Top 10 Career Center Questions

1. How can I access information about the careers I am interested in?
2. Where can I find information about majors offered at Anoka-Ramsey Community College?
3. Where can I find information about other colleges?
4. How do I figure out which schools offer the major I am interested in?
5. How can I find information about classes that I need to take to transfer to another college?
6. I know what major I am interested in but have no idea what careers are related to my chosen major. In other words, what can I do with a major in psychology, biology or whatever? 
7. Help -- I need money! Where can I get information on Financial Aid? 
8. How can I look up information about Anoka-Ramsey classes? 
9. An internship sounds interesting – how do I get started? 
10. What are the hours of the Career Center? 

1) How can I access information about the careers I am interested in?  
The O*NET Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Occupational Briefs, Encyclopedia of Careers, and Occupational Outlook Handbook are good initial resources. You can get a brief description about the vast majority of occupations available in the United States as well as job outlook, salary, and other useful facts.

DISCOVER will give you a national perspective on career exploration whereas (Minnesota Career Information Systems) MCIS will give you specific occupational information from a Minnesota perspective. These resources will provide you with job descriptions, outlook and wage information, education and training requirements, as well as additional resources for further research.

ISEEK (the Internet Source for Education and Employment Knowledge) can help you explore a variety of careers and can also provide wage and employment outlook information for the State of Minnesota.

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2) Where can I find information about majors offered at Anoka-Ramsey Community College?  
Our college catalog offers information on programs of study at both campuses of ARCC. In addition, we have program guide sheets for all of our majors on-line as well as in the Career Center.

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3) Where can I find information about other colleges?
College catalogs are always a good place to start when gathering information about a specific college. We have the printed versions of Minnesota institutions as well as some out-of-state colleges located in the career center.  

Many Minnesota colleges have their catalogs on their web site as well as out of state schools.

Or, go online to DISCOVER, and ISEEK (the Internet Source for Education and Employment Knowledge), or use the MCIS (the Minnesota Career Information System) in the Career Center.

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4) How do I figure out which schools offer the major I am interested in?
Books you may find helpful include the Chronicle Two-Year College Data, Chronicle Four-Year Data, Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees.

Online resources include MCIS (Minnesota Career Information System) and DISCOVER or College Search by major.

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5) How can I find information about classes that I need to take to transfer to another college? 
It's always best to talk to a counselor or advisor regarding transfer, but you can get a jumpt start by reviewing the Course Applicability System (CAS) which will help you identify how the courses you have taken at another college or university will transfer into ARCC.

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6) I know what major I am interested in but have no idea what careers are related to my chosen major. In other words, what can I do with a major in psychology, biology or whatever?  
Start with the following resources:

The Career Connection for College Education
What Can I Do With a Major In
College Majors and Careers

Or, check out these online resources:

College Majors and Careers
What Can I Do With A Major In ...?

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7) HELP – I need money!!! Where can I find information on scholarships and financial aid?  
Visit the Financial Aid Office. They can help you with grants, loans, scholarships and student employment.

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8) How can I look up information about Anoka-Ramsey classes?  
Check out our college catalog for all of our curriculum or see our course schedule for our current course offerings.

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9) An internship sounds interesting – how do I get started?
Visit with Shirley Andreason, Coordinator of the Internship Program.

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10) What are the hours of the Career Center?

For more information contact 763.433.1840 (Cambridge campus) or 763.433.1230 (Coon Rapids campus).

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