Economic Security for All offered by YWCA Seattle King Snohomish
Provides a full range of career search assistance and vocational training for low-income residents in higher-poverty zip codes.
Provides a full range of career search assistance and vocational training for low-income residents in higher-poverty zip codes, designed to reduce poverty and support residents as they embark on their careers in pursuit of equity, dignity, and self-sufficiency. Also includes a randomized Guaranteed Basic Income pilot program, focused on domestic violence survivors.
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Job Search Resource Centers
Job Search/Placement
Prejob Guidance
Downtown Seattle Learning Center offered by WorkSource at Downtown Seattle Affiliate
Offers ESL, Adult Basic Education (ABE), GED and the External Diploma Program (EDP). Teaches computer familiarity, office basics, work readiness skills and other workshops. Services include career and skills assessment.
Offers services and workshops for job seekers.
Services for all job seekers:
- Job postings, a job bank with computers, resume assistance, phones and fax machine, open computer lab
- Resume, cover letter, interview skills and technology workshops
- Job fairs, hiring events, employer panels and industry forums
- Full service Learning Center operated by Renton Technical College offering ESL, Adult Basic Education, GED and the High School 21+ diploma program.
Employment workshops include the following classes:
- Computer Assisted Job Search: Provides tools and assistance to conduct an effective job search. This includes setting up an email account, learning where to apply online, completing an online application, converting a resume to text only, posting a resume online and learning about career exploration tools. Basic computer skills are required.
- Beginning Internet: Teaches how to use the Internet for job search purposes. No computer experience necessary, however Keyboarding and Mouse class highly encouraged as a prerequisite.
- Beginning PC Skills: Computer tutorial to help gain speed and confidence on a computer. Will teach how to manipulate a computer and create a document, as well as how to improve typing speed. All levels are welcome.
- Mock Interview: Teaches valuable interviewing tips and provides the opportunity to practice frequently in a supportive and realistic environment.
- Resume Critique: Provides resume critique and assistance from an employment specialist. Must have an electronic version of your resume, either on a flash drive or within/attached to an email. Must have two job descriptions of jobs you wish to apply to. Limit 8 people per workshop.
- Resume & Cover Letters: Teaches how to write a compelling cover letter and resume. Basic computer skills and/or typing experience preferred.
- Women's Worth & Rights in the Workplace: Provides tips and tools for effectively evaluating your worth and negotiation power. Will also cover local, state and federal labor standards and what to do when your rights at work are violated.
- Interview Skills: Practice responding to typical interview questions and begin the necessary preparation to ace a job interview.
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English as a Second Language
Job Fairs
Adult Basic Education
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Vocational Assessment
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Career Counseling
Adult High School Diploma Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Prejob Guidance
Job Banks
Section 8 Employment offered by YWCA Seattle King Snohomish
Offers one-on-one employment assistance for King County public housing and Section 8 residents; includes job training and technology instruction, GED, ESL, and ABE assistance, and peer-supported services.
Offers one-on-one employment assistance for King County public housing and Section 8 residents, designed to reduce barriers between public housing residents and their neighbors in the surrounding community. Includes job training and technology instruction, GED, ESL, and ABE assistance, and peer-supported services.
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Adult Basic Education
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Prejob Guidance
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
English as a Second Language
Employment Services offered by TRAC Associates in Everett
Offers job readiness workshops, job skills trainings, job placement services and job retention services. Special programs available for low-income adults, people with disabilities, veterans, refugees or DSHS clients.
Matches employers to job seekers by providing employment services.
Services include job readiness workshops, job skills trainings, job placement services and job retention services.
Offers these services through direct referral and coordination of city, county, state and federal programs.
Also offers employer services, including screening of potential applicants, supervisory training and outplacement services.
Programs include the following employment services.
Not all services offered at all locations:
Community Jobs Initiative (CJI)
Offers paid (minimum wage) internships to job seekers looking to build skills for employment.
Participants must currently receive TANF cash assistance of DSHS - Community Services Office.
This program is implemented through extensive partnerships among state agencies (including DSHS, Employment Security, and the Board of Community and Technical Colleges).
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Placement Services (DVR).
Provides vocational assessment, internship development, and monitoring and job placement services for adults with disabilities who are referred by DSHS - DVR counselors.
Limited English Pathway Placement Services
Offers job readiness workshops, job placement services, skills trainings, and job retention and county wage progression services as well as English language class referrals for King and Snohomish adults with limited English.
