College2Career (C2C) Scholars
This cohort-based program provides entering students with enhanced career exploration and career readiness activities to build and strengthen their future professional identities. Designed to support students in making connections between their academic and future professional pursuits, this program provides enhanced individual and group career advising, mentoring, internships, and facilitated employer connections for selected scholars.
Over the course of four semesters, students will engage in activities including self-assessment and understanding, career pathing, and engaging with alumni and employers to develop their professional competencies. Additionally, students will meet each semester with an assigned Career Educator to ensure progression in their career exploration and professional development and more!
Additional Program Benefits
College2Career Scholars who complete all four semesters in the program will be eligible to apply for leadership positions as Career Scholar Mentors to offer guidance and support to new scholars in a future cohort. Additionally, students who complete all 4-semesters of program activities -and- the required Design Your Career course (Course number: ID 125) will receive a $500 grant. The grant will be applied directly to their tuition.
Applying to the College2Career Scholarship Program:
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis as long as space in the program is available. Apply Now to Become a C2C Scholar.
Program Details:
-College2Career Scholars will commit roughly 3-4 hours in total to program activities during the first semester.
Group Sessions:
-Students will participate in a virtual welcome activity before fall classes begin to meet their fellow scholars, program facilitator, and learn more about the program.
-Students will receive an introduction to and begin their e3 Career Action Plans. This is a step-by-step career exploration and professional development program that students will complete before graduation.
-Students will utilize online assessment tools to uncover their interests, values, skills, and strengths. A Career Educator will then guide students in understanding how their assessment results can be applied in their academic and future career pursuits.
Individual Support:
-Students may participate in individual meetings with a Career Educator to ensure progression in their career exploration and professional development.
-Career Scholars will commit roughly 3-4 hours in total to program activities during the second semester.
Group Sessions:
-Students will receive guidance on effective networking and informational interviewing to help support their career exploration and future internship and job search strategies.
-Students will have the opportunity to network with prospective employers through industry-based networking events.
Individual Support:
-Students will participate in the Résumé Revival event, featuring Arcadia alumni and prospective employers to gain professional insights into the world of work.
-Students will participate in individual meetings with a Career Educator to ensure progression in their career action plans.
-C2C Scholars will commit roughly 20-25 hours in total to program activities during the third semester due to the additional participation in the Design Your Career course (Course number: ID 125) during this time.
Group Sessions:
-Students are required to enroll in the Design Your Career course. This 2-credit course is designed to increase awareness of the career planning process and expand understanding of the relationship between career education and the world of work.
-In the 7-weeks Design Your Career course, scholars will learn competencies such as résumé-writing, job application strategies, practice interviewing (in-class), and developing professional goals, and much more!
Individual Support:
-Students will participate in individual meetings with a Career Educator to ensure progression in their career action plans.
-College2Career Scholars will commit roughly 3-4 hours in total to program activities during their final semester with additional hours required for students who participate in the internship option.
Group Sessions:
-Students will receive training on professional development topics such as Leading as a Young Professional, Workplace Etiquette, and Mentoring.
Individual Support:
-Students will participate in individual meetings with a Career Educator to ensure progression in their career action plans.
In addition to these activities, students may choose to attend additional group activities or excursions offered by the Program Coordinator to enhance their scholar experience. Apply by July 6 for priority consideration. After June 30, applicants will be considered for selection if space is available. All applicants will be notified by August 15 regarding application decisions.
