Question text asking 'Are you the next to explore?' on a dark background with colorful and handwritten fonts.

Itasca's youth want to succeed, but they need a path.

NEXT Career Pathways connects students to local businesses to build the future they want.

Question text asking 'Are you the next to explore?' on a dark background with colorful and handwritten fonts.
The NEXT career Pathways Logo NEXT is in a gradient transitioning from blue to purple, pink, orange, and yellow. Below NEXT in teal are the words IASC Career Pathways
Bigfork School Logo of a stylized husky dog in blue, white, and gray with a yellow outline.

BIGFORK HIGH SCHOOL

Grand Rapids Thunderhawks logo featuring an eagle with outstretched wings and the team name in bold orange and gray lettering on a black background.

GRAND RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL

Green and black logo of Minnesota North College with an open book and starry sky design.

MINNESOTA NORTH - ITASCA CAMPUS

Deer River High School Logo logo featuring a large blue 'W', a white and black spear with a feather attached.

DEER RIVER HIGH SCHOOL

Logo of ALC Area Learning Center with text 'Resilience, Readiness, Excellence'

GRAND RAPIDS AREA LEARNING CENTER

Greenway High School logo featuring a stylized outline of a helmet with wings, made of green lines on a black background.

GREENWAY HIGH SCHOOL

Nashwauk-Keewatin Schools logo of a Trojan warrior helmet with orange plume and navy blue crest on a black background.

NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN HIGH SCHOOL

Floodwood Schools logo featuring a profile outline of a polar bear head and front body with a purple and gray color scheme.

FLOODWOOD SCHOOL

Hill City School logo featuring a stylized hornet in purple white and grey

HILL CITY SCHOOL

Northland Community School logo of an eagle's head with white feathers, black outline, and silver details, set against a black background.

NORTHLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Graphic with orange banner reading "The Eight Pathways".
An Icon for the Automotive/trasportation career pathway depicting a green autonomous vehicle with LIDAR, Two people stand near the car, a man with glasses and a backpack, and a woman with purple hair holding a tablet, at an outdoor location.
Explore the Automotive/Transportation Career Pathway
An Icon for the Business Career Pathways depicting a three diverse people in a meeting room with a woman presenting data on a large screen, including pie charts and line graphs.
Explore the Business Career Pathway
An Icon for the Computer Science Pathway depicting a person in a wheelchair working with a technician in front of a server rack, connecting wires for accessibility or assistive technology.
Explore the Computer Science Career Pathway
An Icon for the Construction Career Pathway depicting three workers in safety gear standing with one holding documents, another carrying a briefcase, and the third with blueprints, smiling.
Explore the Construction Career Pathway
An Icon for the Education Career Pathway depicting a teacher in a gray blazer explains a chemical structure to two students in a classroom. One student is sitting with a relaxed posture, the other raising their hand.
Explore the Education Career Pathway
An Icon for the Healthcare career pathway depicting a pair of paramedics attending to a patient in an ambulance, with a medical monitor and IV drip.
Explore the Healthcare Career Pathway
An Icon for the Manufacturing Career Pathway depicting a woman and a man working with a robotic arm in a manufacturing setting.
Explore the Manufacturing Career Pathway
An Icon for the Natural Resources/Agriculture pathway depicting a woman planting seedlings in soil, with two people observing and taking notes nearby, indicating community gardening or environmental activity.
Explore the Natural Resources and Agriculture Career Pathway
Text on a dark blue background encouraging career guidance through NEXT Career Pathways.
The NEXT career Pathways Logo NEXT is in a gradient transitioning from blue to purple, pink, orange, and yellow. Below NEXT in teal are the words IASC Career Pathways
Text graphic with the words "CAREER PATHWAYS STUDENT JOURNEY" in orange font on a black background.
A colorful digital illustration showing a pathway with various activities and people representing steps in education and career development. The pathway includes scenes of exploring, experiencing, evolving, and exceling with diverse individuals, including students and professionals, engaging in conversations, working on computers, and participating in activities.

PARTNER WITH US.

Partner with Next Career Pathways to give relevant  experiences and intentional opportunities to local students  that will inspire curiosity and  hope for a future right here in the greater Itasca area. Together, we are the change for our communities. Together, we can unleash endless possibilities. There are so many ways to work with us!

WE WOULD LOVE TO INCLUDE YOU AS A PARTNER, PROGRAM, OR BUSINESS.

Contact Us To Get Started