Career Advancement

At AdvanceEDU, you’ll be able to earn your certificate or degree at the same time as you develop your career, giving you a huge head start in building toward a high-demand career!

Here’s How It Works

Explore

personal values, strengths, skills and career options to create your career plan

Learn

how to talk about yourself with value-based language and with confidence in your industry

Create

a career pathway toolkit and plan with actionable steps to guide your journey

Experience

continuous support in identifying a diverse range of opportunities that teach and cultivate the essential skills required for achievement in the workforce

Grow

resources for career development, promotions, and upskilling opportunities

Career Partners

AdvanceEDU partners with leading employers in Colorado like these:

Students can earn and learn with our employer partners in a variety of ways

Internship + Short-Term Placement

Internship and Short-Term Placement roles are meant to expose students to a variety of industries, companies and departments for the purpose of career exploration, networking and resume building while earning money.

Internships & Co-Op Model

Assistance in identifying different internship and co-op opportunities with employer partners that align with students’ career goals and help build their resumes. Because the AdvanceEDU learning experience is built around the needs of working students, most students can earn and learn at the same time—helping to eliminate or reduce the need for student loans.

Job Search Assistance

Guidance, personalized strategies, and resources to streamline your journey and help you leverage your certificate or degree.

Direct Placement

Direct placement roles are curated specifically for the student to leverage their earned degree and get on the job training while working in their desired field. These opportunities are full-time, typically salaried positions with AdvanceEDU’s employer network.

"The AdvanceEDU team supported me as I pursued a promotion from my youth apprenticeship to a full-time role while pursuing my degree. I’m only two years out of high school school and way ahead of the game."

Hanna F.AdvanceEDU Learner

"AdvanceEDU helped me land a co-op at DaVita as a junior business analyst while I study business. I love the support I get from my coach as I figure things out in school, work and life."

Ronie S.AdvanceEDU Learner

"With help from my AdvanceEDU coach, I decided I wanted to go into cybersecurity. AdvanceEDU helped me land a cybersecurity pre-apprenticeship with ActivateWork. I plan to work in the field while I pursue a cybersecurity degree with WGU."

Albert G.AdvanceEDU Learner

"My success coach and the career advancement team helped me transition to a role at Denver Health that’s aligned with my major. I love that I’m building my resume while pursuing a degree."

Kodi T.AdvanceEDU Learner

"During my first term as a CSU Global student, AdvanceEDU helped me land an IT co-op with Liberty Global. I’ve made the leap from a job at Target to a career-building role, and I love it!"

Karen G.AdvanceEDU Learner

Benefits

By participating in AdvanceEDU’s career development model, you can enjoy the following benefits: