Your Choice
Higher education, either college or vocational training, provides you with opportunities and choices not available to high school graduates.
Higher education, either college or vocational training, provides you with opportunities and choices not available to high school graduates.
As an upperclassman in high school, you no doubt know by now that your progression in life is fueled by an unending series of decisions. One of the biggest decisions now facing you is—what next? Going to College in Alaska is provided so that no matter how you choose to answer that question—Your choice can be a well-informed one.
As decisions go, continuing your education beyond high school can be a MILLION DOLLAR DECISION. To help in narrowing down your choices Going to College in Alaska includes valuable facts and information about: choosing a program that fits you and your interests, hot jobs and employment in Alaska, free and low-cost financial aid, and diverse education and training opportunities right here in Alaska.
Where to start and what to consider? Start finding the college or training program that fits you. You do that by looking at schools of interest and considering: cost, location, admission requirements, financial aid availability, program or degrees offered, or study abroad options as well as the fun extracurricular stuff such as intramural or intercollegiate sports and campus life events and activities. Going to College in Alaska offers just a brief snapshot of your Alaska options and it will be up to you to learn more about them.
The fine print is something you also want to pay attention to. If you decide to start up the educational ladder one rung at a time, enrolling first in a certificate program and then moving to an associate’s degree and then to a bachelor’s degree, etc ., you really need to do your homework about the transferability of any credits you will earn at one school to another. College students are highly mobile and move from one college to another, sometimes even enrolled in more than one school at the same time. To avoid taking (and pay for) the same or similar courses more than once on your way to a degree, look into an institution’s credit transfer process and get a clear answer BEFORE you commit.
So get started today! If you need information that is not included in this publication, please visit our website, or call our call center, 1-800-441-2962 for personalized assistance. Remember—It’s your life and your choice!