Career Center

The length of these programs varies from two years to five year. You start getting paid once you are accepted and start your apprenticship program. 

Get started researching you future here!  

Construct Your Future!

IUEC Local #10 Information and application

If you are planning to attend college after high school, you should be taking the most challenging classes and earning the best grades you can. All four years of high school count when you apply to college.

College Planning Guide

Choosing A College

College Admission Process

College Application Process

Academics

• 9th – 11th most important for grades because you will be applying to colleges in the early fall of 12th grade
  • Every class, every credit matters. Even electives.
  • Would you want admissions offices to see those interims? If not, make sure they improve by the end of the year for final grades because the final grades are what get printed on your transcript!
• Discipline Record --> Counselor Page
  • Every college asks your counselor to check off whether or not you’ve ever been suspended. If yes, we have to explain why.
  • Cell phone violations look silly to college admissions reps --- it looks like you won’t be able to follow simple campus rules.
• Build a resume starting NOW! 
  • Volunteering/community service is more than just your SSL graduation requirement
  • Get involved in an activity and stick with it
  • DO something, anything that will make you more than a name on a page
  • Jobs and colleges want more than just grades!!!

Methods to apply to college

Common Application 

Coalition for College

Common Black College Application

College of Southern Maryland

Some Colleges you will apply directly through the colleges official website.

Are you interested in a Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU)?
Check out this site:  https://hbcuconnect.com/

New Pre-Engineering Program at CSM:  For more information about the CSM Engineering Program, visit http://stem.csmd.edu/ or call Pre- Engineering Coordinator Jehnell Linkins at 301-934-7747.

BigFuture

Places to research colleges

If you already know the name of the college you want to learn about or apply to, you can google the college name or click below.

(More colleges will be added daily. Not every college will be listed below.)

Maryland Colleges

Bowie State University

Frostburg State University

Morgan State University

Salisbury University

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Towson University

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) 2021-2022

(All students planning to attend a 2 or 4-year college or a trade or technical school should complete the FAFSA!)

www.fafsa.gov

Federal Student Aid  myStudentAid in your Apple App Store or Google Play is a government form that is used by colleges to award merit based scholarships, need based grants and student and parent loans.  The earliest that is can be completed is October 1st of the student's senior year.  The state of Maryland deadline is March 1st of the student's senior year.  However, several schools even in Maryland require the form to be completed and submitted earlier.  Please check with universities in which you are interested.

Remember you are always completing the  FAFSA for the college school year you are going into.  So for High School Seniors Class of 2021 you will complete the 2021-2022 FAFSA.

La Plata High School holds a Financial Aid Night each year in October. The College of Southern Maryland and other organizations hold FAFSA line-by-line workshops typically in January. All of this is free. The actual form is free and there is a free on-line live chat, free e-mail help and a toll free phone number all at www.fafsa.gov. 

If you are interested in enlisting the military after high school, you must take the ASVAB test. More information about this test is available from Mrs. Campbell in the Career Center. You must also pass a physical exam. You should talk to recruiters from all branches of the military before making a decision on which one you want to enlist. Recruiters come to the College and Career Center at least twice a year or you can visit the recruitment office in Waldorf.

Opportunities

Check out ROTC programs at the colleges you are interested in attending. Apply for ROTC Scholarships during Spring of your Junior year.

If you are currently in NJROTC See Gy. Sgt. Bailey for additional scholarship opportunities.

Apply for Military Academy's during Spring of your Junior year. Also most Military Academy's have a summer camp during the summer after you Junior year that can help boost your application.

www.asvabprogram.com

Juniors and Seniors may take the ASVAB test at La Plata High School.  The test is free and is administered by the ASVAB administration during our school day. Students must sign up in the Career Center with Mrs. Campbell. Scores are valid for two years and will only be distributed to the student.

ASVAB Study Sites

ASVAB Program

Official site of the ASVAB

Today's Military

ASVAB Practice Test

ASVAB Test Dates 

TBA - Due to the current pandemic situation CCPS will not be hosting the ASVAB until further notice. Please contact one of the recruiters below if you are a senior and interested in enlisting in the Military.

Military Recruiters

Air Force 

Technical Sergeant David Miller
317 USAF Recruiting Squandron
173 Saint Patricks Drive
Waldorf, MD 20603
Cell: 240-304-4476
E-mail: david.milner.3@us.af.mil

Army

Staff Sergeant (SSG) Michael E. Gilliam
U.S. Army Recruiting Center
173 St. Patricks Drive Suite 202
Waldorf, MD 20603
Cell: (757) 748-7195
Office (301) 645-9190
michael.e.gilliam.mil@mail.mil

Active Duty = Full Time

Reserves = Part Time

Coast Guard

BM2 Christopher Daniels
USCG Recruiting Office Washington, D.C.
645 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E. STE 202
Washington, D.C. 20003
202-543-8313 (phone)
202-430-1300 (cell)
202-543-8317 (fax)
www.gocoastguard.com

Marines

Staff Sergeant Demetrius L. Munnerlyn (Flyer)
Recruiting Sub Station Waldorf (RSS WA)
173 St. Patricks Drive, Waldorf MD, 20603
O: 301.843.0353  C: 443.421.1406
Email: demetrius.munnerlyn@marines.usmc.mil

Navy

AO2(AW) Andrzejewski, Walter
US Navy Recruiter
NRD Richmond NRS Waldorf
Office ~ 301.843.8572
Cell ~ 301.602.2576
walter.andrzejewski@navy.mil

SAT - ACT:  School Code, CEEB Code, ETS Code - 210685

The best way to prepare for these college entrance exams is to participate in the daily schoolwork, and homework, then prior to the test to study to refresh already learned knowledge.  It is reccommended that Juniors take an exam during May or June and Seniors take an exam during August or October. To learn more about each test, free study material or to register go to www.collegeboard.org for the SAT and to www.act.org .  If you think you may qualify for a fee waiver please see Mrs. Campbell in the Career Center. Also see Mrs. Campbell, College & Career Advisor or you School Counselor for information.

SAT/ACT Score Conversion chart: https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/act-to-sat-conversion

College Admission Test information click here for more information!!

SAT 2021 - 2022 Test Dates

ACT 2021 - 2022 Test Dates

Do you know about the Selective Service System?  Almost all male U.S. citizens and male immigrants, who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service. 

Registering is the law.  

Learn who must register

Learn why you should register and the benefits

Learn how to register

Tips & ideas for planning for the future

It is never too early to start making plans for what you will do after high school. Not sure where to start?? Mrs. Campbell is available to help you in the College and Career Center and every student has access to Career Cruising!

Career Cruising has an Employment section where you can search for open positions in the area. The newspaper, classified ads, and signs in local businesses are good places to start looking too. Mrs. Campbell occasionally gets information about job openings too. You can check with her in the College and Career Center during lunch or before school!

Career Cruising

Each student has a personal username and password for accessing this information.  If you do not remember your user ID and password, see Mrs. Campbell.

What Can I Do with This Major?

There is a large selection of vocational and technical trade schools in this area. They take anywhere from six months to two years to complete, with either a certificate or an Associate’s degree. There is no room and board at most of these schools. They usually concentrate on just the major classes with very few other courses offered. . You will want to make sure the school is accredited for the program you are considering. You will need to complete an application.

Were you just hired?  Did your new manager tell you need to submit a work permit?
For important information and to start your work permit:

Work Permit Information