Participants must be at least 18 years old and either a refugee with documentation or currently receive TANF cash assistance from DSHS - Community Services Offices.
This is a program of DSHS and the Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (ORIA).
Veterans Administration Placement Services Employment and training assessment, job placement and job retention services for service connected disabled veterans referred by the Veterans Administration.
Contact Harriet Klein (206) 443-9999 for more information.
Workers Compensation Services Provides vocational assessment, vocational plan development, and monitoring of vocational training programs for injured workers referred by Washington State Labor and Industries Department, including the Office of Workers Compensation Programs.
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult Services/Dislocated Worker Services.
Provides job readiness workshops, job placement services, vocational training, and job retention services for adults.
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On the Job Training
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Job Search/Placement
Veteran Employment Programs
Prejob Guidance
Business Consulting Services
Eastside Employment Program offered at Suburban King County YWCA's Family Village in Redmond
Provides job search and job training support services to eligible Basic Food (food stamp) recipients.
Provides job search and job training support services to eligible Basic Food (food stamp) recipients.
Assistance includes:
- Job placement
- Vocational training
- College and career planning
- Job readiness training
- Interview assistance
- Clothing assistance
- Connections to regional employers
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Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Adult Employment Services offered by YWCA Seattle King Snohomish
Offers comprehensive support for career development and financial stability, including job placement, career counseling, workforce preparation and vocational training. Tailored to meet the needs of low-income adults facing barriers to employment.
Offers comprehensive support for career development and financial stability, including job placement, career counseling, workforce preparation and vocational training. Tailored to meet the needs of low-income adults facing barriers to employment.
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Prevocational Training
WIOA Programs
Career Counseling
Prejob Guidance
Career Exploration
Job Search/Placement
Career and College Centers offered by Seattle Public Schools No. 1
Offers career planning, job search training and job referral services for all Seattle Public Schools high school students and parents/guardians at several alternative high schools as well as smaller schools.
Integrates career planning, job search training and job referral services through college and career centers at several alternative schools and small schools.
Students receive advice on post-high school options, including:
- Career and technical education
- Preparing cover letters and resumes
- Completing job applications
- College applications/scholarships
- Selecting colleges
A job-listing service is available for employers who would like to hire students.
Employers can contact the Career & College Center Specialist at each high school.
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Prejob Guidance
Career Counseling
Job Resource Center offered by Seattle Public Library at Central Library
Provides online resources to help Seattle residents find work. Helps them discover interests, explore careers, prepare a resume, find educational opportunities and locate jobs.
Provides online resources to help Seattle residents find work.
Resources help library users:
- Explore occupational interests and match them with career paths
- Investigate thousands of career paths
- Build, save, retrieve and update a professional resume and list of references
- Find educational opportunities
- Find jobs
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Career Exploration
Vocational Assessment
Career Awareness
Job Search/Placement
Prejob Guidance
Financial Coaching offered at PIM Savvy in Bellevue
Provides free, customized financial guidance on budgeting, credit management, banking, financial goal setting, resume writing, job searching, and assistance applying for jobs. Call or visit website for an appointment.
Provides one-on-one financial coaching and mentoring. Services include customized financial guidance on budgeting, credit management, banking, financial goal setting, resume writing, job searching, and assistance applying for jobs.
Services are available in person or virtual.
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Prejob Guidance
Personal Financial Counseling
Credit Counseling
Peer Support Services offered at Peer Kent
Provides peer coaching, support groups, employment support, housing support, and resource connections.
Offers multiple support, education, and socialization groups.
Peer coaches empower people to achieve a solid recovery foundation and achieve life goals. Peer coaches support individuals in recovery from:
- Addiction Issues (chemical/behavioral)
- Mental Health Challenges (short/long term diagnosis, grief & loss)
- Chronic Illness (HIV/Hep C – Newly Dealing/Newly Diagnosed)
Peer coaches are individually matched with people seeking support in their recovery. The matched pair meets for one hour per week for 26 weeks.
Coaches are individuals in recovery who have reached long-term stability.
Peer Employment Connections
Offers weekly peer support groups that support participants to address fears and barriers about returning to work or work through obstacles they are encountering in their job.
Offers vocational assessments, job search tools, resume building, interview preparation, coaching, benefits planning, employment-related clothing and transportation support, and ongoing support for job retention.
Resource Connections
Offers individualized support to identify and access a range of community resources such as housing or medical care.
Participants meet one-to-one with a peer to help make the linkages to essential supports.
