College & Career Center App Overview
The CodeHS College & Career Center is a curated list of resources that shows real-world computer science connections and encourages students to explore different career pathways. With the Career Center, students can learn how computer science is used across careers, read about the experiences of industry professionals, and complete lessons tailored to their areas of interest.
For Teachers:
Teachers can access the College & Career Center app from the resources section in the Toolbox:
For Students:
Students can find a link to the College & Career Center app in their left-side navigation bar under Resources:
Using the College & Career Center App Tools
The College & Career Center app features two tools, which can be accessed by the tabs at the top of the page: Career Center, College Majors.
Career Center
The Career Center tool offers supplemental curriculum, project resources, and highlights real-world career pathways to help with student recruitment and engagement in computer science.
Supplemental Curriculum
Each pathway offers Career Lessons that serve as great supplemental resources to your CodeHS courses. You can assign lessons by clicking 'Assign,' or let students explore independently by clicking 'Get Started.'
Project Resources
Students are able to view resources about different types of careers and can utilize each article or lesson for projects assigned to them.
Recruitment
The Career Center shows students some of the many pathways in the industry and allows them to visualize how computer science can relate to their future careers. Students can learn about different industry professionals' career journeys with the articles included in each pathway.
College Majors
The College Majors tool helps students explore different CS-related majors by providing brief overviews, career opportunities, key courses, and additional resources like articles to guide their academic and career planning. Students can click into each major to learn more.
Still have questions? Contact our team at hello@codehs.com to learn more!