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Santa Ana College Selected as a Stop on ROADTRIP Nation Tour

  • 09/16/19

SANTA ANA, CA – Santa Ana College (SAC) has been selected as a stop on the upcoming ROADTRIP Nation tour. SAC’s Career Center developed a partnership with the organization to provide students and alumni with guidance and career exploration tools. In addition to the tour stop on Tuesday, October 1, the partnership includes providing students and alumni with access to the Roadmap to Careers tool. This useful tool showcases stories and struggles, along with successes students can encounter while fulfilling their career goals. Students and alumni can also generate a list of careers matching their interests and view candid interviews with professionals who have pursued each career.

“We’re excited to bring ROADTRIP Nation to Santa Ana College,” says Marisela Godinez, Career Guidance coordinator. “We believe this will be a great event and look forward to providing students and alumni with career exploration access that will help them to be more successful as they pursue their passions and forge their pathway to finding meaningful and fulfilling careers.”

During the tour stop, students and alumni will receive free access to ROADTRIP Nation’s career resources. Students can additionally create a free membership with their student identification number to access the ROADTRIP Nation online career exploration and other Career Center resources. Students can stop by SAC’s Career Center to learn more about ROADTRIP Nation and upcoming Career Center events. The Center also provides employment opportunities, volunteer internships, résumé writing and interview skills workshops, career research and exploration services, undecided major services, and Career Education (CE) counseling.

About Santa Ana College
Santa Ana College (SAC), which turned 100 years old in 2015, serves about 27,000 students each semester at its main campus in Santa Ana, CA. The college prepares students for transfer to four-year institutions and provides invaluable workforce training and customized training for business and industry. In addition, another 11,000 students are served through the college’s School of Continuing Education located at Centennial Education Center. Ranked as one of the nation’s top two-year colleges awarding associate degrees to Latino and Asian students, the college is also recognized throughout the state for its comprehensive workforce training programs for nurses, firefighters, law enforcement and other medical personnel. SAC is one of two comprehensive colleges under the auspices of the Rancho Santiago Community College District.

About ROADTRIP Nation
For 15 years, ROADTRIP Nation’s mission has been to talk with professionals, asking them honest questions about their struggles, successes, and how they found the answer to the age-old dilemma, “What should I do with my life?” From video game designers to lawyers, sports journalists to STEM professionals, and everything in between, ROADTRIP Nation has sought out untold stories and shared them. These stories form the basis of ROADTRIP Nation’s career exploration products—including an educational curriculum, personalized online tools, video content, bestselling books, and live events. Together, these tools create a diverse and relevant collection of resources showing young people the vast scope of careers and possibilities. Visit roadtripnation.com for additional information.

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