How Colleges Are Responding to COVID Should Inform Prospective Students

Does COVID change your college list? Should it?

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Post-Secondary Observations

When considering post-secondary pathways, you can use this sheet to ask some questions and reflect about different choices.

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SUNY Admission Profile 2019

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SAT Optional Schools

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Intern & Earn

“Intern & Earn is a 14-week paid internship program with employment, education and advanced training placement services. Program supports youth through work readiness training, financial literacy education, and healthy living activities.”

Find out more!

Per Scholas

“WE COLLABORATE with businesses to design industry- and job-specific courses based on employers' IT needs.

WE TEACH technology skills training and professional development tailored to business' needs, to highly motivated students from overlooked talent pools.

WE MATCH talented graduates to employers, providing career support throughout the process.”

Want to learn more? Check out Per Scholas

City Year

“As a City Year AmeriCorps member, you'll not only make an impact in the lives of students and communities you serve, but you'll also grow as an individual. During your 11 months of service, you'll gain valuable training and professional development experience that will prepare you for a career in any field. You'll receive various financial benefits such as a bi-weekly living stipend, an education award, access to exclusive scholarship opportunities, health care and more.”

Check out City Year’s site for more information!

Global Citizen Year

Global Citizen Year is an international travel and leadership training gap year program for students who have graduated high school but not yet started college.

As a Global Citizen Fellow, you’d live with a local family and work as an apprentice supporting efforts in education, health, and the environment. Through training, coaching and structured reflection you would develop skills and perspectives that guide your education, shape your character, and inform your leadership.

Ready to make change happen? Go to Global Citizen Year to learn more

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Year Up

“Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides talented and motivated, yet under-served young adults, ages 18-24, with a combination of hands-on skills development, coursework eligible for college credit, corporate internships, and wraparound support.

We give you hands-on training, real-world corporate access, a six-month internship, and unparalleled support.

You bring all your talent, grit, and drive.”

Ready to earn while you learn? Launch your career with Year Up

Grace Institute

“Grace Institute is one of only three workforce development programs in NYC focused solely on women, and is unique in its commitment of training for administrative jobs that provide opportunities for advancement.

The Grace Institute’s intensive approach:

A three month Administrative Professional Program & a two month Patient Service Representative Program
Office Technology and professional training
Workshops with corporations and executives
Fostering a community of collaboration and confidence
One year of job placement services after graduation
One year of job retention support
Lifetime access to post graduate workshops and community

…All free of charge.”

Learn more and apply for Grace Institute on their website!

EOP Freshman Profiles

Looking for guidance about SUNY’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)?

Check out the EOP freshman profiles

College Major Exploration

“What’s your major?”

If you’re not sure, you’re not alone. AND if you know what you’re interested in, you can explore college majors based on that.

Campus Visit Guide

Going to visit a college campus? Here’s some information to think about before you go

College Search Step-By-Step

Feeling overwhelmed thinking about choosing a college?

Try using this interactive step-by-step guide to narrowing your college search

Search Colleges

Use College Board’s College search to find different colleges based on filters like…

Test Scores + Selectivity
Type of School
Location
Campus + Housing
Majors + Living Environment
Sports + Activities
Academic Credit
Paying
Additional Support Programs
Diversity

So find colleges based on what matters to you!

Trade Schools in NYC

Tuition for trade schools may be similar (or higher) than college tuition.

If you haven’t already, check out Coop Tech (which is free) and/or CUNY certificate programs before looking at the trade schools listed below.

Lincoln Tech (Queens, NY)

Automotive Technology

Saint Paul’s School of Nursing (Queens, NY)

Dental Assistant
Medical Assistant
Nursing

Berkeley College (Brooklyn, NY)

Fashion Merchandising and Management
Health Services Administration
General Business

Empire Beauty Schools (multiple locations in NY)

Cosmetology

Coop Tech

Coop Tech is a half-day vocational program that offers students hands-on training in a variety of in demand and cutting-edge trade areas. Coop Tech offers classes in all five boroughs and is free of charge.

Many students in Coop Tech are given the opportunity to take part in the Department of Education’s Work Based Learning Program which provides job readiness skills knowledge of basic safety and OSHA procedures, CPR, and real-world work exposure.

Upon recommendation from program faculty, each student can be matched with one of Coop Tech’s intern partnership sites.

Coop Tech offers paths in: