College & Career

Depending on what career or college plans your kids have, high school can be the most difficult part of their homeschool experience. At this stage it isn't just making sure they learn what they're supposed to—schoolwork must be transcripted, credit hours accounted for, often a job and classes must be balanced, and if the student plans on going to college they'll have to study for and take entrance exams.

Thirty years ago there was almost no literature to help parents or students pursuing high school at home. Fortunately that's changing, though many of the books take (in our opinion) too standard an approach, simply guiding students through the getting-into-college process because everyone knows that all Americans are supposed to go to college.

While college is certainly the best option for some students, it's not for everyone. If you don't have a clear goal in mind before starting freshman classes (you want to be a doctor, an English professor, or an engineer), chances are you'll end up with a four-year degree, massive debt, and working a job you don't care about or even like. For those going to college because they don't know what else to do, there are other options.

Traditionally, those without the wherewithal to attend a higher education have opted for trade school or apprenticeship, two options that remain easily obtainable. Entrepeneurship is increasingly a possibility in the days of mass communication and social networking, and as kids raised in the Digital Age are equipped with almost innate technological skills.

But just as college isn't for everyone, neither are trades. Many careers require college degrees (and beyond), and there is benefit in attending college (if you can afford it) simply to obtain a higher level of education. Unfortunately, secular institutions are increasingly unsuitable places for young students to study. As Christianity is marginalized more and more, paganism and humanism are seducing students from the faith of their childhood.

We suggest two options: Christian college, or distance learning. Christian universities like George Fox, Corban, Hillsdale and New St. Andrews are committed to providing top-notch education from a biblical perspective. Typically such schools focus on the humanities, though there are some (like LeTourneau University in Texas) that offer degrees in math and the sciences.

Distance learning is harder work in some ways because the student doesn't just go to classes. Instead, he takes CLEP tests, online classes and exams, finds alternative ways to earn credit, and basically completes degree requirements at an accelerated pace and without leaving home. This is an excellent option for those wanting to pursue a career that requires a degree but isn't dependent on it—Accelerated Distance Learning by Brad Voeller is an excellent resource.

Whatever path you and your student decide to take, make sure you preface it with consideration and prayer. If your kid wants to become a mechanic, don't force him to get a liberal arts degree at the local university; if he wants to teach philosophy or become a neurosurgeon, however, help him discover the best way to accomplish that goal. The books in this section are designed to help you make these decisions, and once you have, to help you realize the objectives you establish.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he is a husband and father, teaches adult Sunday school in his Presbyterian congregation, and likes weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

 

