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Career & Academic Planning at CCPS

At Campbell County Public Schools (CCPS), we believe that academic and career planning is essential to student success—both in school and beyond.
Classroom teachers, school counselors, site administrators, families, community partners, and division leaders work together to guide and support every student as they develop their individual K–12 learning vision and post-secondary plan.

Career and academic planning is for all, by all.

Why Career Planning Matters

Connecting schoolwork to real-world goals helps students stay motivated and see the value in their education. By linking academics to post-high school plans, we make learning more meaningful and relevant.

Career Exploration Starts Early

CCPS students begin exploring careers in elementary school through counselor-led lessons, classroom activities, and schoolwide initiatives. These experiences grow in depth and focus as students move through middle and high school—helping them shape personalized pathways for life after graduation.

Now Introducing: SchooLinks at CCPS

Campbell County Public Schools is proud to launch SchooLinks—a comprehensive college and career readiness platform designed to support students and families on the path to post-secondary success.

SchooLinks offers a personalized experience with tools and resources for:

Career and college exploration
College applications and planning
Scholarship searches
Goal setting and academic planning

👪 Family Access

Families will be able to view their student’s progress and activities through a Guardian Account. Watch your email for an invitation to join SchooLinks, along with more details from your student’s school.

What is SchooLinks?

SchooLinks is a modern, student-centered platform that helps students discover their interests and strengths, explore post-secondary options, and build individualized career and academic plans.

Available to CCPS students and families in grades 6 through 12 SchooLinks offers:

For Students & Families:

Career interest, strength, and mindset surveys
2-year and 4-year college exploration
Personalized course planning aligned with career pathways
Virtual college campus tours
Scholarship search tools
Financial aid resources
Internship and volunteer opportunity listings
Information on traditional, emerging, and military careers
Resume and digital portfolio creation
Communication with school counselors
ICAP (Individual Career and Academic Plan) tracking

Parent Communication
Parent/families instructions

Parent Communication

We are excited to introduce our Campbell County Public Schools college and career readiness platform, SchooLinks! All the SchooLinks features are designed with students in mind to help them become career, college, and life-ready. As a guardian, you will have the opportunity to join your student in their career and college exploration process and have conversations with them about their future. You will have access to SchooLinks through your account.

SchooLinks allows you to:

View the results of your student’s career interest, strength, and mindset assessments to learn more about their interests and what careers might be suitable for them.
See what colleges and careers your student has favorited and set as goals.
Check your personalized dashboard for upcoming events and important reminders and to-dos for your student.
Complete your own research on colleges, careers, and more to help you have informed conversations with your student.
Compare college costs and explore expected financial aid, scholarships, and out-of-pocket expenses.

SchooLinks is a tool that gives you access to the bigger picture of your student’s future. It also allows you to connect with their school counselor by allowing you to message them directly through the platform.

Please see the instructions on the following page for details on how to access your guardian account.

We look forward to getting started and helping you to help your student!

Respectfully,

Dr. Amy Hale

Assistant Superintendent of Instruction

Parent/families instructions

Top 100 Professions and Top 10 Degree Programs to Support Student Academic and Career Planning

Top 100 professions in the Commonwealth by median pay and the education, training, and skills required for each such profession (docx)
Top 10 degree programs at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth by median pay of program graduates (docx)

The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, in collaboration with the VDOE, has researched and compiled this data for the 2025-2026 school year. The information is based on occupational employment statistics and educational attainment data produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as well as longitudinal wage data produced by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.