronicle.com “The New Traditional Student,” theatlantic. com “Old School: College’s most important trend is the rise of the adult student,” usatoday.com “Degrees of Difficulty,” www.aacc.nche.edu, buck.blogs.nytimes.com “More College Students Living at Home.”) Questions regarding Spartanburg Community CONTENTS College’s curriculum programs or admissions can be directed to the Admissions Center at (877) 592-4404 or the College’s website, www.sccsc.edu. Publisher ................................ Mr. Henry C. Giles, Jr. SCC President Chief Editor ...........................Cheri Anderson-Hucks SCC Director, Marketing & Public Relations FEATURE SCC Staff Editors ....................................... Jane Bird Melissa Kessler Choosing a Career That’s Right Pam Sutphin 2 for You Visit Spartanburg Community College online at www.sccsc.edu Passion for Helping Others? or call us at (864) 592-4404 3 or call toll free at (877) 592-4404 Is Mechatronics the Career SCC Mission Statement 4 for You? Spartanburg Community College (SCC) provides affordable access to high-quality technical, Cutting-Edge Skills For transfer and lifelong professional and personal 5 High-Demand Jobs In Manufacturing development programs in a teaching and learning environment that prepares students for success. The College is a key community partner in No Limit to Creativity Artists aren’t the only ones using advancing the Upstate’s economy. 6 imagination and innovation at work Spartanburg County Commission for Technical and Community Education College, How Much is Enough? Mrs. Tracey G. Hill, School District No. 1 7 Two years? Four years? More? Mr. Eugene (Sonny) Anderson, School District No. 2 Mr. Tracy W. Keller, Secretary, School District No. 3 Which Degree is Right for You? Mr. F. Gary Towery, School District No. 4 8 These questions will help you decide Mr. William Bruce Johnson, School District No. 5 Mr. William G. Sarratt, Vice Chairman School What do Drones, Spanish, District No. 6 10 Mr. Anthony D. Bell, School District No. 7 and Web Development Have Mr. Gregory M. Tate, Chairman, Cherokee County in Common? Mr. Stanley O. Vanderford, Union County Mr. James M. Folk, Member at Large Ms. Kimberly A. Fowler, Member at Large STUDENT SERVICES Ex-Officio Dr. C. Scott Turner, Superintendent, SCC TRANSFER School District No. 5 Mr. J. Whitner Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Smart Start to Your Career Spartanburg County Planning Commission Transfer students from 2-year colleges get 9 the same education and spend a lot less Spartanburg Community College Administration GUIDE TO CAREERS Mr. Henry C. Giles, Jr., President Dr. Cheryl A. Cox, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Spartanburg Community College Mr. L. Ray Switzer, Vice President of Business 11 Affairs Guide to Careers Mr. Ronald Jackson, Vice President of Student Affairs Mr. P. Michael Forrester, Executive Assistant to the Volume 2 • Issue 1 President & Director of Economic Development Winter/Spring 2017 Spartanburg Community College CareerFocus is published periodically by On the go? Spartanburg Community College, 107 Community Smart Start to Your Career Transfer students from 2-year colleges get the same College Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29303 in education and spend a lot less Read CareerFocus anytime on your mobile device, partnership with Academic Marketing Services. computer or tablet at: © 2017 Spartanburg Community College sccsc.mycareerfocus.org Volume 2 • Issue 1 Winter/Spring 2017 Spartanburg Community College Smart Start to Your Career Transfer students from 2-year colleges get the same It’s the easy way to share education and spend a lot less RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER RESIDENTIAL ECRWSSEDDM ECRWSSEDDM articles, access Spartanburg Spartanburg, SC 29303 SC Spartanburg, FL JACKSONVILLE, 107 Community College Drive College Community 107 #1644 PERMIT Spartanburg Community College Community Spartanburg PAID POSTAGE US ORG. PROFIT NON Community College RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER RESIDENTIAL ECRWSSEDDM Spartanburg, SC 29303 SC Spartanburg, FL JACKSONVILLE, 107 Community College Drive College Community 107 #1644 PERMIT Spartanburg Community College Community Spartanburg PAID POSTAGE US ORG. PROFIT NON resources and get on the path to a new career. (864) 592-4404 or Toll Free (877) 592-4404 I sccsc.edu I Spartanburg Community College CareerFocus I Winter/Spring 2017 I 1 FEATURE Choosing a Career That’s Right for You How do you choose a career that will bring lifelong satisfaction and room for growth down the road? The answer is “patiently and thoughtfully.” Often, as students, we are rushed to choose a major or a career path because people around us want to hear that we have goals. As a career counselor, I meet with students who quickly come to find that the career choice they have chosen may not lead them to the happiness they expected. It is my job to provide them with tools that can assist them with the concerns that they have. Career exploration is a process, and when done correctly, will help students to slowly become aware of their values, interests, skills, personality, and how each of these things relate to a career choice. The career exploration process includes four steps: 1. Taking assessments 2. Researching the results of the assessments What amount of education is needed to (most time-consuming step) STEP 4: complete the degree? Am I able to realistically 3. Decision making afford this degree and/or could I transfer to Goal Setting. The information about a career 4. Setting goals an area where I could receive the training if has been researched, and training colleges have needed? been explored. Set goals to meet admission and STEP 1: course enrollment deadlines and begin to look What kind of classes will I need to be enrolled for experiences that will help during training, in? Do I see myself being successful in these Assessments look at the values we carry, the i.e., internship opportunities, part-time jobs, courses? skills we have, the things we are interested in (or informational interviewing, and/or membership not), and our personalities. Once completed, a list Where would I be employed? Do I need to in a professional organization related to the of occupational areas is provided for the student move to a large city to be successful with this career goal. to research. degree? Are there (and will there be once I am Findings: In the end, this student found that a Case Study: Student currently majoring in trained) positions in my area of interest in the degree in accounting would be sufficient, but Accounting location I wish to live? that he would probably be better suited for a Interests in serving others, data management, What is the salary range? Will this salary business degree where he would have more information systems, and research support my current and future budget needs? interaction with people since he scored high in Skills in organization, time management, Will I have chances to advance in this career the “extroverted” area of his personality test. His communication and attention to detail area if I choose to do so? new focus found him looking at careers in sales and marketing. He knew the accounting courses Values stability, efficiency, and accuracy STEP 3: he had taken would serve him well down the Personality is extroverted, reality based, road, but a degree in business was better suited analytical and can make decisions quickly Decision making time. The research is done for him. This person would most likely have careers show and now it’s time to make the decision to move Patient and thoughtful career exploration can up on their assessments that include business- forward on these findings. If needed, a student help students prepare properly and effectively related careers; sales managers, insurance will need to research training schools that offer for their college career, ultimately saving time salesmen, real estate brokers, and/or bankers, programs that fit their degree choice. Can this and money in the long run. The resources are etc.; education; and even law enforcement. student begin at home and possibly transfer from everywhere; choose to seek them out and make Spartanburg Community College? If so ,what use of them. STEP 2: courses will transfer? In other words, what is the course of action needed to get to the ultimate Jennifer Little, Director, SCC Career Services. She The next step would be to research these goal? can be contacted at (864) 592-4808 or through individual careers in detail. Ask… e-mail at [email protected]. 2 I Winter/Spring 2017 I CareerFocus Spartanburg Community College I sccsc.edu I (864) 592-4404 or Toll Free (877) 592-4404 FEATURE Passion for Helping Others? Ever consider a career in Healthcare? Everyone knows that the medical field can be bothfinancially and personally rewarding.