Career/College and Community Center Program

Welcome to the Career/College and Community Center!   

Career Fair - April 16, 2015

Olympic High will be having a Job and Career Fair hosted by Workability. The fair will be on April 16th during 2nd and 3rd period. Student interested in attending should stop by the Career Center to get their resume’s together for the fair.

DVC will have two summer camps for concurrent high school students looking to earn college and high school credit.

Stop by the Career Center for information on attending a five day summer camp for Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing from June 15-19 .  Also, there will be a summer camp on Exploring Careers in Hospitality and Culinary Industry from June 22-26. Sign up now at the Career Center.

Students interested in enrolling to LMC or DVC may stop by the Career Center for enrollment information. Also, students may apply for the FAFSA (Free Application For Student Aid). Please see Mrs. Cardona at the Career Center for more information. www.fafsa.ed.gov

The Career/College and Community Center is staffed by Maria Cardona and Laura Navarro.  We are located in room #7 and are open from 8am to 3pm daily. Students and parents are welcome to stop by or make an appointment to see us.
(925) 682-8000 ext. 3020 or 2021

The career center has many resources such as:

Resources to check out:

California Student aid & Cal Grants

            www.calgrands.org

            www.csac.ca.gov

            www.ca.gov/education

California Cash for College

            www.californiacashforcollege.org

Dreamer Resources

            www.caldreamact.org

            www.e4fc.org

            www.maldef.org

            htpp://preparate.collegeborad.org/resources  

Federal Financial Aid

            www.fafsa.gov

Scholarship Information

            www.fastweb.com

            www.collegeborad.com/pay

            www.scholarships.com

            www.zinch.com/

African American Scholarships

            www.uncf.org

Asian American Scholarships

            www.apiasf.org

Latino Scholarships

            www.hsf.net

            www.maldef.org

Scholarship fraud

            www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams

College costs and career exploration

            www.coantracostacareers.org

            www.WhoDoUWant2b.com

            www.careerzone.org

College searches

            www.campustours.com

            www.collegeboard.org

            www.csumentor.edu

            www.universityofcalifornia.edu

Other resources

ACT or SAT

                        www.actstudent.org

                        www.collegeboard.org

Citizenship/Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

                        www.uscis.gov          

 Health careers

                        www.helathjobsstarthere.com

Job trends/resources

                        www.bls.gov/emp

                        www.snagajob.com

                        www.coolworks.com

                        www.campdepot.com

                        www.summerjobs.com

 

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