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Career & College Centers

AchieveMpls Career & College Centers (CCCs) provide all MPS students with the information, personal support and connections they need to create a solid plan for careers or college.

CCCs can be found in all MPS comprehensive high schools and most contract alternatives, and are a central community resource hub for students and parents. Our highly-skilled CCC Coordinators provide students with

  • Individual guidance on career opportunities, college searches and financial aid
  • Access to Naviance software, which helps students search for colleges, financial aid and scholarships
  • Assistance with My Life Plan, annual career assessments that begin in sixth grade and continue through high school
  • College Fairs and visits by college admissions representatives to their schools
  • Tours of local colleges
  • Career Fairs
  • “Real Life Connections” workshops with hundreds of business and community volunteers who share their professional paths and insights
  • Military recruiter visits
  • Meetings with parents and family members

 
Check out our CCC video and find the AchieveMpls Career & College Center at your high school!

CCC Impact

Since the creation of the College & Career Centers in 2005, district-wide graduation rates in MPS have risen, as well as college enrollment and the rate of students taking the ACT.

Career & College Center Sites

Find the Career & College Center at your MPS high school.

CCC Staff

Meet our dedicated College & Career Coordinators!

Career & College Resources

Here are some great links to college information and applications, scholarships and financial aid, college admission testing and placement, career information and other resources.

3CSL Student Leaders

3CSL student leaders serve as ambassadors in their schools and communities, providing career and college information for their student peers and offering important feedback to CCC Coordinators about strengthening student outreach.

CCC Videos

Get an inside glimpse into one of our Career & College Centers, and check out the new 3CSL student leader film, "Gotta Focus...It's Your Future!"

CCC Volunteer Opportunities

As a volunteer with the Career & College Centers, you serve students by sharing knowledge and skills that will help our young people succeed after hig school. You serve the community by growing our next generation of educated adults. And you serve yourself by learning a student’s fresh perspective and inspiring energy.

Thank you for being there

Thank you for being there these past years. Without your help and advice I would have never applied to college or scholarships. Without you I would not be thinking about my future education. I will never forget what you did for me. You changed my life.  ~  Student note to a CCC Coordinator