Planning For The Future.... YOURS

Planning for the future… yours Only 20-25% of all jobs require a 4-year degree or higher Only 25% of the population actually has a bachelor degree or higher 1 of every 3 college graduates will not find college level employment 1 of 2 college graduates preparing for the “professions” will bit find employment in their field of study right out of college 60% of all high school students attend a 4-year college 33% drop out within the first year Another 20% drop out before they graduate 6 years - the average time it takes to earn a bachelor’s degree 65% of all jobs are highly skilled jobs that require 1-3 years of technical training beyond high school	Men vs. Women in College Facts More women than men graduated from high school among high school graduates, women more often attend college once enrolled in college, women were less likely than men to leave college between school years	Unemployment Rates & Earnings by Educational Attainment Summary Highschool - less Professional - more Higher degree more pay Professional is higher than doctoralLess than high school diploma have the highest unemployment rate
College … How to Choose One of the first things you’ll probably consider will be the type of academic program and the availability of the major -- or majors -- you are mont interes in College rep visits Campus visits Identify important factors in choosing a college Top factors to consider:Academic majors available Affordable cost of attendance Location, location, location On-campus facilities & amenities Student activities Career services Do you feel at home on campus?	How to Reduce College Costs 1. Identify a career focus while in high school.2. Take advantage of obtaining FREE basic fundamental and technical skills while in high school.3. Plan appropriate, affordable education. Start parent and teen saving plan (teens should save 25% of their wages for college expenses)4. Take advantage of available high school programs: college credit courses, AP academics 5. Look at all options for saving on college costs: community college, military apprenticeships, employer incentives

Planning for the future… yours Only 20-25% of all jobs require a 4-year degree or higher Only 25% of the population actually has a bachelor degree or higher 1 of every 3 college graduates will not find college level employment 1 of 2 college graduates preparing for the “professions” will bit find employment in their field of study right out of college 60% of all high school students attend a 4-year college 33% drop out within the first year Another 20% drop out before they graduate 6 years - the average time it takes to earn a bachelor’s degree 65% of all jobs are highly skilled jobs that require 1-3 years of technical training beyond high school

Men vs. Women in College Facts More women than men graduated from high school among high school graduates, women more often attend college once enrolled in college, women were less likely than men to leave college between school years

Unemployment Rates & Earnings by Educational Attainment Summary Highschool - less Professional - more Higher degree more pay Professional is higher than doctoralLess than high school diploma have the highest unemployment rate

College … How to Choose

One of the first things you’ll probably consider will be the type of academic program and the availability of the major -- or majors -- you are mont interes in College rep visits Campus visits Identify important factors in choosing a college Top factors to consider:Academic majors available Affordable cost of attendance Location, location, location On-campus facilities & amenities Student activities Career services Do you feel at home on campus?

How to Reduce College Costs 1. Identify a career focus while in high school.2. Take advantage of obtaining FREE basic fundamental and technical skills while in high school.3. Plan appropriate, affordable education. Start parent and teen saving plan (teens should save 25% of their wages for college expenses)4. Take advantage of available high school programs: college credit courses, AP academics 5. Look at all options for saving on college costs: community college, military apprenticeships, employer incentives

Room and board

Schools and programs use this term to mean both housing and food, more specifically room means lodging and dorm room and board means a meal plan

Dining Hall

Dining halls on college campuses are often structured somewhat like a cafeteria, with different stations students can order food from on campuses with per-meal plans, dining halls may function as all-you-can-eat once a student spends a meal pass to enter the hall.

Food Court

Especially common on larger campuses, college food courts are very similar to the doo courts found at shopping malls. A range of independent restaurants and fast-food eateries operate on or near the college and may accept students’ meal plans as a method of payment.

Point Plan

Students purchase meal points at the beginning of the semester and then spend those points throughout the year. Meals and food sold by the college or at on-campus establishments costs different amounts of points which are deducted from the students’ account whenever purchases

Guest Plan

Students meal plans may come with some passes that can be given to a friend or family member who is visiting the student. Gest mea; passes are more common on campuses that have per-meal plans rather than point plans

Pre meal/swipe plan

Students are given passes for a certain number of meals per day, week or semester. The student uses a meal pass when they go to eat no matter what they eat, so a four-course dinner costs the same as a bowl of oatmeal.