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Welcome to the College and Career Website!
Whether your plans for life after Homewood High School involve attending a four-year or two-year college, serving in the military, or joining the work force, this site will provide helpful resources. Please use the tabs on the left to navigate through the site.
Feel free to contact the HHS 12th Grade Counselor, Bobby Deavers, with questions or to schedule an appointment -- bdeavers@homewood.k12.al.us or 205-871-9663.College Navigator - free consumer information tool designed to assist students, parents, high school counselors, and others get information about over 7000 colleges and universities across the United States and other areas
O-Net Online - primary source of occupational information containing hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors on almost 1,000 occupations covering the entire U.S. economy. The database, which is available to the public at no cost, is continually updated from input by a broad range of workers in each occupation.
Scoir - The College Network - helping students and parents find the right fit "through a unified college search and planning network".
Self-Directed Search - Career Assessment and self-exploration tool
Today's Military - Information on different branches and ways to serve in the military
Common Application
Resources for creating and managing an applicant account on the Common App website. Opens August 1 of SENIOR year.
Cappex - Your College Decision Headquarters
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Potential Magazine - Parenting Teens to Achieve
This publication is free and is full of resources about scholarships, test prep, choosing the right college, and much more. Check it out today!Class of 2023 Scholarship Listing