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3 Things You Didn’t Know About Vocational School (& Why It’s Right For You)

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Allison Day Student Contributor, Loyola Marymount University
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Maybe you’re struggling to pick your major. Or maybe you’ve picked an area of study you’re passionate about, but you have no idea how to apply it to the real world. Or maybe you know exactly what you want to do post-graduation, but there are no course offerings that clearly put you on the path to your dream career. 

Sound familiar? Enter ICDC College.

ICDC College is a vocational school (read: postsecondary educational goldmine). What exactly is vocational school? Read on to learn more—how you can gain majorly employable job skills, earn legit degrees fast and find your dream career!

1. Vocational school teaches you the exact skills you need to do your future dream job.

So you love working with people and helping others achieve success, and you know exactly which industry you would excel in – but how exactly does one break into the counseling field? Vocational schools offer classes that provide the exact skills needed to excel in a variety of specific industries, and are much more targeted than any English major or psych. courses typically would be.

ICDC College, which has a campus at Huntington Park as well as a variety of online classes, offers a fast-track diploma in addiction counseling that covers everything from counseling techniques to pharmacology to rehabilitation strategies. A diploma in counseling – or any other specific industry – is a surefire way to land your dream job!

2. Vocational school allows you to earn degrees FAST.

Maybe you’re a senior with a degree in a foreign language and a minor in international studies. You want to break into homeland security, but your résumé doesn’t currently have clear experience to get you the job. Now what?

Vocational school can help you earn degrees at lightning speed! For example, ICDC College offers a Security and Crime Prevention Specialist Certificate that can be earned in a mere 24 weeks. Take that, résumé!

3. Some vocational schools, like ICDC College, offer laptops and books with the program.

If you continue your education even further after your time spent at LMU, you won’t have to bog yourself down with crazy textbook fees, because ICDC has you covered! Some programs even offer laptops included with tuition! Peace out, tired old laptop from 2011, and hello fast Internet connection and fresh storage space.

It’s called vocational school because it helps you get a vocation – but it also is totally affordable and puts you on the fast track to the career of your dreams. Ready to learn even more?! Check out ICDC Collegeand get ready to access your perfect job!

For more information about ICDC College®’s graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the programs and other important information, please visit icdccollege.edu/programs. Laptop offer for online students only. ICDC College® reserves the right to end the laptop offer at any time, and additional restrictions may apply.

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Allison is a senior at Emory University studying Journalism and the rather complicated major of Interdisciplinary Studies: Visual Studies and Contemporary Cultures. She is slightly obsessed with magazines and has written and edited for Her Campus since its start at Emory her freshman year. At Emory she can generally be found giving tours to prospies, hanging with her ADPi sisters, DJ-ing with WMRE and om-ing in yoga classes. Allison enjoys music, drawing, and fashion, and like most college students she is completely addicted to coffee. After graduation she wants to work in public relations or marketing, but her secret dream is to become Lena Dunham. Follow her on Twitter: @alldayallison