technical education

A guide for high school vocational education students that profiles 150 careers, describing the job itself, requirements, employers, advancement, earnings, work environment, outlook, how to enter the field, and how to get more information. Also lists each career's related school subjects and reference numbers for the "Guide for Occupational Exploration" (GOE) and "Occupational Information Network" (O*NET) databases.

Presents information on over 1,800 two-year colleges in the U S., alphabetized by state, providing contact information and covering student-faculty ratio, degrees and majors, libraries, computers on campus, student life, athletics, costs, and application requirements, and includes close-up profiles of ninety schools.

Provides in-depth information about 150 careers that do not require a four-year college degree, including aircraft mechanic, dental assistant, jeweler, paralegal, and teacher aide; discussing the nature of each job, requirements, advancement, methods of entering, and conditions of work.

Profiles over 1,900 two-year U.S. junior and community colleges, providing details on their student populations, majors, special study programs, library holdings, computers on campus, student life, athletics, standardized tests, costs, financial aid, application options and deadlines, and admissions contacts.

Profiles over 1,900 two-year colleges in the United States and abroad, providing information on majors, tuition and fees, financial aid, special study options, athletics, student life, application requirements, and including contact information.