Academic Goals | Career Counseling

Start Your Next Chapter | Raleigh, NC
Reach Your Potential
Our structured sober living residents achieve their career and academic goals with the support of our experienced team. Green Hill helps our residents discover and move towards their goals through academic coaching, mentorship, and career counseling. We know that goal achievement is fundamental to lasting recovery and it is the core of our program.This approach empowers residents to ground their success in recovery, freeing them to ask, “What’s next?” with newfound hope and confidence.
Nurture Your Academic Pursuits
We believe that recovery and academics go hand-in-hand. Each resident receives academic counseling and participates in twice-weekly study hall groups. The Green Hill team caters to each resident’s particular academic goals through informed, supportive guidance, and by linking residents to the resources and skills necessary for success. As the largest city in the Triangle area, Raleigh also offers diverse educational opportunities that can match nearly every resident’s academic goals.Green Hill residents typically follow one of three educational tracks but may transition between tracks during their program.
High School
- In-person high school diploma
- Online diploma
- General Educational Development diploma
College/University
- Degree & non-degree seeking programs
- NC State, UNC, WPU, Duke, HBCUs
- Online course work
Community College
- Learn a skilled trade
- Earn an associate’s degree
- Transfer to college or university
Professional Launch
- Networking in the Triangle
- Post-degree job search and placement
- Career beginnings in a supportive community
Intern & Volunteer
- Gain a professional internship
- Test out a new field
- Volunteer in the community
Work-Life
- Generate autonomy and self-efficacy
- Build work experience
- Real-life budgeting and time management
Leverage Our Network for Your Career
At Green Hill, we know that recovery is woven in with professional development and meaningful life. Our team facilitates weekly career counseling sessions and regular professional skills groups. We leverage our professional and community connections to boost our residents’ career and personal success. Our network includes lawyers, doctors, clinicians, chefs, contractors, mechanics, and many others. We aim to connect residents with the people they need to succeed. In recent years, the Triangle has been listed as a top city for tech, education, healthcare, start-up, and research industries, meaning there is a wealth of diverse career opportunities in this area. This growing local economy also opens doors for vocational careers in development, construction, real estate, and more.
Thriving in the Triangle
1st
Largest research park
in the country (RTP)
2nd
Largest metro area
in NC
6
Professional sports
teams
20+
Music venues
200+
Public parks
25+
Museums
100+
Weekly recovery
meetings
3
James Beard award
winners
180+
Miles of greenway
trails
16
Higher education
institutes
8,500
Yearly graduates from
major research
universities
100K
Acres of forest, river
lands, and lakes