EDUCATION
LAUNCH MY
CAREER TX
Helping Students Find
Their Best Course
T
he United Corpus Christi Chamber
of Commerce (UCCCC) is commit-
ted to improving career pathways to
in-demand
Texas.
the
It can be
hard for students jobs
to know in
which
colleges Over
and
majors might be right for them and their goals.
past which
seven
months (November 2016 to May
Launch My
Career
TX, made successfully
possible with support
from
31, 2017),
the
UCCCC
led
a USA
local
Funds, helps current and prospective students cut through the
communication
to of promote
the
confusion and find plan
programs
study that can
lead “Launch
to well-paying
jobs and a good life. Launch My Career TX features information
My Career
Texas” web tool and ensure its
on hot jobs, hot skills and the return on investment that students
expect
the major and college
choose. is an
wide can use
in based
the on
community.
This they
project
excellent complement to the the citywide ed-
ucation-to-career initiative that is progress-
ing through collaborative committee work.
The Launch My Career Texas tool (launch-
mycareertx.org) provides individuals access
to data that:
• Identifies “hot jobs” in demand across the
state and in particular regions, as well as
the degree or certificate programs that
will prepare students for those roles
• Compares projected future earnings to
the investment required to graduate from
a particular school and program
• Analyzes the earnings potential of many
career options
• Helps students understand the personal
and professional satisfaction that accom-
panies different careers and courses of
study
Through funding from
the United States
www.LaunchMyCareerTX.org
#LaunchMyCareerTX
Chamber of Commerce Foundation
(USC-
CF), in association with Strada Education Net-
work, Gallup, Inc. and the American Institute
for Research (AIR), and as part of the cham-
ber’s education to career initiative in Corpus
Christi, the United Corpus Christi Chamber
of Commerce, makes the conservative es-
timate that it successfully engaged at least
2,000 students, including those in adult ed-
ucation, higher education at Del Mar College
and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, at
least 11 public schools and numerous classes
from 4th to 12th grade, and up to 12 school
districts.