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WHO IS THIS GUIDE FOR?
High school seniors who don't see themselves in traditional 4 year schools.
Individuals who can't seem to find the right career fit.
Individuals in need of educational/career support.
Anyone looking to embark on a new career journey, not knowing where to begin.
It is ok to continue to transition, to explore, to try different work experiences. We hope that this guide will aid in your exploration.
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APPRENTICESHIPS
ASSOCIATE DEGREES
AMERICAN JOB CENTER
CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
CHILDCARE, TRANSIT, SUPPORT & AID
HIGH ROADS ADVANTAGE
MERCER COUNTY CAREER CENTER
SCHOOL CATALOGS
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
Boasting paid work experience, apprenticeship programs are pathways to numerous fields of interest with nationally recognized credentials, no tuition fees, and targeted professional support.
Operating Engineers Apprenticeship Local 649
Brick Layers #6 Apprenticeship - Rock Island Chapter
Carpenters Apprenticeship
Plasterers & Cement Masons Apprenticeship Local 18
Glaziers Apprenticeship - Local #581 JATC
Illowa Millwright - Local #2158 JATC
Illowa Sheet Metal Workers - Local #91 JATC
Insulators Workers - Local #81 JATC
Iron Workers Apprenticeship Training #111
Laborers #309
Operating Engineers - Local #150 JATC
Painter's Locals #502 & #676 JATC
Plasterers Quad City JATC Local 18 / Area #26
Plumbers & Pipefitters #25 JATC
Quad City Electrical Training Center
Roofers Apprenticship #32
Teamsters #371
Tri City Building Trades / General Information
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
Associate Degree Programs are flexible, cost-effective options for continuing your education. These 2 year degrees offer higher earning potential and more job opportunities.
The following symbols next to each program indicate the type of Associate Degree
AA - Associate of Arts
AAA - Associate of Applied Arts
AFA - Associate of Fine Arts
AS - Associate in General Studies
AS - Associate in Liberal Studies
AS - Associate of Science
AAS - Associate of Applied Science
AAS - Associate in Engineering Science
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ACCOUNTING - AAS
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE MANAGEMENT - AAS
AG BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - AAS
ANIMAL SCIENCE - AAS
AUTO COLLISION TECHNOLOGIES - AAS
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY - AAS
BIOLOGY LIBERAL ARTS TRANSFER MAJOR - AS
BUSINESS LIBERAL ARTS TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
CHEMISTRY LIBERAL ARTS TRANSFER MAJOR - AS
CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY - AAS
COMMUNICATION LIBERAL ARTS TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
CNC MACHINING AND TOOL-MAKING TECHNOLOGY - AAS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE LIBERAL ARTS TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
CYBERSECURITY - AAS
DENTAL HYGIENE - AAS
DIESEL TECHNOLOGY - AAS
DIGITAL MASS MEDIA - AAA
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION LIBERAL
ARTS TRANSFER MAJORS - AA
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - AAS
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY - AAS
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - AAS
EXERCISE SCIENCE AND KINESIOLOGY LIBERAL ARTS
TRANSFER MAJORS - AA
FINE ARTS LIBERAL ARTS TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONTINUED
GRAPHIC DESIGN - AAA
HISTORY LIBERAL ARTS TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT - AAS
HUMAN AND FAMILY SERVICES LIBERAL ARTS
TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - AAS
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY - AAS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT - AAS
LIBERAL ARTS TRANSFER PLAN - AA, AS
MARKETING MANAGEMENT - AAS
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY - AAS
NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT - AAS
NETWORK ADMINISTRATION AND ENGINEERING - AAS
NURSING - AAS
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT - AAS
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT - AAS
POLICE SCIENCE - AAS
POLITICAL SCIENCE LIBERAL ARTS TRANSFER MAJOR -
AA PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY - AAA
PSYCHOLOGY
LIBERAL ARTS TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
RESPIRATORY CARE - AAS
SOCIAL WORK LIBERAL ARTS TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
SOCIOLOGY LIBERAL ARTS TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN - AAS
WEB PROGRAMMING AND DEVELOPMENT - AAS
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT - AAS
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE PROFESSIONAL - AAS
AG BUSINESS TRANSFER MAJOR - AS
AGRICULTURE EDUCATION TRANSFER MAJOR - AA, AS
AGRIBUSINESS EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN - AAS
AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT - AAS
AGRIBUSINESS PRECISION AG MANAGEMENT - AAS
