1. Loch Raven Academy | Middle River Middle Schools
CCBC Essex Welcomes
Deep Creek | Dundalk | Holabird Middle Schools
Lansdowne | Old Court | Woodlawn Middle Schools
CCBC Dundalk Welcomes
CCBC Catonsville Welcomes
College Gateway
2013 – 2014
Eighth Grade Students Experience College and Explore Careers
A partnership of The Community College of Baltimore County and Baltimore County Public Schools

2. • Discover the benefits of staying in school
• Discover the relationship between education level and income
What We Will Do Today

3. Build your future, step by step
Make good decisions
Move ahead with education
Make solid personal choices
Develop Employment Skills
School and after school job
Summer job
Volunteer/intern
Clubs/sports
OK to start here
but you don’t
want to be here
forever
Keep moving and
improving

4. Earnings* Educational Level
$22,608/year $11.77/hour Did not complete high school
31,296 16.30 Completed high school
37,680 19.60 Associate’s degree
51,168 26.65 Bachelor’s degree
Earnings Rise with More School
Over a Lifetime
A bachelor’s degree is worth twice the high school diploma in earnings.
Earn $2.1 million with a bachelor’s degree
Earn $1.2 million with a high school diploma
The More You Learn, The More You Earn
* Median or mid-point a kind of average of earnings – www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm
Employment Rates
91.7% - High School Diploma
93.8% - Associate Degree (2 years of college)
95.5% - Bachelor’s Degree (4 years of college)

5. Infinite possibilities for success: finish high school and continue your education
AVIATION & AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY DENTAL HYGIENE
HEALTH AND FITNESS NURSING COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

6. Interests are related to careers
http://www.bls.gov/k12/
Complete your research by using any of the 2 resources listed on this page.
O*Net
College Gateway
Worksheet

7. The Value of Money
Lessons in Financial Literacy
Click for teacher’s resource: The
mint exercise, determining your
budget.