Changing Your Major?

By Betsy Curry
It’s common knowledge that college students often change their major more than once before they graduate. The Career Center, located in the old Learning Center room, gives students the opportunity to research majors. The Center offers a computer program called Sigi Plus to students to help them find a major best compatible for them. The program asks questions such as what are your values, interest, dislikes, etc. The program asks specific questions so one answer has to be chosen for each question.

Sigi Plus presents students with different occupations for research. It also lists the salaries for different jobs. The program allows students to see availability in five years for the occupations they might be of interest. Availability is very important for students to view. If a major takes four years to complete, and in four years the intended job is not thriving, then jobs may not be available.

America’s Job Bank is an online website available for students to look up job availability on a national level and on a smaller scale like regionally and local. Currently there are four computer stations for students to access the program. The Center will be expanding at the end of the semester.

Currently no appointment is needed to use the Center, but as more students begin to come in an appointment might be necessary. Hours are weekly 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. except Thursday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

All students searching for a career and salaries of their intended jobs are encouraged to come and try out Sigi Plus.