Introduction

Use the links below to begin exploring the wide variety of information available on the Internet about college and careers.

Internet Links

College Selection

American Universities

Direct links to the home pages of approximately 1100 American Universities.

Campus Tours

An online source for virtual college tours, interactive maps, college webcams, QuickTime VR tours, campus movies and pictures.

Canadian Universities

Links to colleges and universities in Canada - excellent schools at an affordable price!

College Admissions

An A to Z array of links on various topics related to college selection and admission from About.com.

College and University Rankings

At this site, you will find links to many ranking services, along with cautionary notes and a discussion of the ongoing controversy over rankings.

College Board Online

A starting point for students and parents. It covers testing and college selection.

College Net

Online college applications and free financial aid search.

Colleges, College Scholarships & Financial Aid Page

Offers free college scholarship and financial aid searches, SAT and ACT test preparation tips,colleges and universities throughout the U. S., as well as career schools, vocational schools, technical schools, career colleges, vocational colleges, and technical colleges.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Provides links to colleges and universities that have a high population of African American students.

College Navigator

See and compare profiles of nearly 7,000 colleges and universities in the United States.

NACAC

The National Association of College Admission Counseling offers a schedule of college fairs, the Steps to College newsletter, a year-by-year calendar of college planning for high school students and their parents, and links to other resources.

NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Academics & Athletes

This site provides information on eligibility for the college bound athlete.

Peterson's Education Center

Search for colleges and universities, scholarship and financial aid information and find test prep information at this site.

The Princeton Review

General info on college admissions and financial aid along with The Princeton Review's Best 331 Colleges. See what more than 59,000 students have to say about their schools.

Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development

Profiles 405 exemplary college programs in ten categories that inspire students to lead ethical and civic-minded lives.

BRAINTRACK - University-Index

Locate colleges and universities around the world.

Christian Colleges & Universities

A guide to the more than 160 Christian colleges and universities across the United States. These institutions cover a wide range of academic pursuits while maintaining a Christ-centered focus on higher education.

College Confidential

A web source for information on college-related topics, from Ivy League admissions to evaluating college rankings, from college books and book reviews to college counseling and paying for a university education.

College Is Possible: American Council on Education

America's colleges and universities have prepared this site to guide you to the books, websites, and other resources that admissions and financial aid professionals consider most helpful.

Google University Search

Enables you to narrow your search to a specific school website. Try it for things like admissions information, course schedules, or alumni news.

Study Abroad

Site was created to be an information center for students wishing to study and travel internationally.

First in the Family

A college preparation guide for parents who did not attend college.

EdRef College Search Directory

Free detailed information on thousands of US colleges, universities, and post-secondary trade schools. School info includes admission requirements, degrees & majors, contact info, test scores, student diversity, religious affiliations, athletics, tuition expenses, etc.

Mapping Your Future

A site for students and parents with information on financial strategies, career options, and college planning.

Understanding University Success

This contains the link to the Introduction and the six academic disciplines contained in the booklet Understanding University Success. The contents are provided here in separate sections by academic discipline to make downloading easier and to enable online viewing by discipline. Begin with the Introduction and then select the academic discipline in which you are interested.

Steps to College

Steps to College is NACAC's online newsletter for and about students in the school-to-college transition.

Off to College.com

College planning and search guide.

Destination U

Find college and career programs that meet your goals.

Education Trust: College Results Online

This interactive Web tool allows you to learn about student graduation rates at four-year colleges and universities.

Education Planner

This is a one-stop career and college planning site. Research careers, choose a college, apply on-line and find ways to finance college.

Mapping Your Future

A one-stop site for students and parents with information on financial strategies, career options and college planning.

College Answer

Information on preparing for, selecting and applying for college as well as paying for and financing your college education.

College Applications

The Common Application

Here is an online version of the common application.

Financial Aid

CSS Profile

This site gives general information about the CSS Profile, and has an on-line Profile available.

About ISAC

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is a one-stop financial aid center for all your college planning needs.

Office of Post-Secondary Education

Includes comprehensive information about federal student aid at the new Office of Student Financial Assistance Programs web site, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the Federal (Title IV) School Code Search page. There's also information on HOPE Scholarships and other education tax credits and provisions, as well as links to other higher education resources for students.

