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How much will it cost to get the skills, training or experience that'll help me do what I'm good at?
No matter what first step you want to take after high school, there's a really good chance it's not going to be free. The questions we should start thinking about now are, how much will it cost? and how can we get someone else to pay for it?

Maybe you're thinking about college or some other training program. Is it a short-term credential? Or maybe a two-year or four-year program? Are you looking in-state, out-of-state, public, private? Maybe you're considering an apprenticeship where you get paid to train. Or maybe you're thinking about going right to work at a place where they help you pay for training or school. For as many options as there are, there are as many ways to help cover the cost. 

Our partners have put together some links to help you understand the options for how to pay for the education and training you want to GO for after high school. 
These use Indiana Career Explorer to help you figure out how to pay for the training or experience you might start after high school.
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Junior Achievement (we call it JA) has a series of resources to help you understand the kinds of things you might need to be successful in education, training, or work right after high school. 
  • JA My Way and JA Career Discovery talk a little bit about what you might need to go on to their next phase after high school. 
  • JA Personal Finance®  is a series of videos to help high school students understand financial responsibility as a critical element of investing in your future.
  • Our local JA has also created a series of videos for you to watch online.
    • Lesson 6 of JA It's My Future® , created for middle schoolers, helps you learn about the difference between soft skills and technical skills, and how those skills will help you at work.
    • JA Career Success®, created for high schoolers, is a series of videos to help you understand what will make for successful workplace behavior after you finish high school. 

The Northeast Indiana Internship Professional Development virtual series has a session to help you start thinking about financial planning once you've started your next step.
Registration is required and seating is limited - College and High School Students are welcome
Schwab Foundation funded I-Complete Scholarship is designed to support you in the completion of an academic or industry-recognized credential.  The award helps pay for tuition, fees, consumables, textbooks, and supplies.Olive B. Cole Foundation funded Scholarship is designed to support students residing in DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, and Steuben Counties in the completion of an academic or industry-recognized credential.  The award helps pay for tuition, fees, consumables, textbooks, and supplies.
“I like taking college classes while I am taking my regular high school classes. It makes me feel like I am really being challenged and I’m doing something that’s going to put me ahead of some of my classmates. I won’t have to be in college as long and I won’t have to spend as much money as everyone else.”
Sadie B. (ENGL 111)