Portfolio and College Preparation

•  Handout:  Portfolio and College Prep Research Project

• 1.)Facts On File    scroll down to Ferguson's Career Guidance Center good job descriptions and salary information  (OVER 1,250 job descriptions for "art!") use pisdmemorialhs username

• 2.) http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocoiab.htm - good job descriptions and salary information

• 3.)  Berkeley U Student Services Career Help   

• 4.)  College Tool Kit -- Scroll down to Select

• 5.)  NetTrekker Search

• http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocoiab.htm - good job descriptions and salary information

• http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/07statab/labor.pdf (table 612)   Provides current information about job outlook

Colleges and institutes that offer Art Related Concentrations

• Directory of Texas Art Schools and Art Colleges Texas Art Schools, Art Colleges in Texas

• http://www.npda.org/colleges.html  (shortcut to link for lists of colleges offering degrees in art related fields)

• http://www.artschools.com/    Art Schools and Art Colleges Directory

• Google Search for Art Schools in Texas    Google search for Art Schools in Texas

• http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/majorResults.asp?search=art  

Select a MAJOR

• http://www.collegeview.com/collegesearch/index.jsp      Search by MAJOR and by STATE

• http://houston.artist-schools.com/&kid=GOG0005572968  Art Institute of Houston

• http://www.activewebnetworks.com/univ/list/art.html   University Links

• http://www.scad.edu/       Savannah College of Art and Design

• http://univsource.com   (colleges by degree program and by state) (includes trade and technical schools)

• http://www.50states.com/college/texas.htm  List of Texas Colleges and Universities  with brief summary page for price, location and other important basic information.

• http://www.google.com/options/universities.html  (provides Google Search of the college web site itself)

• 101 Universities and Colleges in Texas   Select "Texas" to find list of community colleges as well as larger universities.  Once in "Texas" note the links on the right provide information on technical and trade schools

• http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/   Directory to US community colleges, 4 year colleges and universities (provided by the University of Texas)

• http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp   Princeton Review.com

• http://degreedirectory.org/article_directory/Career_Education_Programs.html  Career Education Programs

• http://www.technical-trade-schools.com/

•  http://www.trade-schools.net/

• http://www.trade-school.org/

• http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Education_Training.shtml 

• http://online.onetcenter.org/

• http://www.careers.org/

STEP 5

• Class Handout for Multimedia Careers Research Project

• Project Due Dates:  TBA

Step 6

• Library Catalog  Maverick Library has a large collection of books that provide information on career opportunities