On-Line FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid)

Actual FAFSA application form online.

Students.gov

Here you will find general information about the major federal student aid programs (who is eligible and how to apply), tax credits for education expenses, and other federal, state, and private sources of information.

Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Student Federal Aid

Comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. Grants, loans, and work-study are the three major forms of aid available through the Department's Federal Student Aid office.

Broke Scholar

BrokeScholar is a free scholarship search engine connecting students and parents with financial aid and college scholarships. The BrokeScholar database matches student profiles with more than 900,000 scholarships worth over $3 billion to find the most relevant and obtainable opportunities.

FinAid: The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid

Information on ways to finance your college education from savings, scholarships, grants, financial aid, etc.

Savingforcollege.com LLC. - Compare 529 Plans

Helps you shop and manage your 529 account with descriptions and links to all the state plans, performance results, recent federal & state developments.

College Zone

Financial Aid Programs:Grants, Scholarships, Loans, Default Prevention & Resolution

Bankrate.com College Finance News & Advice

Scholarships

College Answer--Free Scholarship Search

Access to an award database that contains more than 2.8 million scholarships worth over 16 billion dollars, and is expanded and updated daily.

College Boards Scholarship Search

Locate scholarships, loans, internships, and other financial aid programs from non-college sources that match your education level, talents, and background.

fastWeb

Personalized matching to over 500,000 scholarships! Also offers an extensive college directory of more than 4,000 schools with information on admissions, financial aid and general information. Easy-to-find information from national experts on admissions, financial aid, money management, career planning, jobs and life after college.

Scholarship Experts

Search for free scholarships.

Career Information

CollegeView Careers and Majors

Explore majors and careers and prepare for your future.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

This is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

O*NET Online

O*NET OnLine offers access to the Occupation Information Network (O*NET), a database of occupational information that can be used for career exploration.

Riley Guide

The Riley Guide is a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet.

Vocational Information Center

Explore vocational and technical careers, check out the skills employers really want, find a trade school, research technical topics and take a look at the current job market.

What Can I Do With a Major In...?

Get information on the careers related to your major, the skills you have learned which can be transferred to other jobs, and links to information on careers.

Illinois Career Resource Network

Guide to Illinois careers, training programs and schools. Access information about occupations, wages, employment projections and to view videos of people doing their jobs.

Career Voyages

Explore career options and learn about high growth jobs.

Fun Works...for Careers You Never Knew Existed

This Web site is about careers. Not just the interesting ones other people have, but the ones YOU can have.

Job Profiles.org

Experienced workers share the rewards of their job, stressvul parts of the job, basic skills the job demands, challenges of the future and advice on entering the field.

Military Career Guide

This web site is the leading career information resource for the military world of work. It gives details on 152 enlisted and officer occupations.

Career Overview

What Do You Like? BLS Career Information Home Page

Explore careers in Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies. Music & Arts, Building & Fixing Things, Helping People, Computers, Law, Managing Money, Sports, & Nature.

School to Careers

School to Careers is a career development project for 7-12th grade students, educators and parents. Over 200 career professionals are profiled on the Web site through video, photos and text.

Majors and Career Profiles

Exam Preparation

ACT, Inc.

Information about testing and other educational services.

College Board Online

Information on testing for students and parents.

4Tests.com - Select an Exam

Your one stop practice test site for High School, College, Professional, and Standardized Exams and Tests

SAT and ACT Preparation

SAT Online Course Demo

Includes a free full-length practice New SAT.

Test Prep Preview

Free practice tests.

Help with the SAT/ACT College Entrace Exams

Online modules for students that feature teachers who are knowledgeable about the SAT and ACT. The online modules combine video with Power Point slide shows, and they are available for students any where to use free of charge.

ACT & SAT Test Prep Links

CollegeBoard AP Central

Up-to-date and comprehensive information on AP courses and exams.

SAT Preparation

Free online quizzes.

Number 2.com

Practice tests for the SAT, ACT, GRE and vocab.

Conclusion

We hope that these links have provided you with some useful information!

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