After High School Goals

Good afternoon Charlie Company, I’m Cadet Ward and today I’m going to tell you about what I plan to do after high-school and how I plan on accomplishing these goals. Like many it took me quite a long time to decide what path I wanted to take for myself. It wasn’t until this past summer that I discovered what Occupational Health and Safety was and how I could go about making it my career. I plan on attending State-Fair for two years and then transferring to UCM to attain my bachelors in Occupational Safety and Health. After graduating this May, I plan on attending State-Fair using my A+ Scholarship to cover tuition, and using the money I have accumulated and will accumulate working part-time to cover the costs of books and any other fees I may encounter. While I attend State-Fair, I will be sure to take classes that I know will transfer from State-Fair that is required for my degree, including: College Algebra, Intro to Chemistry, Human Biology, Elementary Organic and Biochemistry with Lab. I will complete the Associate in Arts degree so that I can then transfer to UCM to continue my education and reach my goals. The average tuition yearly at SFCC is around $4,000 so I will be saving around $8,000 with A+. The cost of books will average around $900-$1000 a year, of which I will be using scholarships, my own personal money to pay for. I also plan on …show more content…
I plan on becoming a Health and Safety Specialist. Health and Safety Specialists inspect the workplace and equipment to ensure the safety of the workers. Health and Safety Specialists lead Health and safety technicians when inspecting the workplace. To become a Health and Safety Specialist you need to have to at least have a bachelor's degree and sometimes even a master’s degree. I plan on starting out with a bachelor’s degree and if i’m really enjoying what I’m doing I would like to continue my education to get a masters in Industrial hygiene or Safety