35th Annual College & Career Night
featuring Funding an Education workshops
6-8 p.m.
October 18, 2011

JCC and the Chautauqua County Counselors Association will host College & Career Night on October 18 in the Physical Education Complex on JCC’s Jamestown Campus. Admission is free. For additional information call 716.338.1065.  See the brochure here.

Representatives from nearly 60 colleges and 80 career areas will be available to speak with interested students, parents, and other community residents during the event.

Information on financial aid planning is available during Funding an Education sessions at 6 and 7:15 p.m. in the Lenna Theatre of the Hultquist Library. Area scholarships available through the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation will be outlined as well.

You will find your conversations with College and Career Night representatives more productive if you think about the questions you'd like to ask ahead of time. Questions might include:

For career representatives

• What are your work responsibilities?
• What are your typical work hours?
• Could you describe your work setting?
• What are some ways of getting trained for this career?
• Is special licensing required?
• What personal qualities are needed?
• What school subjects would help?
• What is the salary range?
• What do you like and dislike about the job?
• What is the employment outlook? Locally? Nationally?
• How is the occupation likely to be affected by technology or change?
• What are some related occupations?
• What are the opportunities for growth within this field?

For college representatives

• Do you have a specific program in my area of interest?
• What are the annual costs of attending your college or university?
• Could you describe the community in which you are located?
• What are the admission requirements?
• Is special licensing required?
• What percentage of students graduating with degrees in my area of interest find related employment?
• What are the special features of your college or university (financial aid, campus activities, athletics, etc.)?
• What are the deadlines for submitting an application?

College & Career Night will feature representatives from:

Colleges (tentative)
Alfred State College, Alfred University, Ashland University, Baldwin-Wallace College, Bryant & Stratton, Canisius College, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarkson University, Daemen College, Defiance College, D`Youville College, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Elmira College, Empire State College SUNY, Fairmont State University, Gannon University, George Mason University, Grove City College, Hilbert College, Houghton College, Houghton College PACE, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Jamestown Business College, John Carroll University,  Keuka College, Lake Erie College, LECOM, LeMoyne College, Medaille College, Mercyhurst College, Nazareth College, Niagara University, Paul Smith's College, Penn State University, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Slippery Rock University, St. Bonaventure University, St. John Fisher College, SUNY at Albany, SUNY at Buffalo, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Buffalo State College, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Cortland, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Institute of Technology, SUNY Maritime, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Potsdam, Syracuse University, Thiel College, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Univeristy of Rochester, Utica College of Syracuse, Westminister College

Careers
Accounting, Activities Coordination, Advertising/Marketing, Architecture, Art, Aviation, Banking, Biotechnology, Business Development & Ownership, Ceramic Engineering, Chef, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chiropractic, Civil Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Sales & Service, Conservation/Law Enforcement, Construction Trades, Corrections, Counseling/Mental, Health, Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Dietetics, Drafting/Design/CAD, Electrical Construction, Electrical Engineering, Energy Careers, Financial Planning, Firefighting, Foreign Languages, Forensic Science, Forestry, Funeral Directing, Health Care Administration, Heavy Equipment Operation, Hotel Management, Human Resources, Industrial Engineering, Insurance, Journalism, Law Enforcement-City, Law Enforcement-Park, Law Enforcement-Sheriff, Law Enforcement-State, Law/Paralegal, Library/Information Science, Massage Therapy, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Laboratory Technology, Music, Natural Resources Management, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Office Technology, Optometry, Paramedic/EMS, Pharmacy, Photography, Physician, Physician Assistant, Probation, Psychology, Public Relations, Radio Professions, Radiologic Technology, Real Estate, Social Work, Special Education, Speech Pathology/Audiology, Sports Medicine/Physical Therapy, Teaching, Teaching – Physical Education, Television Professions, Veterinary Medicine, Vocational Trades, Web Design, Welding