College and Career Readiness that does more than check boxes—it also drives impact
Improve college and career readiness
A research study by SageFox Consulting Group and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement shows that YouScience improves critical college and career readiness outcomes. After using YouScience students were:
Better at describing their natural abilities and identifying suitable careers (Self-Awareness)
More confident in their ability to make an informed career decision (Career Decision Making)
More helpful and empowered to follow their future paths (Self-Empowerment
More likely to engage in activities to acquire more career information and explore careers (Career Exploration)
More motivated to pursue a career pathway and/or additional post-secondary education or training (Intent to Persist)
Reduce bias in career exploration
For decades, career guidance has relied on self-reported interests, which depend on students’ awareness of industries and job roles. However, many lack the exposure needed for reliable guidance, especially young women, whose opportunities can be shaped by gender stereotypes.
YouScience is the only aptitude and interest-based assessment that reduces bias and helps all students discover high-demand, high-wage careers.
Improve CTE enrollment and job participation rates
Career and Technical Education (CTE) interest is rising, but aligning students with the right pathways remains a challenge.
Educators use YouScience to:
- Uncover students’ aptitudes and interests
- Guide them into careers where they thrive
- Identify essential CTE programs
It’s working. The Southern Oregon Education Service District (SOESD) saw:
- 160% growth in CTE enrollment in a year
- Expansion from 25 to 180 schools
Improve workforce development connections
Education and workforce alignment is critical but challenging. Leaders nationwide use YouScience to bridge the gap.
In Jackson County, Mississippi, the Workforce Development Committee leverages YouScience to identify, recruit, and retain local talent.
This program is driving results:
- Increased focus on workforce development and career education
- Seven career coaches embedded in schools to guide students
- Talent pipelines for traditional and high-skill jobs across industries
See how other educators use YouScience
GA University uses YouScience to place freshmen students and maintain accreditation requirements
ElevateEdAZ and YouScience partner to connect education and business
University of Iowa uses YouScience to support enrollment, retention, and career services
“Working as a college counselor with high school students for nearly 20 years, and having tried multiple career assessments. I’ve found the YouScience tool to be an incredibly effective method of revealing a person’s natural strengths and guiding them towards industries and jobs. I have become a YouScience evangelist and can’t speak highly enough to my colleagues about it."
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—Chris Blackwell, Director of College Counseling, Cistercian Preparatory School, Irving, Texas |
“As a former guidance counselor turned CTE Director, I love the way that YouScience assesses aptitude. Any other aptitude test that I have ever worked with measures what the student "thinks" they are good at. You don't know what you don't know, so students don't have any idea that they might be good at something if they don't know much about it!"
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—Cami McCLenny, CTE director, Enterprise City Schools, Alabama |
“YouScience has been an invaluable tool for us. It’s a tool in my counselor toolbox to be able to use to direct kids in the right direction.”
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—Holly Reeves, counselor, Adele C. Young Intermediate, Utah |
“YouScience is the sharpest arrow in my quiver, allowing me to place students in environments where they thrive and contribute meaningfully to the economy."
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—Jason Van Nus, Director, Work-Based Learning, Lowndes County Schools, Georgia |
Brightpath will help you
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1 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/counselor-to-student-ratios-show-improvement-but-looming-fiscal-cliff-may-threaten-gains/2024/02
2 https://resources.youscience.com/rs/806-BFU-539/images/HigherEd_DenmarkTech_CaseStudy.pdf
3 https://resources.youscience.com/rs/806-BFU-539/images/GOSA_Full_Report.pdf