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LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
Employment/Retirement Related Support Groups
Housing Search Assistance
Families/Friends of Individuals With a Drug Use Disorder Support Groups
General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Life Coaching
General Addictions/Substance Use Disorder Support Groups
Prejob Guidance
Peer Mental Health Support Services
Career Bridge offered at Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
Provides assistance with job readiness, job search, work training and labor market information through workshops, computer resources and case management.
Offers a 5-week program providing assistance with job readiness, job search, work training and labor market information through workshops, computer resources and case management. Program participants may also get assistance with obtaining work-appropriate clothing.
Workshops and case management offer the following services to all students enrolled:
- Mentorship Life Skills & Training
- Earn Certifications (Industrial First Aid/CPR, Flaggers, Food Handler Permit)
- Financial Empowerment
- Resume & Cover Letter Assistance
- Job Connections
- Wrap-Around Services
Job announcements provided are current postings from private industry, city, county and state employers.
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Job Search/Placement
Work Clothing
Prejob Guidance
Employment Coaching offered at Cares of Washington
Provides employment, self sufficiency and asset development services to people with disabilities and low income individuals/families. Services are tailored to individual needs of each client and focus on developing economic self-sufficiency.
Provides career coaching, self-sufficiency, financial planning/benefits counseling and asset development services.
Services are tailored to individual needs of each client and focus on developing long-term economic self-sufficiency.
Services include
- Career guidance and planning
- Goal setting
- Skills assessment and job training
- Job placement
- Job coaching
- Help with support services such as work clothing and equipment or licenses
- Developing a personal budget
- Access to credit repair and debt repayment assistance
- Education about tax credits for working families
- Access to community resources
- Assistance with food costs and transportation
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Prevocational Training
Vocational Rehabilitation
Career Counseling
Vocational Assessment
Prejob Guidance
Employment Services offered by TRAC Associates in Kent
Offers job readiness workshops, job skills trainings, job placement services and job retention services. Special programs available for low-income adults, people with disabilities, veterans, refugees or DSHS clients.
Matches employers to job seekers by providing employment services.
Services include job readiness workshops, job skills trainings, job placement services and job retention services.
Offers these services through direct referral and coordination of city, county, state and federal programs.
Also offers employer services, including screening of potential applicants, supervisory training and outplacement services.
Programs include the following employment services.
Not all services offered at all locations:
Community Jobs Initiative (CJI)
Offers paid (minimum wage) internships to job seekers looking to build skills for employment.
Participants must currently receive TANF cash assistance of DSHS - Community Services Office.
This program is implemented through extensive partnerships among state agencies (including DSHS, Employment Security, and the Board of Community and Technical Colleges).
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Placement Services (DVR).
Provides vocational assessment, internship development, and monitoring and job placement services for adults with disabilities who are referred by DSHS - DVR counselors.
Limited English Pathway Placement Services
Offers job readiness workshops, job placement services, skills trainings, and job retention and county wage progression services as well as English language class referrals for King and Snohomish adults with limited English.
Participants must be at least 18 years old and either a refugee with documentation or currently receive TANF cash assistance from DSHS - Community Services Offices.
This is a program of DSHS and the Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (ORIA).
Veterans Administration Placement Services Employment and training assessment, job placement and job retention services for service connected disabled veterans referred by the Veterans Administration.
Contact Harriet Klein (206) 443-9999 for more information.
Workers Compensation Services Provides vocational assessment, vocational plan development, and monitoring of vocational training programs for injured workers referred by Washington State Labor and Industries Department, including the Office of Workers Compensation Programs.
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult Services/Dislocated Worker Services.
Provides job readiness workshops, job placement services, vocational training, and job retention services for adults.
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Veteran Employment Programs
On the Job Training
Business Consulting Services
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Job Search/Placement
Prejob Guidance
Workforce Development Program offered at CASA Latina
Helps Latino immigrant women achieve economic self-sufficiency. Focuses on participation, network, promotion, training and job referrals.
Helps Latino immigrants achieve economic self-sufficiency by providing job training for domestic work including yardwork, green house cleaning, moving and more. Focuses on participation, network, promotion, training and job referrals.
Program held in Spanish.
Participants also take a health & safety workshop to learn how to:
- Avoid workplace injuries
- Properly use personal protection equipment
- Identify and reduce danger in the workplace
This workshop is offered two times per month.
The health & safety workshop is required for those wanting to be hired through CASA Latina's day labor and employment services.
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Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
LEP Employment Services offered by Refugee Federation Service Center in Kent
Offers employment training and vocational ESL for refugees; serves low-income refugees and immigrants making 80% of the state's median income or below.
