Name: Jackie Krueger

Career Management
Understanding Your Education/Training Options

Directions: Work with your research appointment. Conduct Internet

research to collaboratively answer the questions below. Put in the turn in
bin when you are done.
Learning Target: I can analyze a variety of education and training
options necessary for career preparation.
Use the following Internet site for your research: www.uwsa.edu
You will also need to conduct several keyword searches on Google
1. Explain what the UW System is and what type of schools it consists of.
Also, list one name of each of the specific types of schools within the UW
System.
The University of Wisconsin System is a university system of public
universities in the state of Wisconsin.

2. What type of degree do you earn from a technical college? How long does it
take to earn? Go to MATCs site and look at one of their majors. State what
major you looked at and 3 courses you would take.
Associate's Degree and it takes two years.
Major I looked at was Physical Therapist Assistant.
Three courses to take:
algebra
chemistry
biology
3. What type of degree do you earn from a college/university? How long does
it take to earn? Go to UW-Whitewaters site and look at one of their
majors. State what major you looked at and 3 courses you would take.

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You can earn any degree from a college/university anywhere from a
associates degree to a bachelor's degree.
4. What is a Masters Degree? How long does it take to earn? Name ONE
career that requires you to obtain a Masters Degree.
Masters degree is a earned for someone who has a higher level courses of
the area Four years with 7-8 credits per semester. One career that needs
this is a physicians assistant.
5. What is a Professional Degree? How long does it take to earn? Name ONE
career that requires you to obtain a Professional Degree.
A professional degree prepares the conferee for a particular profession by
emphasizing skills and practical analysis over theory and research. This takes
about two years, and one career that needs this degree is a dentist. (most
healthcare jobs require this)
6. What is a career college and how it different from a university? Name
TWO career colleges in the Milwaukee area as well as one career area they
each specialize in.

7. List and discuss 2 pros and 2 cons addressing the differences between a
private 4-year university and a 4-year public university?

private college
supported by tuition (pro)
harder and more expensive to get into (con)
must have certain requirement to get into that college (con)
can get scholarships to get into school (pro)

public college
supported by state funds (pro)

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if you attend a college in your home state you will pay much less on expenses
like rent (pro)
if you want to attend college in another state many extra fees occur (con)

8. Explain what an apprenticeship program is. List 2 careers that might

consider this form of education/training.
Apprenticeship is a combination of on-the-job training (OJT) and related
classroom instruction under the supervision of a journey-level craftsperson
or trade professional in which workers learn the practical and theoretical
aspects of a highly skilled occupation.

9. Explain 2 types of benefits the military provides in terms of education and

training.
education is somewhat paid for after out of service (GI Bill provides 36
months for this)
programs to help people once of dutty to get jobs