Learn. Perform. Develop.

Every student deserves a clear path to what's next.

CCESS places a career coach and advocate on-site — connecting students, educators, employers, and communities around one shared goal.

Execute masterful work. Contribute remarkable value. Achieve excellence.

Engaging schools and students with a tailored, career-connected process that drives student success — every day.

About the Center

What CCESS brings to your school

CenterforCareerEmpowerment&StudentSuccess

Four connected areas of work, customized for schools, families, students, and communities — so career readiness becomes part of how the whole school operates.

Career Focus

  • Career assessment & planning
  • Career exploration
  • Work-based learning experiences
  • Competency & essential skills development

Student Success

  • Community engagement
  • Educator experienceships
  • Family education & workshops
  • Employer relationship development

Tools

  • Achieve 360 technology platform
  • WorkSCHOLAR® portfolio

Funding

  • Advancement strategies
  • Development resources
Customized for schools, families, students & communities
Complementary & cohesive

One advocate. A whole system behind them.

Your on-site CCESS advocate is backed by a coordinated team — every role working together so nothing about a student's future falls through the cracks.

CCESS Advocate & Advisor
Career Coach & Mentor
WBL Coordinator
WorkSCHOLAR Navigator
Framework Facilitator
Faculty & Staff Collaborator
Academic Success Encourager
Community Resource Integrator
Growth & Development Strategist
Funding Specialist
Our process

A relationship, not a rollout

We start by understanding your school, put a tailored plan into practice, then measure what changes for students — and adjust from there.

ANALYZE / ALIGN APPLY ASSESS / ADJUST Build Relationship Detailed Analysis & Organizational Review Recommended Plan & Process for Consideration Implementation Advisory Services Support Services Impact / Growth Career Empowerment& Success Outcomes

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In their words

Success stories

Through CCESS I identified career options that align naturally with who I am. It connected me to an internship where I've built confidence and gained real-world experience. This support has been life-changing for me.

Student

Having someone on-site making connections between local businesses and our school has been such an asset. CCESS helped us navigate pathways we don't always have time to search for — and gave students the chance to explore options they didn't even know existed.

Educator Partner

CCESS has strengthened the connection between the business community and our schools. By showcasing local businesses to students, it opened the door to endless possibilities. We recently hired our first high school intern — a fantastic experience.

Community Partner

CCESS demonstrates the power of collective impact — bringing educators, employers, and community stakeholders together around a shared goal. As a result, businesses feel genuinely invested in supporting students.

Employer Partner

The future of work is not about replacing human potential, but empowering it — by investing in self-awareness and skills development, advancing collaboration, and practicing life-long learning.

Jim WulfeckChairman

We equip and prepare the future workforce to not only discover and perform, but to evolve and thrive in the face of opportunity and change — fostering excellence and embodying success.

Kurt WellsChief Executive Officer
Let's talk

Bring career empowerment to your students

Tell us about your school or community, and we'll show you what a tailored CCESS partnership could look like.