Acts as a direct referral from DSHS Community Service Offices for refugees new to the system who need employment services.
Services include pre-employment training, vocational English as a second language (ESL) classes, skills training, job placement and customized employment training in specific fields, such as hotel housekeeping.
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Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Vocational English as a Second Language
Classroom Training
Job Search Workshop offered at Westminster Chapel
Helps with resume preparation, interviewing skills, job sourcing, job search planning and other job search assistance.
Supports job seekers in successfully pursuing employment that fits their skills, passions and needs. Helps participants to fully understand the hiring process including how to:
- Effectively network
- Convey personal strengths in resume writing
- Develop strong interviewing skills
- Advance technical/online skills and database of resources (i.e. LinkedIn)
These skills are developed through:
- Guest speakers with expertise in a wide variety of vocations
- Group discussion and relationships
- Access to counselors that can provide well-being support during unemployment
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Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Apprenticeship Readiness and Retention Center offered by ANEW
Designed to prepare women for success in the skilled trades.
The ARRC Program provides support for eligible ANEW pre-apprenticeship participants and Washington State registered apprentices. Services may include financial assistance for fees, tools, work wear, tuition, and transit, as well as employment navigation and barrier removal. Support is based on household income to help participants succeed in their trades careers.
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Prejob Guidance
Occupation Specific Job Training
Technical/Trade Schools
Employment & Training Services offered by WorkSource in Auburn One-Stop Center
Offers individual job search assistance and job preparedness workshops. Provides a list of job openings, computerized job matching system, employer services and phone and computer access for filing employment insurance benefits.
Offers a wide variety of services for job seekers, from individual job search assistance to an extensive list of workshops designed to help job search preparedness. Announcements of jobs within the state of Washington can be obtained at any WorkSource Center, Affiliate or online.
Provides computer access to apply for Washington State Unemployment Insurance.
Provides access to community and technical college programs and financial resources for retraining.
Helps people find employment who have lost their jobs through company downsizing or plant closures.
Other services may include the following:
- Case management
- Job readiness training
- Career counseling
- Vocational assessment
- Individualized job search assistance
- Job fairs
- Employer connections
- Career development workshops
- Follow-up services
- Educational scholarships.
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Job Banks
Business Assistance Centers
Prejob Guidance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Job Search/Placement
State Unemployment Insurance Applications
Public Access Computers/Tools
Career Counseling
CareerWork$ Ready offered by YWCA Seattle King Snohomish
Provides a 3-week online job readiness course, combined with one-on-one job placement assistance. Program covers job readiness skills, 30-second commercials, revamping resumes, networking, interviewing, communication skills, online applications, Microsoft Office skills, soft skills and more.
Provides a 3-week online job readiness course, combined with one-on-one job placement assistance. Program covers job readiness skills, 30-second commercials, revamping resumes, networking, interviewing, communication skills, online applications, Microsoft Office skills, soft skills and more.
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Computer Literacy Training Programs
Job Search/Placement
Job Websites
Internet Courses
Prejob Guidance
Technology and Digital Literacy Program offered at Helping Link
Offers a weekly class to teach adult and elder clients the basic applicable computer skills necessary to advance towards job employment and increased language literacy. Includes language support for Vietnamese speakers.
Focused primarily on computers and iPad/iPhone use, this course meets weekly to instruct adult and elder clients on basic technology use in order to help them develop skills necessary for employment and day-to-day needs and opportunities. The course also teaches clients to use technology and social media to maintain communication, navigate around the city and stay connected with their community. Our clients are given new means to assimilate to their new home. This, along with the relationships forged among clients and volunteers, helps build confidence and prevents the isolation common to immigrant communities.
In the iPhone/iPad section, clients learn to optimize its functions, which includes image sharing, translating text, apps downloading (i.e., Zoom, app’s function), map utilizing, storage managing, etc.
The Digital Literacy section includes a bilingual Vietnamese and English computer manual, which provides a comprehensive understanding of the basic computer functions and tips to becoming familiar with the computer programs
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Computer Literacy Training Programs
Prejob Guidance
Veterans Program offered by WorkSource at Auburn One-Stop Center
Helps veterans and their spouses find jobs and gives them priority access to WorkSource services, including assistance with job search skills, career counseling and referrals to training and other resources.
Administers the Jobs for Veteran State Grant program, a nationwide program designed to provide assistance to veterans transitioning from one career to another. Provides counseling, resources, employment connections, community partnership advocacy and virtual tools to assist in meeting the veterans’ preferred transitional career goals.
