Through the Career ChoICE Youth Expo students IMAGINE their potential, CONNECT with employers, and EXPLORE career possibilities. Career ChoICE connects students to regional employment information and employers through virtual resources and hands-on activities. Career ChoICE endeavors to ignite students' imaginations to the unlimited career opportunities in our region.

"If I had had a chance to be somewhere like this as a middle/high school student it would've given me a quicker start to my future."- Kirby Ford, SoVAH Health Radiology Student (2016) and Radiologic Technologist at Piedmont Family and Occupational Medicine

Career ChoICE showcases existing job opportunities so that students will learn they have options to stay in the region. Career ChoICE empowers students to make an informed career decision with a clear understanding of:

• Skills needed
• Education levels required
• Salaries they can expect

This event is an intentional effort to build a pipeline of students in strategic sectors that are aligned with economic development interests.