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Accelerated Distance Learning
by Brad Voeller
from Global Learning Strategies
for 10th-Adult
in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR)
$4.00
Amusing Ourselves to Death
by Neil Postman
from Penguin Putnam
for 11th-Adult
in Culture & Discernment (Location: XCU-DIS)
$15.30
Angels in the Architecture
by Doug Wilson & Doug Jones
from Canon Press
for 11th-Adult
in Art & Culture (Location: XCU-ART)
$12.75 $5.40 (1 in stock)
Business by the Book
by Larry Burkett
2nd edition from Thomas Nelson Publishers
for 11th-Adult
in Work & Vocation (Location: XCL-VOC)
Business for the Glory of God
by Wayne Grudem
from Crossway Books
for 9th-Adult
in Work & Vocation (Location: XCL-VOC)
Choosing Your Career
by Martin Clark
from P&R Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
College Without the Campus
by Hillary Harshman
from Leaning Linden Books
for 9th-Adult
in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC)
Complete-A-Sketch Advanced CD-ROM
from Insight Technical Education
in Complete-A-Sketch Technical Art (Location: ELE-ARTCAS)
$19.00 (1 in stock)
Crossroads
by Colin Creel
from Crossway Books
for 10th-Adult
in Work & Vocation (Location: XCL-VOC)
$11.04 $4.20 (1 in stock)
Don't Make Me Think
by Steve Krug
2nd edition from New Riders
for 9th-Adult
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
$27.00
E Myth Revisited
by Michael E. Gerber
2nd edition from HarperCollins
for 10th-Adult
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
$26.99
Everything Career Tests Book
Everything series
by A. Bronwyn Llewellyn & Robin Holt
from Adams Media Corp.
for 10th-Adult
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
$15.99
Finding the Career That Fits You
by Larry Burkett & Lee Ellis
from Moody Press
for 11th-Adult
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
God at Work
by Gene Veith
from Crossway Books
for 11th-Adult
in Work & Vocation (Location: XCL-VOC)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
God at Work
by Gene Veith
2nd edition from Crossway Books
for 11th-Adult
in Work & Vocation (Location: XCL-VOC)
$15.29
High School Handbook
by Mary Schofield
7th edition from Christian Home Educators Press
for 7th-12th grade
in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC)
$19.99 $14.00 (2 in stock)
Home School, High School, and Beyond
by Beverly Adams-Gordon
7th edition from Castlemoyle Books
for 9th-Adult
in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC)
$12.50 (1 in stock)
Home School, High School, and Beyond
by Beverly Adams-Gordon
7th edition from Castlemoyle Books
for 9th-Adult
in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC)
$19.97
Home Schooler's High School Journal
by Ferg N' Us Services
from Ferg N' Us Services
for 9th-12th grade
in Lesson Planners (Location: HSR-PLAN)
HomeScholar Guide to College Admission and Scholarships
by Lee Binz
from The HomeScholar
for 11th-Adult
in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC)
$13.00 (1 in stock)
How Should We Then Live?
by Francis A. Schaeffer
2021 Edition from Crossway Books
for 10th-Adult
in Philosophy (Location: XWV-PHI)
$21.24
How To Stay Christian in College
by J. Budziszewski
New Edition from NavPress
for 9th-12th grade
in Growing Up Christian (Location: XCL-GROW)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
How to Stay Christian in High School
by Steven P. Gerali
Reissue from NavPress
for 9th-12th grade
in Growing Up Christian (Location: XCL-GROW)
$12.99 $7.50 (2 in stock)
Investigating Career Paths
from Basic Skills
for 10th-12th grade
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
$24.00
Joy at the End of the Tether
by Doug Wilson
from Canon Press
for 9th-Adult
in Bible Commentaries (Location: XBI-COMM)
$8.50
Life Skills for Kids
by Christine M. Field
from Shaw Books
for ages 6 and up
in Life Skills for Kids (Location: SS-LIFE)
$18.00
Lifepac: Accounting - Boxed Set
LIFEPAC Electives
from Alpha Omega Publications
for 4th-12th grade
in Consumer & Career Math (Location: MATR-CON)
$108.00
Making Sense of Your Dollars
by Ian Hodge
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for 11th-Adult
in Money Management (Location: SS-MM)
$7.00
Micro Business for Teens - Set
by Carol Topp
from Ambassador Publishing
for 9th-12th grade
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
Micro Business for Teens - Workbook
by Carol Topp
from Ambassador Publishing
for 9th-12th grade
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
Money and Taxes in a Micro Business
by Carol Topp
from Ambassador Publishing
for 9th-12th grade
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
My Life in Advertising & Scientific Advertising
by Claude Hopkins
1st edition from McGraw-Hill
for 11th-Adult
in Clearance: General Interest (Location: ZCLE-GEN)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Ploductivity
by Douglas Wilson
from Canon Press
for 10th-Adult
in Work & Vocation (Location: XCL-VOC)
$12.71
Practical Accounting Fundamentals
by Lori Peterman
from Insight Technical Education
for 9th-Adult
in Consumer & Career Math (Location: MATR-CON)
Practical Graphic Design
by Paul Bunch & Melvin Peterman
from Insight Technical Education
for 9th-12th grade
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
$24.00 (1 in stock)
Running a Micro Business
by Carol Topp
from Ambassador Publishing
for 9th-12th grade
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
Senior High
by Barb Edtl Shelton
from Homeschool Seminars and Publications
for 9th-12th grade
in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC)
$21.00 $12.00 (2 in stock)
Setting the Records Straight
by Lee Binz
from CreateSpace
for 9th-Adult
in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC)
$24.95 $18.00 (1 in stock)
Shop Class as Soulcraft
by Matthew B. Crawford
from Penguin Press
for 10th-Adult
in Work & Vocation (Location: XCL-VOC)
Shop Class as Soulcraft
by Matthew B. Crawford
from Penguin Press
for 10th-Adult
in Work & Vocation (Location: XCL-VOC)
$14.45
Starting a Micro Business
by Carol Topp
from Ambassador Publishing
for 9th-12th grade
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
Starting a Micro Business - DVD
by Carol Topp
from Ambassador Publishing
for 9th-12th grade
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
Starting and Operating a Small Business
from Basic Skills
for 10th-12th grade
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
$24.00
Student's Guide to American Political Thought
by George W. Carey
1st edition from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$12.99
Student's Guide to Classics
by Bruce S. Thornton
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$8.00
Student's Guide to Economics
by Paul Heyne
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$8.00
Student's Guide to International Relations
by Angelo M. Codevilla
1st edition from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$12.99
Student's Guide to Liberal Learning
by James V. Schall
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$8.00
Student's Guide to Literature
by R.V. Young
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$12.99
Student's Guide to Music History
by R. J. Stove
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$8.00
Student's Guide to Natural Science
by Stephen M. Barr
1st edition from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$12.99 $5.50 (2 in stock)
Student's Guide to Philosophy
by Ralph M. McInerny
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$8.00
Student's Guide to Political Philosophy
by Harvey C. Mansfield
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$8.00 $5.50 (1 in stock)
Student's Guide to Psychology
by Daniel N. Robinson
1st edition from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$8.00
Student's Guide to Religious Studies
by D.G. Hart
1st edition from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$12.99
Student's Guide to the Core Curriculum
by Mark C. Henrie
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$12.99
Student's Guide to the Study of History
by John Lukacs
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$12.99
Student's Guide to the Study of Law
by Gerard V. Bradley
1st edition from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$8.00
Student's Guide to U.S. History
by Wilfred M. McClay
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
for 9th-12th grade
$8.00
Taking Flight
by Elisabeth Elliot
from Baker Books
for 11th-Adult
in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
The Call
by Os Guinness
1st edition from Thomas Nelson Publishers
for 10th-Adult
in Work & Vocation (Location: XCL-VOC)
Thriving at College
by Alex Chediak
from Tyndale House
for 9th-12th grade
in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC)
$15.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Transcripts Made Easy
by Janice Campbell
4th Edition from Everyday Education
for 9th-12th grade
in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC)
$19.00 (1 in stock)
Transcripts Made Easy (old)
by Janice Campbell
3rd
for 9th-12th grade
in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Welcome to College
by Jonathan Morrow, Foreword by John Stonestreet
2nd edition from Kregel Publications
for 11th-12th grade
in High School & College Prep (Location: HSR-HSC)
$11.00 (1 in stock)
Work Matters
by Tom Nelson
from Crossway Books
for 10th-Adult
in Work & Vocation (Location: XCL-VOC)
$13.59
Worldly Saints
by Leland Ryken
from Zondervan
Social Commentary for 11th-Adult
in Church History (Location: XCH-HIS)
$19.99
Your Career in Changing Times
by Lee Ellis & Larry Burkett
from Moody Press
for 11th-Adult
in Career Planning (Location: HSR-CAR)
$12.00