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Career Pathways

Career Pathways connect you to the courses, skills, and credentials you need to prepare for a high-demand job. Jumpstart your career or continue to advance your skills in your chosen career. Wherever you are, community colleges offer a place to take the next step.

Explore career options and move forward on your career pathway at one of Oregon's 17 community colleges.

http://www.mypathcareers.org/resources/career-pathways
OSAC

The state of Oregon's official website for student financial aid, grants, and scholarship opportunities administered by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission.

http://www.getcollegefunds.org
Students First

Advice/mentoring for students in the greater Portland area.

http://www.studentsfirst.pdx.edu
WorkSource Centers

A list of WorkSource Centers located all across Oregon where you can get personalized help finding a job, locating financial aid information, and accessing additional career information. The staff can connect you quickly to the resource you need.

http://www.worksourceoregon.org/index.php/contact-us-mainmenu-17

Get help paying for school. Learn about financial aid.

College Board

Resources to help you plan for college, find a college, apply for college and pay for college.

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/index.html?student
College Scholarships

Search for financial aid opportunities, grants and loan opportunities. No user name or password necessary.

http://www.collegescholarships.org
CollegeView

Calculate your college costs, explore financial aid and loan options and learn about careers and majors. Check out their Student Lounge for blogs from real students about choosing a school and career path.

http://www.collegeview.com/financialaid/index.html
FAFSA

FAFSA should be your first stop when thinking about paying for school. This site will help you find out your eligibility for federal student aid.

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
FinAid!

This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools. Access to FinAid is free for all users.

http://www.finaid.org
OSAC

The state of Oregon's official website for student financial aid, grants, and scholarship opportunities administered by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission.

http://www.getcollegefunds.org
Scholarship Experts

Scholarships come in all shapes and sizes. Scholarship Experts is a scholarship search engine that's been helping parents and students find scholarships and free college money since 2001.

http://www.scholarshipexperts.com
WorkSource Centers

A list of WorkSource Centers located all across Oregon where you can get personalized help finding a job, locating financial aid information, and accessing additional career information. The staff can connect you quickly to the resource you need.

http://www.worksourceoregon.org/index.php/contact-us-mainmenu-17

Find a job. Search other job sites.

Idealist

Idealist is an interactive site where you can find people, organizations, groups, jobs, volunteer opportunities, events, and more. You can sign up to receive daily alerts with new opportunities matching your interests, or create a personal profile to network with other Idealists.

http://www.idealist.org
iMatch Skills

Where employers and jobs seekers connect. Set up your iMatch Skills profile to match your skills and experience to jobs across Oregon.

https://empportal.emp.state.or.us/imp_imscod_dad/!pkg_startup.proc_new_home
Internweb

A great resource if you're looking for a paid or unpaid internship or an entry level job. Internweb will connect you with thousands of internships and hundreds of employers.

http://www.internweb.com
Jobdango

Jobdango is job search engine that focuses on the Northwest companies and jobseekers.

http://jobdango.com/
Wetfeet

WetFeet provides profiles of companies, careers, and industries to guide job seekers toward finding the right career, the right industry, the right company, and the right job for them.

http://www.wetfeet.com
WorkSource Centers

A list of WorkSource Centers located all across Oregon where you can get personalized help finding a job, locating financial aid information, and accessing additional career information. The staff can connect you quickly to the resource you need.

http://www.worksourceoregon.org/index.php/contact-us-mainmenu-17

Get experience. Find an internship.

Idealist

Idealist is an interactive site where you can find people, organizations, groups, jobs, volunteer opportunities, events, and more. You can sign up to receive daily alerts with new opportunities matching your interests, or create a personal profile to network with other Idealists.

http://www.idealist.org
Internweb

A great resource if you're looking for a paid or unpaid internship or an entry level job. Internweb will connect you with thousands of internships and hundreds of employers.

http://www.internweb.com
Oregon Apprenticeship Guide

This guide outlines occupations that provide job training through apprenticeship programs. It provides a summary of current Oregon apprenticeship programs, and helps you find a program that best fits your interests, talents and skills.

http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI/ATD/A_AG_Intro.shtml
Wetfeet

WetFeet provides profiles of companies, careers, and industries to guide job seekers toward finding the right career, the right industry, the right company, and the right job for them.

http://www.wetfeet.com