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MiCareerQuest Southwest
​October 28-29, 2025 

GET YOUR BUSINESS INVOLVED
MiCareerQuest Southwest is a fun and exciting career investigation event designed for 8th-grade students across southwest Michigan. Over 4,500 students experience this interactive, informational and inspiring career exploration event each year.  MiCareerQuest SW is hosted by a collaboration of educators and business who have been bringing this experience to southwest Michigan for over 10 years.

During this unique experience, students will explore careers and talk directly with industry professionals who perform these jobs every day. Students will discover what it’s really like to be a nurse, a graphic designer, a welder, an engineer, and many more exciting careers. [MORE]
AT A GLANCE

MiCareerQuest
Southwest
Fall 2024

4,700 ​Eighth Grade Students Attended
43 ​middle schools participated, including Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Allegan and Cass counties
95 ​local employers hosted career exploration booths​
744 total volunteers​
 95  different careers represented in the following six pathways:​ 
Health Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, 
Manufacturing/Engineering, Professional Trades, ​Information Technology, Touch-A-Truck

Thank you to our sponsors for
making this event possible!

MiCareerQuest Southwest SPONSORS

Date

October 28-29, 2025 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Telephone

269-250-9303

MiCareerQuest Southwest is brought to you by:

Kalamazoo RESA Career Connect, Calhoun Area Career Center,
​MiWorks! Southwest and Southwest Michigan First.
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