College and Career

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Career One Stop provides current information for job seekers looking to try a new career.

Practice for the ACT, SAT, or AP exam and get tips for how to write a college admission essay.

If you're thinking about starting a business, the entrepreneurial mindset course will help you to think like an entrepreneur! You'll learn how to discover opportunities that are hiding in plain sight; how cash-strapped entrepreneurs manage to identify, evaluate, and transform their ideas into a sustainable success; and how to develop a success network to help you avoid costly mistakes.

The course is self-paced and provides 10 hours of lectures, reflection assignments, and a printable completion certificate.

OneFile: Vocations and Careers provides access to journals and magazines that aid users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career. The database offers hundreds of current and applicable periodicals, from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.

Exclusive features, including Topic Finder, InterLink, and a mobile-optimized interface, support and enhance the search experience.

This resource requires a valid St. Tammany Parish Library card as a Login ID.

Gale Presents: Peterson's Test and Career Prep accommodates users of all ages with a resource for standardized test preparation, researching and selecting college and graduate schools, finding tuition assistance, exploring career paths, help with creating a résumé, and more.

This resource requires a valid St. Tammany Parish Library card as a Login ID.

Brush up on your reading, writing, and math skills or study for the HiSET exam.

• Live Online Tutor
• Skills Builder
• Homework help and tutoring for K through basic college level
• Writing Center
• Career Center
• Adult Education Center

Explore career paths, find jobs and internships, create a resume or cover letter, and find potential colleges and scholarship opportunities through this resource.

A comprehensive interactive learning platform of tests, courses, software tutorials, and career preparation for students and adults. This resource includes:

• Adult Core Skills Center, opens a new window
• Career Preparation Center, opens a new window
• College Admission Test Preparation Center, opens a new window
• College Students Center, opens a new window
• Computer Skills Center, opens a new window
• High School Equivalency Center, opens a new window
• Job & Career Accelerator, opens a new window
• Recursos Para Hispanohablantes, opens a new window
• Student Success Skills Center, opens a new window

Mometrix eLibrary offers study materials for over 1,400 different standardized exams including high school, college, and graduate school admissions exams, and certification exams for teachers, nurses, civil service, and many other career paths. Study materials include study guides with instructional videos, interactive flashcards, and interactive practice tests.

Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this resources provides information on a wide variety of careers.

This resource helps high school students learn life skills and academic skills needed for success in the classroom and beyond.