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Not sure what you want to study? You don’t have to figure it out alone. AACC’s career counselors can help you explore your interests, identify possible careers and connect those careers to AACC programs.


Undecided About a Major?

Choosing a major can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re still figuring out what interests you. Our career counselors can help you narrow your options and make a plan.

Start with a career assessment. These tools can help you better understand your interests, strengths and work-related values. They won’t choose a career for you, but they can give you useful ideas to explore.

The online assessments we use are:

  • FOCUS 2 - This helps individuals assess their interests, abilities and work-related values, as well as explore occupations and majors.
  • Strong Interest Survey - Measures interests in a range of occupations, work activities, leisure activities and school subjects.

To access the online career assessments, contact Joan Sturtevant, Ed.D., at jbsturtevant@aacc.edu or 410-777-2284.

After you complete an assessment, meet with a career counselor to review your results, talk through your options and identify next steps.

To schedule an appointment, email Joan Sturtevant, Ed.D., at jbsturtevant@aacc.edu.

Once we have a better sense of your skills and interests, we can work together to identify related careers and majors. By discovering the types of jobs that might interest you and match your talents, we can point out the different majors that could help you move in that direction.

These websites can help with your career exploration as well:

Once you have a clearer direction, we can pair you with an academic advisor. They can help you choose the right AACC program and build an academic plan that supports your goals.

We look forward to helping you on your career path!


Are You a High School Student?

Not sure what you want to do after high school? Career exploration can help you learn more about your interests and the options available to you.

The Sarbanes Center for Career and Civic Engagement offers career counseling for high school students who are dually enrolled in classes at Anne Arundel Community College. You can meet with a career counselor to:

  • Take a career assessment to learn more about what career paths may best suit you and get suggestions based on your results.
  • Explore occupations that align with your assessment results and your career goals.


Have Other Job or Career Questions?

Whether you’re exploring career options, preparing to apply for a job or planning your next step, our team can help with:

  • Career exploration
  • Résumé and cover letter feedback
  • Job search strategies
  • Other career-related questions

Questions?

We’re here to help.

For questions about choosing majors:
jbsturtevant@aacc.edu 

For additional career counseling questions:
careercenter@aacc.edu