Alternatives to 4 Year College

The national service program in the United States in which young people serve in a community organization

• Gap Year

• AmeriCorps

• ROTC

• Internship

Time spent as a novice learning a trade from a combination of classroom instruction and on-the-job training under a skilled worker.

• Intership

• Trade School

• Apprenticeship

• Vocational Training

A degree that generally takes 2 years of study and is awarded by a community, junior, or business college.

• Associate's Degree

• Hard Skills

• Soft Skills

• Trade School

A year between high school and college when some students engage in various educational and developmental activities, such as travel or some type of regular work.

• ROTC

• MEPS

• Gap Year

• Apprenticeship

Learned abilities acquired and enhanced through practice, repetition, and education.

• Hard Skills

• Soft Skills

• MEPS

• ROTC

A temporary paid or unpaid position that involves direct work experience in a career field.

• Hard Skills

• Soft Skills

• Apprenticeship

• Internship

Monthly pay stub and the statement showing your entitlements, deductions, leave information, and tax withholding information.

• Leave and Earnings Statement (LES)

• Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS)

• Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

• Trade School

A military location after initial recruitment used to determine, under military regulations, policies, and federal law, whether or not you are qualified to serve in the US Armed Forces, an ---if so, what jobs you may qualify for, under individual service regulations.

• MEPS

• ASVAB

• LES

• ROTC

A program to train college students to become officers in the US Armed Forces.

• LES

• MEPS

• ROTC

• ASVAB

Attributes and personality traits that help employees interact with others and succeed in the workplace.

• Hard Skills

• Communication Skills

• Soft Skills