{"id":14,"date":"2019-07-17T19:46:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T23:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/career-development\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-07-07T09:31:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:31:03","slug":"plan-what-can-i-major-in","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/career-services\/plan-what-can-i-major-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan&#8230;What Can I Major In?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After completing several self-assessments and occupational exploration exercises, you&#8217;re ready to develop an informed, realistic and intentional choice about your college major.<\/p>\n<p>As closely as possible, find those occupations that are aligned with your\u00a0<strong>interests, values, motivated skills, and strcaengths<\/strong>. In addition, think about a few other things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How much\u00a0<strong>time<\/strong>\u00a0do you want to spend attending college?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have other\u00a0<strong>obligations<\/strong>\u00a0that may limit the time you have to devote to education?<\/li>\n<li>What are your\u00a0<strong>financial resources<\/strong> to help offset the cost of college?<\/li>\n<li>Do you want to\u00a0 <a href=\"\/advising\/university-transfer-guide\/\"> <strong>TRANSFER\u00a0<\/strong> <\/a> to a university?\u00a0 If so, how far are you able\/willing to relocate?<\/li>\n<li>How much do you expect to earn to support yourself\/others? Try this great exercise to help you understand the cost of living:\u00a0\u00a0<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nccareers.org\/find-career\/reality-check\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> REALITY CHECK <\/a> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Remember, you are developing\u00a0<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/about-us\/press\/2017\/the-key-attributes-employers-seek-on-students-resumes\/\"> SKILLS <\/a> \u00a0<\/strong>for the workplace in college.<\/li>\n<li> Explore <a href=\"https:\/\/nccareers.org\/occupation-profile?field_area_target_id_1=1284\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> a variety of OCCUPATIONS <\/a> . <\/li>\n<li>What are the\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.cfcc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>PROGRAM OPTIONS at CFCC<\/strong> <\/a> \u00a0and what can you expect to earn?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below are additional college and career planning resources you may want to research. The more you know about yourself and the job market; the more informed your choice will be!<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/\"> <em><strong>Career One Stop<\/strong><\/em> <\/a> \u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>Comprehensive career planning site sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Labor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nccareers.org\/\"> NCcareers <\/a> <\/strong><\/em>\u2013\u00a0<em>Comprehensive career information developed by Labor and Economic Analysis Division of North Carolina<\/em><\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfnc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <em><strong>CFNC<\/strong><\/em> <\/a> \u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>Comprehensive college and career planning sponsored by College Foundation of North Carolina<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfnc.org\/\"> North Carolina Fastest Growing Occupations <\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Current data on market demand<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luc.edu\/undergrad\/academiclife\/whatsmymajorquiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> What Should I Major In? <\/a> <\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u2013<em>\u00a0Brief quiz developed by Loyola University \u2013 Chicago<\/em><\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/careerdocs.charlotte.edu\/wcidwami\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>What Can I Do With a Major In \u2013 UNC-Charlotte<\/strong> <\/a> \u00a0 \u2013 Majors don\u2019t limit<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After completing several self-assessments and occupational exploration exercises, you&#8217;re ready to develop an informed, realistic and intentional choice about your college major. 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