The University System of Georgia (USG) has launched a new career planning tool for students at its 26 public colleges and universities to provide additional career counseling services and connect them to information about graduates and alumni in the field they want to work in.
The Career Resource Planning Platform positions the system as a leader in helping students with specific job services and career guidance including potential degrees to pursue, job opportunities and salary ranges based on a student’s interests.
USG is the first university system in the nation to work with an Atlanta-based data analytics company to implement the platform systemwide.
“The Career Resource Planning Platform is the most comprehensive career tool USG has ever offered, and it will be the foundation for future career and workforce development initiatives being created within the university system and across Georgia,” USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue said. “As we prioritize affordability, efficiency and degree attainment, our ongoing work to serve workforce development needs furthers our goals and sets the stage for our graduates’ prosperity and success.”
The platform is part of a larger state initiative to provide Georgia high school students with integrated career and college guidance, a collaborative effort that includes the Georgia Student Finance Commission, the Georgia Department of Education, the Technical College System of Georgia and USG.
It also builds on the university system’s Georgia Degrees Pay website, launched last fall to provide students and families with a one-stop website to compare the overall cost of attending college, majors and fields of study, average student borrowing and the average career earnings of USG graduates.
USG updated the Georgia Degrees Pay site in January to include more data about students’ cost over time to earn a degree – including tuition, fees and foregone earnings – by institution and degree program. This “Time to Degree…
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