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College & Career Exploration

College & Career Exploration

Planning Your Future

Resources to help prepare the right educational and career path for you!

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College prep
Career exploration
Financial planning
Life skills
and more

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Search colleges across the nation  

View maps and take virtual tours

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See Your Options!  Make a Plan!

Career Quiz  |  College Quiz  |  Scholarship Quiz

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Build a list of schools using My Favorites for side-by-side comparisons
Pinpoint school locations with an interactive map
Export search results into a spreadsheet
Save your session including search options and favorites

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What kind of life do you want after high school?

Discover your interests and values
Find careers, colleges, or training to reach your goals
Learn how to find money to pay for college
Launch college and financial aid applications
Monitor all your progress in one place

Community College Offerings

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College Opportunities for Students

The College Now! Program provides a special opportunity for local high school and home school students to attend Allan Hancock College while attending high school.  Junior High School students may also apply by filling out a College Now! Admissions Appeal form.

College Now! is different than Concurrent Enrollment (college courses which are held at local high schools during bell schedule). 

The College Now! program supports the overall Allan Hancock College mission of fostering an educational culture that values equity and diversity and engages students in an inclusive learning environment.

Learn more...FAQs for CollegeNow!

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Hard to beat FREE!

The Hancock Promise provides local high school graduates with two years of free tuition at Allan Hancock College! The Promise is open to all students who enroll at Hancock immediately after graduating from a high school located in the Allan Hancock Joint Community College District. Students who are home-schooled or completed their GED through a local adult education program within the district (GED and HiSET graduates) are also eligible.

Benefits for students include:

  • More than $2,400 in tuition and fees saved during the first two years at Allan Hancock College
  • Early registration for classes
  • Personalized counseling for academic success
  • Free tutoring and other academic support services

Learn more about the Hancock Promise

Higher Education Requirements and Campus Selector

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Find a Campus Location for You

 

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Career Resources

  • California Career Zone

    Help in choosing a goal and making a plan.

  • United States Bureau of Labor Statistics - for Students

    Career resource guide, career exploration, employment maps, economics made easy, and much more.

  • CareerOneStop

    Explore career options, find training and education, and more.

  • College Salary Report

    Research best schools by major or type of degree, highest paying jobs, and more.

  • My Next Move

    Lets you explore different jobs, see what matches your interests, and get cool ideas for what you might want to do in the future.

  • Career Planner

    Take fun quizzes to discover jobs that fit your personality and interests, giving you cool ideas for what you might want to do in the future.

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