Increasing College Opportunity for Low-Income Students: Promising Models and a Call to Action, 2014

The Executive Office of the President and the Department of Education engaged with leading experts to identify the barriers to increasing college opportunity and helping and encouraging low-income students to apply, enroll, and succeed in college. They identified four key areas of work to promote college opportunity:
•    Connecting more low-income students to colleges where they can succeed and encouraging completion 
•    Increasing the pool of students preparing for college
•    Reducing inequalities in college advising and test preparation
•    Seeking breakthroughs in remedial education
 

Category: Current Research
Publication Date: 2014

Job-Applications.com

This website provides tools for interviewing and applying directly to jobs online.

Source: Job-Applications.com
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2018

Jung Typology Test

A personality test based on Carl Jung's and Isabel Briggs Myers' approach to personality. Results of this test will help you identify careers, colleges, and job training programs most suitable for your personality type.

Source: Humanmetrics Inc.
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2018

Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), projects the number of high school graduates in the US from school years 2000-01 through 2031-32. The data are disaggregated by state and region, public and private schools, and race/ethnicity.

Category: Current Research
Publication Date: 2016

O*NET OnLine

The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) OnLine has detailed career descriptions for use by students, counselors, job seekers, and others. Counselor resources include the Career Exploration Tools, O*NET OnLine, and OnLine's Skills Search. Students can learn more about a specific occupation from My Next Move or discover occupations suited for them through the Interest Profiler and Work Importance Profiler assessments.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA)
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2018

Pathways To Success: Integrating Learning with Life and Work to Increase National College Completion

In 2011, the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance held a hearing and asked experts to address the 1) barriers to access and persistence, 2) best practices, and 3) the role of the federal government in serving nontraditional students.  

Category: Current Research
Publication Date: 2012

Pennsylvania Career Zone

This website provides tools and assessments for career exploration and preparation.

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2018

Re-Engagement Center Intake Form

School counselors can use this sample intake form to gather information about student's background, supports needed, and future plans.

Source: School District of Philadelphia
Category: College Planning and Assessments, Tools for Advisers

Re-Engaging Disconnected Youth in Washington, DC

This excerpt describes local efforts supporting disconnected youth in Washington, DC, including public charter and alternative education programs, GED preparation programs, GED/workforce development blended programs, job training programs, and other programs.

Category: College Planning and Assessments, Tools for Advisers, Current Research

Upwardly Global

Upwardly Global helps immigrants and refugees eliminate employment barriers and integrate into the US workforce, providing an online Job Search Program and professional licensing guides.

Source: Upwardly Global
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments
Publication Date: 2019