College and Career Success

This 3-credit hour, 8-unit course prepares learners for success in academia and the workplace by equipping them with the language, knowledge, and skills necessary to achieve their college and career goals. Areas of importance include career exploration, college navigation, practical life skills, and personal development. Essential competencies for success in both college and career, such as effective and appropriate communication, information literacy, innovative problem-solving, and interpersonal relations will be addressed. This course emphasizes the development of skills, strategies, dispositions, and behaviors that lead students to become capable, confident, and conscientious citizens of the community. Learners will leave the course with an understanding of the purpose, value, and meaning of education and work.