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College for Adults

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Main Website:
https://www.collegeforadults.org/
Activity Website:
https://www.collegeforadults.org/

Activity Description

The site guides adults through the whole college process - applying to school, taking college placements tests, setting career and educational goals, picking majors, etc. It is an excellent resource for individual students as well as adult secondary classroom activities. Topics include career planning, applying to college, financial planning, brushing up on academic skills, and more resources on how to be successful in college. Use the Example Document, College for Adults to guide students through the Web site and give them a place to note important things they discover.

Preparation

  1. Explore the Web site.
  2. Print the Example Document, College for Adults (above) worksheet. Students can use it to record what they learn as they explore the site.
  3. Download and print worksheets found on the Web site to assign. 
  4. Prepare vocabulary list of unfamiliar words.
  5. This topic is vast and will take several weeks to explore.

How-To

  1. On the topic of Career Planning use the worksheets available in each section. You will need to scroll down the page to find them. They include:
  2. Under Career Planning explore Self-Exploration. Each sub-section has worksheets you can print. In What Other Skills Do I Have there is useful a worksheet called Career Educational Planning Worksheet.
  3. Occupational Exploration uses online job information to put on the Occupational Exploration Worksheet.
  4. Have students use the links on the Web site to expand their exploration. Hand out the Example Document, College for Adults. Students can use it as a place to record things they learn as they explore the site.

Teacher Tips

The reading level is about 7th or 8th grade, but if you can download the audio software BrowseAloud there is audio support and students can listen to the text being read aloud. You will find the link to this software on the home page in the last paragraph.

More Ways

Under Resources > Links and Worksheets you will find a lot of excellent information useful for your college bound student. One worksheet, Campus Map Checklist, identifies places students should find on the campus and tells them what they will find there.

Program Areas

  • ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

  • Intermediate
  • High

Documents

Tags

academic skills, applying to college, audio support, career planning, college, college for adults, collegeforadults, computer assisted reading, financial planning for college
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN240137 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.