Student Success Center staff members can assist you in making career decisions and plans that will relate your interests, abilities, values, and personalities to your career goal.

You have access to career assessments and print and computer-based resources used to assess your interests, identify your options, explore career areas and educational choices, and assess occupational information.

Career planning resources include computerized career planning systems, inventories, and other self-exploration programs.

Our Interest Inventories are useful in assessing and describing your likes and dislikes. This information leads to greater self-awareness for career and life decision making.

Personality Assessments are designed to measure a wide variety of traits and characteristics that may be related to your behavior and feelings. This information leads to greater self-awareness concerning the career areas you may find satisfying.

Career Planning Programs are comprehensive computer-based resources which will allow you to develop personalized educational and career plans. They provide valuable information on careers, job markets, and training. In addition, a Career Development (SD 110) a one credit class is offered to provide in-depth career exploration for you if you are undecided.

For independent career exploration you can access several Internet-based resources:

• Bridges -- http://cx.bridges.com
  Site ID: 0002176
  Password: sccc

We also encourage you to visit the Learning Resource Center to explore career information from the following sources:

• Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)
• Guide to Occupational Exploration (GOE)
• Vocational Biographies
• Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
• Discover - computer based career assessment and detailed information
• Bridges - comprehensive, user-friendly, career planning and information resource at http://cx.bridges.com
  Site ID: 0002176
  Password: sccc

• Michigan Career Portal – www.michigan.gov/careers
• U.S. Department of Labor – www.bls.gov
• O*Net Online – online.onetcenter.org
• States’ Career Clusters – www.careerclusters.org