Careers and College

Urbana High School Library

Careers & Colleges: life after high school

Your first stop should be the UHS Guidance Department for career and college information and assitance!

Explore Careers

  • Encyclopedia of Careers & Vocational Guidance (2014-15) – This is a 5 volume reference set that is available to you in searchable, digital, full-text format from Infobase.  Off-site access requires a password that you can get from the librarian.
  • Career Information Center (2014) – This is a 16 volume reference set that is available to you in searchable, digital, full-text format [from the Gale Virtual Reference Library]. Off-site access requires a password that you can get from the librarian.
  • Career Exploration from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. A great, user-friendly place to explore a variety of careers based on your interests.
  • STEM Occupations – The Bureau also has a career page specifically for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers.
  • Career One Stop sponsored by the US Department of Labor. A good place to get started in exploring career and education options for your future.
  • Videos from Career One Stop. Career videos that you can view online.

Colleges and Universities

  • Peterson’s makes those huge books of college listings. You can take advantage of their resources at their online location.
  • College Navigator from the US National Center for Education Statistics will help you find colleges you might want to attend.
  • Princeton Review also makes huge books listing colleges in the US. You can explore their online resources at this link.
  • College Scorecard from the US Department of Education will help you find out more about college and college costs (scroll down to see the whole page.
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