Gives veterans and their spouses priority access to WorkSource services, including the following:
- Job listings, job referrals and hiring events for private sector, city, state and Federal careers
- Job coaching for resume, application perfecting, strategies for success, wage negotiations and interviewing assistance
- Use of computers, photocopiers and phones onsite
- Skill assessments and referrals to training and other resources
In addition, the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program provides intensive case management and employment readiness services to transitioning service members, veterans and qualifying spouses with significant barriers to employment.
Local Veterans Employment Representatives Conduct outreach to employers to promote the recruitment and hiring of veterans; partner with Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Commerce to implement employer campaigns to hire veterans and inform federal contractors on process and requirements for recruitment of veterans.
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Special Needs Job Development
Career Counseling
Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Career Services offered by Lake Washington Institute of Technology's Career Services
Provides job search assistance, including help with resumes, job interview techniques, job posting, and access to Internet resources; some services for general public.
The Career Services office provides career planning and job search assistance to LWTech students and alumni. Whether you are exploring a new career path, trying to decide on the right educational program, looking for a part-time job or internship while you are in school, or graduating and ready to find your dream job, Career Services is here to help. Services include individual support, classroom presentations, workshops, employer events and online resources to LWTech students and graduates.
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Job Search/Placement
Prejob Guidance
Employment Services offered by TRAC Associates in Tacoma
Offers job readiness workshops, job skills trainings, job placement services and job retention services. Special programs available for low-income adults, people with disabilities, veterans, refugees or DSHS clients.
Matches employers to job seekers by providing employment services.
Services include job readiness workshops, job skills trainings, job placement services and job retention services.
Offers these services through direct referral and coordination of city, county, state and federal programs.
Also offers employer services, including screening of potential applicants, supervisory training and outplacement services.
Programs include the following employment services.
Not all services offered at all locations:
Community Jobs Initiative (CJI)
Offers paid (minimum wage) internships to job seekers looking to build skills for employment.
Participants must currently receive TANF cash assistance of DSHS - Community Services Office.
This program is implemented through extensive partnerships among state agencies (including DSHS, Employment Security, and the Board of Community and Technical Colleges).
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Placement Services (DVR).
Provides vocational assessment, internship development, and monitoring and job placement services for adults with disabilities who are referred by DSHS - DVR counselors.
Limited English Pathway Placement Services
Offers job readiness workshops, job placement services, skills trainings, and job retention and county wage progression services as well as English language class referrals for King and Snohomish adults with limited English.
Participants must be at least 18 years old and either a refugee with documentation or currently receive TANF cash assistance from DSHS - Community Services Offices.
This is a program of DSHS and the Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (ORIA).
Veterans Administration Placement Services Employment and training assessment, job placement and job retention services for service connected disabled veterans referred by the Veterans Administration.
Contact Harriet Klein (206) 443-9999 for more information.
Workers Compensation Services Provides vocational assessment, vocational plan development, and monitoring of vocational training programs for injured workers referred by Washington State Labor and Industries Department, including the Office of Workers Compensation Programs.
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult Services/Dislocated Worker Services.
Provides job readiness workshops, job placement services, vocational training, and job retention services for adults.
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On the Job Training
Veteran Employment Programs
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Business Consulting Services
Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Employment and Training Services offered at Asian Counseling and Referral Service
Provides vocational ESL classes, job finding and readiness skills, and job counseling for immigrants and refugees. Services meet language and workforce needs of local employers and cultural needs of job seekers.
Offers comprehensive job placement and retention services, including:
- Vocational English As a Second Language (ESL) classes
- 20 hours of job readiness instruction
- Job search assistance
- Short-term skills training opportunities and career counseling
- Case management
- Retention services
Services meet language and workforce needs of local employers and cultural needs of job seekers.
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Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Classroom Training
Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Vocational English as a Second Language
Career and Advising Center offered by Green River College at Student Affairs and Success Center
Assists with career and educational planning for current or prospective students.
Works with students to explore career options and develop a plan to achieve academic and professional goals.
Career Planner Services assists students in discovering and clarifying career goals and linking them with educational and training programs.
Offers career assessments, as well as a variety of career-related workshops and individual appointments.
Educational Planning Services provide academic and professional/technical advising.
The educational planning process helps students develop educational plans, interpret program requirements, choose a program of study, and/or plan for transfer to a four-year institution.
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Academic Counseling
Career Awareness
Career Counseling
Prejob Guidance