Education and Career Planning
DEED: Link to Graduate Employment Outcomes tool (The GEO tool provides actual wage amounts earned by successful graduates for different majors and schools, making it possible to see what programs provide the highest earning potential)
Infographic—Where are students from your high school going to college?
Opportunities to start career education in High School
New Youth Skills Training program for high school students
Financing Your Education
MN Department of Employment and Economic Development: “What to Know Before You Owe”
Minnesota State: “Facts about Undergraduate Borrowing”
Career Pathways
Minnesota’s new “Pipeline Project”: Post-secondary Internships and Apprenticeships that combine work-place training and college credit
Why the “Pipeline Project” is important
New Youth Skills Training program for high school students
Finding the right job
RealTime Talent connects employers and job-seekers like never before
Innovative Public Schools
Bloomington Public School/Career Academy
Burnsville High School
Alexandria Area High School
Greater Twin Cities United Way Career Academies
Successful Career Programs
AchieveMpls helps students find great jobs that don’t require a four-year degree
Legacy Minnesota prepares high schoolers for energy industry careers
The Wright Tech program is the standard for entrepreneurship education
Model Post-secondary Programs
Innovative Dunwoody program helping women and minorities find great jobs
MN Manufacturing: Where your dreams become a reality.
WSI Industries grows thanks to innovative employees.
Ingenuity & teamwork drive Ultra Machining Company.
Revolutionary new tool helps employers find skilled workers, Postsecondary education for non-dummies
An Impressive “Hand’s On, In-the-Seat” Program in Staples, Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Dr. Nick Eberstadt Kicks off the Great Jobs Project, discussing his new book: Men Without Work