Northshore Career & College Readiness
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Prepare for life Northshore after high school Career & College Readiness FOCUS Plan Your Career Pathway Arts & Communications Social Services & Business Education & Marketing STEM: Science Technology Health Services Engineering Mathematics All courses meet occupational graduation requirements NorthshoreNo rtSchoolhshore District School District Tech 2020/2021 Career & College Readiness Department r. ree Contact Your Counselor For More Information Tomorrow a Ca TABLETABLE OF OF CONTENTSCONTENTS WhatWhat is Dualis Dual Credit, Credit, Satellite, Satellite, Certificate Certificate of Proficiency of Proficiency & WANIC? .............................................................................................................. & WaNIC? .....................................................................3 3 DualDual Credit Credit Information Information .............................................................................................................................................................................................. .........................................................................................................................................................4 4 WANICWANIC Information Information ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 5 ArtsArts & &Communications Communications .......................................................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................6-116-8 BusinessBusiness & Marketing & Marketing ............................................................................................................................................................................................ ......................................................................................................................................................12-189-13 HealthHealth Services Services ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................19-2414-16 STEM:STEM: Science, Science, Technology, Technology, Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics Mathematics ......................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................25-3217-22 SocialSocial Service Service & Education & Education ................................................................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................33-3823-26 PacificPacific Northwest Northwest College College Credit ..........................................................................................................................................................................Credit ..................................................................................................................................... 3927 FIVEFIVE VERYVERY GOOD GOOD REASONS REASONS TO TO CONSIDER CONSIDER CAREER & COLLEGE READINESS COURSES: •CAREER Expand your & educational COLLEGE and careerREADINESS options. Career COURSES: and College Readiness courses provide CAREER prep • andExpand COLLEGE your educational CREDIT! You and cancareer go options. to work, Career go to and college, College orReadiness both. courses provide CAREER prep and • GainCOLLEGE access CREDIT! to up-to-date, You can go futureto work, oriented go to college, training. or both. •• CareerGain access and Collegeto up-to-date, Readiness future oriented courses training. challenge you to put your academic knowledge to work in real-life • situations.Career and College Readiness courses challenge you to put your academic knowledge to work in real-life situations. •• MakeMake thethe mostmost of of your your college college investment. investment. “Pre-test” “Pre-test” your career your interests career through interests Career through and Technical Career classes. and Technical classes. • Career and College Readiness courses provide skills and habits for a lifetime: Self-confidence. Self- awareness. • Career and College Readiness courses provide skills and habits for a lifetime: Self-confidence. Self- Good work habits. Practical problem-solving. Technology awareness. Punctuality. Reliability. Teamwork. awareness. Good work habits. Practical problem-solving. Technology awareness. Punctuality. Reliability. Teamwork. CAREERCAREER PATHWAYS PATHWAYS & CAREER& CAREER CLUSTERS: CLUSTERS: Career pathways are narrow groupings of occupations and industries within a career cluster. Each career pathway represents the Career pathways are narrow groupings of occupations and industries within a career cluster. Each career knowledge and skills, both academic and technical, necessary to pursue a full range of career opportunities within a pathway – pathway represents the knowledge and skills, both academic and technical, necessary to pursue a full range of ranging from entry level to professional career specialties. career opportunities within a pathway – ranging from entry level to professional career specialties. Career Clusters identify the area; Northshore School District uses Career Pathways to assist in guiding students in post-education Careerdirections. Clusters The following identify table the is area;an example Northshore of how clustersSchool and District pathways uses line Career up: Pathways to assist in guiding students in post-education directions. The following table is an example of how clusters and pathways line up: Career Clusters Northshore SD Pathways CAREERCAREER PATHWAYS PATHWAYS & & Arts & Culture Arts & Communication Fashion & Design POSTPOST HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL OPTIONS Architecture OPTIONS Business & Marketing Students have a number of options for continuing Business & Finance Students have a number of options for continuing educationeducation and and training training after after high high school school including: including: Architecture • Four year colleges & universities Composites Engineering & STEM: • Four year colleges & universities Manufacturing Science, Technology, •• CommunityCommunity colleges Computers & Telecom Engineering, Mathematics •• Technical/VocationalTechnical/Vocational schools schools Science & Engineering •• MilitaryMilitary • Apprenticeships Education & Social Services •• ApprenticeshipsEmployment Law & Government • Employment Service Industry Social Services & Education UtilizingUtilizing career career pathways pathways in setting in setting post high post school high goals Skilled Trades and developing a high school program of study guide the Sports & Recreation school goals and developing a high school programstudent to of a successfulstudy guide transition the student from high to school a successful to their Medical & Health Health Services transition13th year. from high school to their 13th year. 22 COLLEGE CREDIT WANIC/SKILLWANIC/SKILL CENTER CENTER COLLEGEPrograms marked withCREDIT the College Credit Programs marked with the College Credit ribbon ribbon are a combination of academic and PROGRAMS ManyPROGRAMS CTE classes available to students are taught through areprofessional/technical a combination of academic courses designed and professional/ to give WANIC Skill Center offers high quality tuition-free technical technical courses designed to give you a head start the WaNIC consortium, a partnership of six different school you a head start on the way to community or districtsand in professional Northeast Puget training Sound. for Courseshigh school available Juniors to and Seniors. ontechnical the way college. to community Students can or technicalearn college college. credits Students and can our studentsThese year-long, are out of advanced-leveldistrict and do require Career personal and Technical Edu- start working on a community/technical college degree earn college credits and start working on a community/ transportation.cation (CTE) programs are based on rigorous academic and technicalwhile still collegein high school. degree These while college still in prep high courses school. have These college been shown to better prepare students for the workplace. Acceptanceindustry into standards a WaNIC/Skill and prepareCenter program students is based for career on a and college prep courses have been shown to better prepare students for personal visit to the program and an application. Visitation Salaries of employees who have completed community/ readiness. WANIC programs provide dual credit opportunities the workplace. Salaries of employees who have completed forms can be obtained from the Career Counselor at each technical college can be as much as 40%