CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Parkland College unveiled for the first time Tuesday its brand new mobile education unit called the "Cobra Pathfinder."

Inside the Pathfinder, career carts allow students to try out what it would be like to work in a certain profession. The goal is to help high schoolers and middle schoolers find their interests as early as possible.

"By knowing there is something they like to do, they know what kind of math they might need to take in high school and can be better prepared when they graduate," Nancy Sutton, Parkland's VP for Academic Services, told WAND News. "It really is about engaging the community with all the opportunities that are available to them after high school."

The unit will stop at different high schools and middle schools in the area to give stude

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