AG SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY - AAS
AGRONOMY TRANSFER MAJOR - AS
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE/ENGLISH INTERPRETER -
AAS ANIMAL SCIENCE TRANSFER MAJOR - AS
ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING - AAS
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE - AS
AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY - AAS
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY - AAS
BIOLOGY TRANSFER MAJOR - AS
BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL - AAS
BUSINESS TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
CANCER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - AAS
CHEMISTRY TRANSFER MAJOR - AS
COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
CONSERVATION PATHWAY LIBERAL ARTS - AS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE - AAS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONTINUED
CULINARY ARTS APPRENTICESHIP - AAS
CYBERSECURITY - AAS
DIAGNOSTIC CARDIAC SONOGRAPHY - AAS
DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY - AAS
DIESEL TECHNOLOGY - AAS
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - AAS
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - AAS
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY - AAS
ENGLISH TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - AAS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PATHWAY - AA
EXERCISE SCIENCE & KINESIOLOGY TRANSFER MAJOR -
AA FARM MANAGEMENT - AAS
GRAPHIC ARTS TECHNOLOGY - AAS
HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - AAS
HISTORY TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
HUMAN AND FAMILY SERVICES TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
LIBERAL ARTS - AA
NETWORKING FOR SYSTEMS AND SECURITY - AAS
MATHEMATICS TRANSFER MAJOR - AS
PHYSICS TRANSFER MAJOR - AS
POLITICAL SCIENCE TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONTINUED
PRE-CHIROPRACTIC PATHWAY - AA, AS PREDENTAL HYGIENE - AAS
PRE-HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PATHWAY - AA, AS PROGRAMMING - AAS
PSYCHOLOGY TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGY - AAS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS SPECIALIST -
AAS RESPIRATORY CARE - AAS
SECONDARY EDUCATION TRANSFER MAJOR -
AA SOCIAL WORK TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
SOCIOLOGY TRANSFER MAJOR - AA
SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS - AAS
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY - AAS
TECHNICAL STUDIES - AAS
TURF AND LANDSCAPE - AAS
VETERINARY TECHNICIAN - AAS
WEB DEVELOPMENT - AAS
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
BLACK HAWK COLLEGE
ACCOUNTING - AAS
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTING - AAS
AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT - AAS
AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT HORTICULTURE OPTION -
AAS AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT - CROP PROTECTION
TECHNOLOGY OPTION - AAS
AGRICULTURE MECHANICS TECHNOLOGY - AAS
AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY - AAS
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE EMS-PARAMEDIC - AAS
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS - AA
ASSOCIATE IN FINE ARTS - AFA
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE - AS
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR TECHNOLOGY - AAS
BUSINESS - AAS
EQUESTRIAN SCIENCE - AAS
COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - IT SUPPORT
TECHNICIAN - AAS
COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - NETWORK
ADMINISTRATION - AAS
COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SECURE
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TRACK - AAS
COURT REPORTING TECHNOLOGY - AAS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TECHNOLOGY - AAS
CYBERSECURITY - AAS
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
BLACK HAWK COLLEGE CONTINUED
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - AAS
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ELECTRICAL TRACK - AAS
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING TRACK - AAS
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY MECHANICAL TRACK - AAS
HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT -AAS
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT - AAS
VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY - AAS
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY - AAS
VISUAL COMMUNICATION - AAS
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE
ACCOUNTING - AAS
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE PROFESSIONAL - AAS
AGRIBUSINESS - AAS
AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION - AAS
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS - AA
ASSOCIATE IN FINE ARTS, ART EMPHASIS - AFA
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE - AS
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - AAS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE - AAS
DENTAL HYGIENE - AAS
