College and Career Resources
College Career Resources for high school students.
Greetings! My name is Sara Money and I am the Indian Education College Career Resource Counselor.
Are you ready to figure out what career would be best for you? I would encourage you to first watch the video "The Insufficient Degree." It is important to figure out WHAT you want to do before you figure out WHERE you want to go.
The second thing you should do is visit the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions. There are two tools that can help you: "Career Exploration" and the "Why I Work."
After you have completed those steps, look at the resources to see what is available for the career(s) that you are interested in. Please feel free to email me at Sara.Money@aps.edu and I can schedule a time to meet with you.
Steps to Figuring Out Career Possibilities
Step 1: Watch Video
Find out why it is important to figure out WHAT you want to do before you figure out WHERE you want to go.
Step 2: Career Exploration
The New Mexico Department of WorkForce Solutions has two amazing tools to help guide students for career opportunities:
- Career Exploration: The process of identifying careers you're interested in is called career exploration. Take the time now to evaluate who you are and what you want so you can get started on the right path.
- Why I Work: A financial tool that shows you how much money you need to make to afford the things you want and need. Use "Why I Work" to get an idea of how much you need to earn and explore occupations with wages that match what you need.
Step 3: Look for Opportunities!
- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) New Mexico: Paid on-the-job training with local contractors and evening classroom instruction at NO COST to the Apprentice: Carpentry (4 years), Electrical (4 years), HVAC-R Technician (4 years), Masonry (3 years), Plumbing (4 years), Sheet Metal (4 years).
- TLC Plumbing: Work full time, learn a trade, earn a license certificate or degree: Electrical, HVAC-R Technician, Plumbing Project Manager, and Auto/Diesel Mechanic
- Healthy Neighborhoods Albuquerque increases jobs and economic activity in neighborhoods in Albuquerque: Patient Transporter, Food service Aide, Patient Aide, Tech Patient Services, and Logistics Tech
- Military: Start the with Armed services Vocation Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) that is a test to measure your abilities and help predict future academic and occupational success in the military: Air Force, Army, Navy, New Mexico Army National Guard, Marines
- Court Reporting: Two years of school. Start with a 6-week class to learn the basics of steno theory in a virtual classroom environment. Email: nmcramail@gmail.com for more information.
- Deep Dive Coding: Computer coding at an intensive training bootcamp. CNM Ingenuity, (505) 224-4717.
Additional College Resources
Test Preparation / Order Transcripts
Financial Aid and Scholarships
- APS Scholarship Information: This is a link to scholarships, search engines, financial aid information and more.
- Scholarship Google List & Search Engines
- Global Education: Opportunity to attend UNM and go to other Universities in the world and pay in-state tuition
- FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Assistance FAFSA Mondays from 3 to 6 pm every Monday!
- ABQ Coordinated Resource Guide
- McDonald's Archways to Opportunity: McDonald's help pays for college tuition to employees
Colleges
- Central New Mexico Community College (CNM): Financial aid and scholarship services for future students.
- Harvard College: The university has announced new initiatives to get students from low to middle-income families to attend its' university.
- Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)
- Job Corps: the Nation's largest free education and job training program for young adults. Can live on campus for free.
- Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI)
- New Mexico Highlands University: Awards three students full ride scholarship from each tribe in New Mexico.
- University of New Mexico: Admissions and recruitment services for prospective students.
- UNM Application Link
Native American Resources
- Indian Education Division at the New Mexico Higher Education Department
- Native American Scholarship College Opportunities (PDF)
- Native American College Student Support Guide
- Native American College Scholarship Opportunities (PDF)
- Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship & Financial Assistance (ONNSFA): Scholarship and application information for Navajo Nation students.
- Native Pathways to College
- Arizona State University
- ASU Indian Legal Program, Washington DC Experience
- ASU Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Indian Law
- ASU Pipeline to LAW Native American Law Workshop