The Right Choice: Choosing a College and Why it Matters (Leveraging You!) - Softcover

Jackson, Dr. John Jay; Jackson, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0988430681 ISBN 13: 9780988430686

Publisher: Jessup University Press, 2019

Synopsis

Choosing the right college for you has never been easier.

“I am so stressed about where to go to college!"
"Every college says it is the best. How am I supposed to know which school to choose?"
"My friends are going to college in different places, and I feel like mom and dad are as confused about where to go as I am!"
"College seems so expensive. What if I make the wrong choice and end up with a lot of debt and no future or freedom?"

Picking a college that is right for you is one of life's biggest decisions. How do you make the right choice? This little book is a great book for high schoolers and students grappling with their dreams, desires, and details of their life. Dr. John Jackson is a college president, pastor, and parent of five children. He has walked hundreds of families through a decision matrix on choosing the right college and provides helpful tips for high school students, family members, and friends who take this journey together.

The Right Choice is an efficient, solution-oriented college guide book to give you data, decision points, and details to help shape this life-changing decision by providing a framework to work from. If you or someone you love needs help finding a good college to attend, it’s important to know the reasons why to attend a public college vs. a private college vs. a religious college. This book will help you narrow your options by helping you answer these questions:

• What are my dreams?
• What are my desires?
• What are the details?

Once you have the answers to those questions, you’ll be able to make the right choice for you and your future. Not only will you be equipped to discover the right choice for college, but you will also learn a decision-making process that will help you in other areas of life as well.

What others are saying:

“In The Right Choice, John Jackson distills his wealth of experience into practical knowledge and fatherly wisdom that will bring great peace to anyone who is in the process of making the big decision of where to go to gain their college education.” —Kris Vallotton, Leader, Bethel Church, Author of Spiritual Intelligence and Poverty, Riches, and Wealth.

“John Jackson is a gift in his words, insights, teachings, and strategies. This book will help you set yourself or your child up for the next level of success in life.” —Margaret Feinberg, Author of Taste and See.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. John Jackson is a dynamic and strategic leader who has demonstrated organizational leadership skills in his work with national and global organizations and ministries. Dr. Jackson has written and authored eight books on leadership, cultural change, and spiritual formation and is a sought after speaker and consultant.

Since becoming President of William Jessup University (Rocklin, CA) in 2011, Dr. Jackson has overseen the growth of the University to more than triple in enrollment, increased its budget from $17 million in 2011 to over $55 million in 2018. The University has been named as the 3rd fastest growing institution of its type in the nation and is listed as the highest ranked regional college in California.


Prior to joining William Jessup University, John served as the executive director of Thriving Churches International and in the Office of the Senior Pastor of Bayside Church, Granite Bay, California. He is the founding pastor of LifePoint Church in Minden, Nevada, and previously was the executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of the Pacific Southwest (now Transformation Ministries) where he was responsible to serve more than 270 churches in four western states. 

John also served as the senior pastor and in several staff roles at First Baptist Church of Oxnard and as the youth pastor at First Baptist Church of Buena Park. Dr. Jackson earned both his Ph.D. and M.A. in Educational Administration and Organizational Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. in Theology (Christian Formation and Discipleship) at Fuller Theological Seminary; and a B.A. in Religion (Christian History and Thought) from Chapman University. 

Dr. Jackson is married to Pam and they make their home in Rocklin, CA; they have five children, three of whom are married, and they have three grandchildren and a big dog named Max

From the Back Cover

What Others are Saying :

"The "Decision Matrix" (Dreams, Desires, Details) is brilliant!" John Pearson, Board Governance & Management Consultant

"In The Right Choice, John distills his wealth of experience into practical knowledge and fatherly wisdom that will bring great peace to anyone who is in the process of making the big decision of where to gain their college education" Kris Vallotton, Leader, Bethel Church, Author of 15 books

"The Right Choice equips the student committed to doing God's will with the necessary tools not only as it pertains to selecting the "right" school but also in living the "right" life; must read, must do!" Samuel Rodriguez, Pastor, NHCLC President, Author, Executive Producer

"John Jackson is a gift--in his words, insights, teachings, and strategies. This book will help you set yourself or your child for next level success in life. " Margaret Feinberg, author of Taste and See

Edition details

• Publisher: Jessup University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0988430681
• ISBN 13: 9780988430686
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 68