Activity 1: Vocational Schools

website

Go to this Website:
azahec.org/content/index.cfm?p=matrix&dir=hs

  • Find your top choice career. Under “Job Detail” click on “Show List of Schools.” Read through the list of schools. Pick one that interests you and click on the school’s website.

As you browse the above website, write down the following information about the school in your Portfolio.

  • What is the application process?
  • What is the phone number to call if you have questions about admissions?
  • What is the email address for admissions?
  • Do they have any special programs for high school students?
  • Where is the college located?
  • Is the school in a rural or urban community? What is your preference for the location of the school?
  • Find the link to career services. What is one service this school offers for career placement?

website

Go to this Website:
www2.ed.gov/students/prep/college/consumerinfo/questions.html

  • Click on “Special Considerations”

In your Portfolio, answer these questions.

  • What is distance education?
  • What is a “diploma mill”?

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