STUDENT FINANCIAL AID - Career Exploration

National College Week - Getting There. Taking the Right Courses Makes a Difference
Trio - Educational opportunity for low income and disabled Americans. Helps students overcome class, social, and cultural barriers to higher education.

Disabled Students.

The U. S. Department of Education has free cassette recordings of financial aid information available for disabled students. Write: Cassette, U. S. Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Assistance, Room 4051, ROB-3, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington 20202, or call 1-800-4-FED AID

Gifted and Talented

Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY). Year round enrichment programs for students in grades 3 through 12. Scholarship available to economically disadvantaged and/or based on merit.

Career Major: (also known as career pathway, or career academy) organizes a sequence of courses around a broad field of professions that prepare students for entry into postsecondary education and/or high-skill, high-wage careers. These broad fields of study typically include a structured work experience connected to classroom learning, which lead to a diploma and a skill certificate — recognized by the respective industry — and include at least two years of postsecondary education. See career development.
Lifework Planning Guide. Contact: Sharon Wendt.
Mentoring Youth for Success. Contact: Publications
Eleventh and Twelfth Grade.
Wisconsin Cooperative Skills Standard Certification Program. Contact: Deb Motiff.

For questions about this information, contact Mary E. Weber (608) 267-7101

Last updated on 2/2/2010 11:00:45 AM