Student Guide for Vocational Planning.

Overview & Synopsis

This document, intended for Tacoma, Washington, public school students, encourages them to decide the best career goals and how they will prepare to reach those goals. Included are sections on the objectives, degrees, and certification available at community colleges and vocational-technical schools in the state of Washington; descriptions of the vocational education service areas (trade and industrial education, technical education, health education, business and office, agriculture, home and family life, and distributive education); off-campus vocational programs available to Tacoma high school students at Tacoma Technical High School, Bates Vocational-Technical Institute, Clover Park Vocational Technical Institute, and the career centers; public post-high school vocational training; apprenticeship programs; and military service. Information is provided on some or all of the following: prerequisites; enrollment procedures; curriculum offerings; costs; and financial aid. (CML)