Cool Careers Without College For People Who Love Tech

For readers with a passion for technology ready for a road to employment that doesn’t include an expensive four-year college degree, this informative title offers a comprehensive look at tech careers that can be pursued without a diploma. Covering such fields as graphic design, web development, and internet marketing, the text outlines the duties and responsibilities of each job and offers straightforward advice on pursuing a career through methods such as online courses, internships, and certification courses. Each chapter also offers the future prospects for each career, as well as a detailed list of resources.

Discusses what types of careers are available in the area of computer science that don't necessarily require a college degree.

Any reader who has ever considered a career in fashion will find this guide to be an invaluable resource. Beyond the usual paths, the reader will find some interests he or she may not have previously considered, including fit modeling, public relations, and blogging. Each section is topped off with an extensive and thorough list of resources and interviews with professionals in the field of fashion. Each career path can be achieved without college, so students from all kinds of backgrounds can see themselves pursuing these goals.

Artistic endeavors require patience and persistence, but not necessarily a four-year degree. This title offers readers interested in careers in the arts a framework for putting their passion into action. Students will learn which high school classes will help prepare them for job opportunities as a dancer, actor, tattoo artist, photographer, or even costumer designer. Beyond in-school preparation, the text offers timely information on other types of training including apprenticeships and online courses. The title also includes interviews with professionals working in the field as well as helpful resources.

This book, stressing the importance of preparation, hard work, and marketing your business, focuses on traditional entertainment like music and acting but also delves into less conventional work like working as a Foley artist or as a children's entertainer.

This guide walks the reader through the many options open to students interested in construction, installation, and maintenance. With detailed information on needed preparation and certification, this book gives readers a solid overview of these high-growth industries.

This guide breaks down the many career options within the field of sports, offering a long list of online and offline resources for the determined career seeker and several first-person accounts from professionals in the field.

This comprehensive guide gives readers who love the concept of �home� all the tools they need to begin building that love into a career. Whether a student is interested in landscaping, interior design, building, or just wants a job that will allow him or her to work outdoors, each career path comes with a detailed list of resources and first-person accounts from professionals in the field. And every career path can be achieved without college, giving students of all types access to an interesting and fulfilling career.

Whether a reader�s passions fall in library science, genealogy, history, writing, or research, he or she will find something of interest in this extensive career guide. There are many, many career options under the broad scope of the fields of writing and research, and many of them don�t require higher education. This guide breaks down these options, offering a long list of online and off-line resources for the determined career seeker and several first-person accounts from professionals in the field.

Music careers go beyond being in a band or joining a world-famous orchestra. And some of them don't even require college! This volume provides readers with all the tools they need to build a career in the field of music without heading to college first. It includes some informative sidebars with exclusive job search tips and some real-life information from people working in the field. Readers are encouraged to get creative about their job searches, going beyond the "college to job" approach.