RMHS College & Career Center

Welcome to the College And Career Center 

Many students in today’s high schools choose courses and work experiences in an unplanned, aimless manner, often resulting in limited career options and undeveloped potential.  Innovative educators across the nation have responded by restructuring schools around career pathways. A career pathway is an integrated, multi-year sequence of career guidance, coursework, and work-based learning experiences that enable students to explore a variety of career choices and provide a context for learning. 

Rio Mesa High School is organized around career pathways that give students an opportunity to use their experiences in the classroom and the workplace to help determine future options and gain a better understanding of the kinds of skills, experience, education, and training they will need to be successful in the workplace. The idea that students can begin to develop an initial career direction that provides a purpose and context for learning can motivate students, increase their achievement, and smooth the transition from school to work.