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES-PARAMEDIC - AAS
GENERAL STUDIES - AGS
INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE - AAS
INDUSTRIAL WELDING TECHNOLOGY - AAS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & CYBERSECURITY - AAS
MEDICAL ASSISTANT - AAS
MEDICAL OFFICE PROFESSIONAL - AAS
MORTUARY SCIENCE - AAS
MORTUARY SCIENCE, ACCELERATED OPTION - AAS
NURSING (LPN TO RN ARTICULATION) - AAS
NURSING (RN) - AAS
RADIOLOGIC TECNHNOLOGY - AAS
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY - AAS
WELDING - AAS
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ACCOUNTING - AAS
AGRIBUSINESS - AA
AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS - AAS
AGRICULTURE ANIMAL SCIENCE - AS
AGRICULTURE BUSINESS - AAS
AGRICULTURE-CROP AND SOIL SCIENCE, MECHANIZATION -
AS AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY - AAS
ART - AA
BIOLOGY - AS
BUSINESS - AA
BUSINESS - ACCOUNTING MAJOR - AA
CHEMISTRY - AS
COMMUNICATION (MEDIA) - AA
COMMUNICATION STUDIES - AA
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS: COMPUTER SOFTWARE
TECHNOLOGY - AAS
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS: NETWORKING
SPECIALIST - AAS
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS: WINDOWS SERVER
ADMINISTRATOR - AAS
COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRACK -
AA COMPUTER SCIENCE/TECHNICAL TRACK - AS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE - AA
CRIMINAL JUSTICE-LAW ENFORCEMENT - AAS
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONTINUED
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - AAS
ECONOMICS - AA
EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD - AA
EDUCATION, ELEMENTARY - AA
EDUCATION, MIDDLE LEVEL - AA
EDUCATION, MIDDLE LEVEL - AS
EDUCATION, SECONDARY - AA
EDUCATION, SECONDARY - AS
EDUCATION, SPECIAL - AA
ENGINEERING - AES
ENGLISH - AA
FOREIGN LANGUAGE - AA
HISTORY - AA
KINESIOLOGY AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION -
AA LIBERAL STUDIES - ALS
MANAGEMENT - AAS
MARKETING - AAS
MATHEMATICS - AS
MULTICRAFT TECHNOLOGY - AAS
NURSING - AAS
NURSING, ADVANCED PLACEMENT - AAS
NURSING (ADN) - AAS
PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR - AAS
PHYSICS - AS
POLITICAL SCIENCE - AA
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONTINUED
PRE-ATHLETIC TRAINING - AA
PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY -
AS PRE-PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL - AS
PSYCHOLOGY - AA
PSYCHOLOGY - AS
RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY - AAS
SOCIAL WORK - AA
SOCIOLOGY - AA
THEATRE ARTS - AA
AMERICAN JOB CENTER
American Job Centers (AJCs) provide free help to job seekers for a variety of career and employment-related needs
Rock Island Location
Monmouth Location
CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
If you lack experience in your field of interest, a certification program could help These programs are financially friendly, and help boost both your professional credibility as well as your earning potential A certificate provides a competitive edge on your resume
1.Highway Construction Careers Training Program
2.Truck Driver Training
3.IGNITE (manufacturing)
4.Veterinary Assisting Certificate
5.160 Driving Academy
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOLARSHIPS
HIGH ROADS ADVANTAGE
High Roads Advantage is a WIOA program empowering young adults ages 16-24. We offer GED prep, but our classroom encompasses so much more! The Monday-Wednesday schedule includes life and employability skills, nutrition and cooking, finance, and leadership development while leaving time Thursday-Sunday for work experience opportunities. Going beyond the GED, we also offer career planning, career-specific trainings and certifications, job shadows and work experiences, and occupational training. Certified students also receive several supportive services, including transportation, childcare, parenting classes, and counseling At High Roads Advantage, we remove the barriers to your success.
SCHOOL CATALOGS
BLACK HAWK
COLLEGE
CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE
EASTERN IOWA
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES
HAWKEYE
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
MIDWEST
TECHNICAL
INSTITUTE
SAUK VALLEY
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Student organizations offer unique experiences outside of the classroom that encourage personal and professional growth at Jr High, High School, and College levels.
Learn more about these organizations to find the right fit for you.
Business Professionals of America
- Giving Purpose to Potential
Future Business Leaders of America - Illinois
Illinois Association of Family, Career & Community Leaders of America
FFA - Illinois Association
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
(Continued)
HOSA - Future Health Professionals Illinois Chapter
Skills USA - Illinois
ILTSA - Illinois Technology Student Association
Educators Rising Science Olympiad
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