📚 Academic

Plan how you get there. The credential routes, majors, and the steps to get in — a degree, a trade, an apprenticeship, or learning on the job. Weigh paths side by side in My Plan.

Routes tell you the credential (degree, trade, apprenticeship); Majors tell you what to study.

Your recommended path

Based on your interests, values, work style, and situation.

Your top matches

The strongest programs, majors, and credentials across every pathway — react to refine them.

🧭 Explore every pathway

All seven routes — degree, trade, apprenticeship, or straight to work — each opening into real majors, certificates, and professions.

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🎛️ Fine-tune your matches

Quick either/or picks that nudge which paths rank highest for you.

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🧬 Your academic profile

The interests, values, and work-style signal behind your matches — plus controls to refine or reset it.

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✅ Your academic action plan

Concrete next steps — prioritized for where you are right now.

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Strideward offers guidance to help you explore — not professional academic or financial advice. Program costs, pay, and outcomes vary significantly by school, location, and individual circumstance. Pay ranges are national BLS percentiles where available, estimates otherwise. Always verify details directly with institutions.