Get to know FYE students better, faster

First Year students seek your help strengthening their sense of belonging, matching who they are with new academic, co-curricular, and work environments. When you know what students need, you’re better equipped to support them - improving retention and strengthening their well-being.

Our personalized courseware PathAdvisor.ai delivers holistic insights and tailored advice to students and their advisors for more informed, confident decisions. Based on over 30 years of published research and user experience studies, our solutions are used by flagship institutions nationwide. Scroll down to view our case studies.

 

Learn more about our personalized courseware for First-Year Experience that excites students about their academic path at your institution.

1st Day Digital Delivery in your LMS!

73% of freshmen want to

  • “get help selecting an educational plan to get a good job”

  • “talk about qualifications needed for certain occupations”

Ruffalo-Noel-Levitz | 2020 Freshman Motivation to Complete College Report

Offer short, self-guided major and career exploration

Career Key Discovery

10-minute Holland personality & interest online inventory

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With Career Key Discovery's unique exploration approach, students are more likely to find less familiar but promising options where they will thrive. This valid assessment includes a four-step decision-making guide.

Research shows a close Holland personality-interest fit predicts

  • higher grades,
  • persistence in a major, and
  • higher on-time graduation rates.

Quickly identify student decision needs and optimize resources

Career Decision Profile

5-minute career readiness online inventory

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Measuring three dimensions of career decision status, the scientifically-valid Career Decision Profile identifies individual needs and barriers, estimates service levels, and recommends practical action steps to both student and advisor.

It can be used as a pre and post intervention measure.

Measure your ongoing program success

Use the Career Decision Profile pre/post intervention to measure impacts of your program.

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Measure impacts and student outcomes when you "sandwich" your program invention, including Career Key Discovery, between pre and post administrations of the Career Decision Profile. This implementation with both assessments takes a combined 20 minutes of student time to complete.

Case Studies - Career Key in Action

High School to Postsecondary Transitions

DOWNLOAD Kansas State University Case Study

Impact on First Generation College Students

DOWNLOAD Union County College Case Study

How Career Key pays for itself

DOWNLOAD Career Key Higher Ed Funding Justification

Watch & Discover

Take a quick video tour of Career Key.

Platform

Career Decision Profile

Career Key Discovery

Why College Major Fit Matters

Career Key CEO Juliet Jones and Founder Dr. Lawrence K. Jones

Tell us what you need, we’ll tell you how Career Key can help

For over 20 years, Career Key has been the trusted source of career resources for secondary schools and higher education institutions. We’d love to hear from you!