GREAT RESOURCES FOR COLLEGE ANd post-high school STUDENTS
Search for Colleges
- Naviance
- National Center for Education - links and searches to colleges and universities
- Online Education and Degrees – online education and degree program information
- Peterson’s – find colleges by degree programs of interest
College Rankings
Two Year College Resources
- Community College Review – profiles of community and junior colleges
- League for Innovation in Community Colleges – an international consortium of community colleges
- American Assoc. of Community Colleges
Military Careers
Virtual Tours
College Planning Resources
- www.collegeboard.com
- www.eduguide.org - magazine that provides tips for students and parents regarding the college process
- www.mappingyourfuture.org
For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students
- www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml - minority aid site
- http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/list/hispanic-initiative/index.html - White House initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
- http://www.chciyouth.org/ - English and Spanish information on planning - free publications
- http://www.hispanicfund.org/ - Hispanic resource for college aid
- http://www.uncf.org/ - United Negro College Fund
- www.collegefund.org - American Indian fund
- http://www.aihec.org/ - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
- www.ed.gov/offices/OBEMLA -Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
- http://www.black-collegian.com/ - the Black Collegian
- http://www.blackexcel.org/ - Black Excel: The College Help Network
- http://www.hillel.org/ - Jewish resource for colleges
- http://www.gmsp.org/ - Gates Millennium Scholars Fund
- http://www.hsf.net/ - Hispanic scholarships
- http://www.hacu.net/ - Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
- http://www.jbhe.com/ - Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
- www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/education.html - Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education
Students With Disabilities
- http://www.ahead.org/ - Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
- http://www.add.org/ - Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- http://www.chadd.org/ - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
- https://ldaamerica.org/ - Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
- http://www.ldresources.com/ - Learning Disability Resources
- http://www.ncld.org/ - National Center for Learning Disabilities
- http://www.fcsn.org/ -Federation for Children with Special Needs
- http://www.ldonline.org/ - Learning Disabilities Online
- http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/affordable-colleges-for-students-with-disabilities/ - Guidebook for College Resources for Students with Disabilities
- http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/resources-for-students-with-disabilities/ - Guidebook for Scholarships and Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities