College and Career Readiness
Staff at Richard E. Middle School is dedicated to creating greater access to college and informed decisions regarding career choices by providing a variety of activities, information, resources, and personal assistance to help students achieve their college goals and career dreams.
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STEAM Bites! Learn about different STEM/STEAM professionals, their careers, and the stories behind how they got there.
STEAM Bites! Register here
October – College Awareness Month
Students explore the following topics:
- A-G requirements
- Graduation Requirements
- Types of Degrees
- Types of Institutions
- College Money
- Virtual College Tours
Virtual College and Career Fair
In the second semester, students will continue with exploration of college and careers.
Town Hall College Webinars
Town Hall College Webinars are on Mondays at 9:15am. They are posted in the school calendar:
September 21, 2020 – A-G, Graduation Requirements
November 2, 2020 - Types of Institutions, Types of College Degrees, Admission Requirement
December 7, 2020 – College Credit in High School, College Money
Town Hall College Webinars Presentation Available Here
IGP - Individual Graduation Plan

Culmination Requirements
College and Career Planning Resources
Virtual College Tours
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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California Colleges
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Assessments, career information and videos by the Department of Labor
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Los Angeles Community Colleges
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Assessments, career planning, cluster and career search
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Learn about the California State University (CSU) system and apply for admission. The CSU system has 23 campuses throughout the state of California.
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CA Career Zone is a website for student career exploration with online personality, values and interest assessments, descriptions and videos of many occupations, and California specific information regarding job outlook, salary, and education.
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Learn about the University of California (UC) system, including how to meet admissions requirements for each of the nine campuses offering admission to college freshmen.
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Road Trip Nation is a TV show and website produced by PBS, designed to help students explore careers through video-based information interviews across the world.
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CSU: How to Get to College
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Career search and information by The College Board
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Explore and plan for college. Get information on the SAT, PSAT, and AP exams. Take practice tests and view the SAT question of the day.
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Interest inventories & career search by Department of Labor
Interest inventories & career search by Department of Labor/Spanish |
Get Information on how to apply for the ACT and how to access ACT scores. Take a practice test |
Explore Health Careers is a website for students, parents and educators designed to provide information and news on a variety of health careers. |
https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/15153
LAUSD: Supporting College and Career Readiness |
Ag Classroom Teen Scene allows students to explore careers in agriculture and learn about agriculture. |