School Counselors??

Is anyone here a school cousnelor or "guidance" couselor? If so where did you get your degree? How long did it take you to find a job?

Re: School Counselors??

Yes! Got my degree at Hofstra. Took me almost 3 years to get a tenure track position (did leaves before the perm position).

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Thanks, how long did the program at Hofstra take you to complete?

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A little under two years - that was how the program was set up - I didn't do is faster or slower than anyone else...
You can FM me if you want, if you have any other questions.

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I am a College Cousnelor.
I do have my degree in School COunseling...but I am more interested in higher education. My plan is to do Career Development Counseling.

I did my program at CW Post. It took me 3 years because I worked full-time as a college counselor while I was doing it. Its really hard to do that because they are alot of hours.

Good Luck. FM me if you have questions about the Post program. It was ok. Not the best School Counseling program out there. JMO.

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I was in a higher ed focused counseling program, and shared many classes with the school counseling folks at St. John's.
The job market is tough right now for guidance counselors. If you are flexible, and would consider working at a college, I'd recommend going that route.