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Career Center News
How to Pay for College!
WSU Vancouver is holding workshops to help you understand how to pay for college! Open to ALL Vancouver residents (even if not planning on attending WSU). Attend an A – Z of Paying for College [...]
Architecture, Construction & Engineering Mentorship & Scholarship Program
ACE is an after-school mentorship that connects Portland & SW Washington high school students to careers in architecture, construction and engineering. This local program serves over 100 students per year and relies on 100 volunteer [...]
College & Career Visits at Local High Schools
Every VPS high school has recruiters from different colleges and careers visiting campuses (live or virtually). Did you know there's a calendar for that? See your Career Specialist to sign up, request a speaker or [...]
Career & Technical Scholarship (CTS) DEADLINE: 10/24/21
The Career and Technical Scholarship (CTS) supports Washington students on their path to high-demand trade, STEM and health care occupations. To be eligible, scholars must enroll in an approved program, such as welding, manufacturing or [...]
Coca-Cola Scholars Program
The Coca-Cola Scholars $20,000 scholarship can be used over 10 years at accredited US colleges and universities! The Coca-Cola Foundation awards 150 $20,000 scholarships each year to applicants who demonstrate exceptional commitment and impact in [...]
Seniors – A Timeline for College
Not sure when to start the college application process? Check out this timeline for senior year! SEPTEMBER ALL ABOUT FAFSA / ALL ABOUT WASFA Prepare to apply for the FAFSA or WASFA so you are [...]
The College Bound Scholarship
The College Bound Scholarship is a commitment of state financial aid to eligible students and is a four-year scholarship. To earn the College Bound Scholarship, students must do the following: Fulfill the scholarship pledge requirements [...]
$5,000 Scholarship
High school seniors are eligible for this $5,000 Walter Morales Scholarship for Urban Education Improvement by writing a 1,000 word essay on the following: “Think about the unique challenges that face urban schools. Urban schools [...]
Sport Broadcasting Internship
Love sports? Love video? Here's the perfect internship for you!...What, not sure you want an internship? Contact Nick.Voll@vansd.org to volunteer for a session to see if you're interested. Selected interns will work with TV Studio [...]
Architecture Internship Deadline: Sep 15
Design CoMission is a semester-long design internship at LSW Architects in downtown Vancouver. Interns work collaboratively, exploring their passions through design in a safe, no-experience-required setting. Students must be 16+ to participate. VPS students can [...]
Coding Internship – No Experience Required (REMOTE)
Interested in coding? Then this REMOTE internship might be for you! NO coding experience is required. The ideal candidate just needs an interest in learning how to code. Student(s) will also have a growth mindset, [...]
Plan on Becoming a Doctor? Apply for this Scholarship
The Dr. Philip Sobash Scholarship is geared to high school students in the United States with an interest in becoming a medical doctor. A winner will be selected based on an essay of 1,000 words [...]