Majority of document is an excerpt from "College and Career Planning: WWW Resources" by Linda Chapman and Phyllis DiBianco (http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/nov98/chapman.htm), is reprinted from the November/December 1998 issue of MultiMedia Schools, with the permission of Information Today, Inc., 143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, N.J. 08055, 609-654-6266, WebSite: http://www.infotoday.com
Contents:
- General Information Sites
- Identifying Potential Colleges
- College & University Home Pages
- Financial Aid Information
- Applying Online
- Planning Your Future
Adventures
in Education
Aource of college and career planning information sponsored by Texas Guaranteed
Student Loans
College Board Online
The most comprehensive college information site. College Board Online includes
College Board tests, programs, and online registration, a "Test Question of
the Day," a searchable database of colleges, financial aid information (including
a financial aid calculator), career planning information, a fee-based essay
evaluation service, online shopping, and more.
Peterson's Education
Center
Peterson's includes information about educational programs at all levels and
provides searchable databases of colleges and academic programs.
Princeton Review Online
This extensive college and career information site includes timed tests, essay
hints, an internship database, job hunting hints, career lists by salary and
industry, career profiles, and more.
CollegeView
CollegeView is a free online college search service with profiles of 3,700+
colleges and universities, virtual tours of selected schools, electronic applications,
financial aid information, and career planning tools.
IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL COLLEGES 
CollegeNET
CollegeNET provides separate databases for four-year colleges and also for
community, technical, and junior colleges and takes you to the actual Web
sites of the colleges. The four-year college database is searchable by geography,
tuition, enrollment, and potential college major.
College
Search
From the College Board, College Search can help students identify potential
colleges. This site includes a searchable database of over 3,200 institutions.
Study Abroad
Listed are thousands of academic programs in more than 100 countries throughout
the world, with links to study abroad programs, academic courses, and internships.
The programs are searchable by country, subject, and language.
U.S.
News and World Report
This comprehensive site includes college and university rankings, reprinted
articles from the print edition, listings of women's colleges, black colleges,
and more. Features the top 25 schools in several categories taken from the
magazine's 1998 edition of America's Best Colleges.
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY HOME PAGES
College
and University Home Pages
Courtesy of MIT, this site includes links to the home pages of more that 3,000
colleges and universities worldwide. (For easy access to American universities
only, follow the link to: American Universities.)
Yahoo!'s
List of Colleges & Universities
Search for the home page of a specific college or follow the links to home
pages of thousands of colleges and universities worldwide.
Community
Colleges
Courtesy of University of Texas at Austin, this site includes links to state
listings of more than 800 two-year, post-secondary institutions offering certificate
programs and associate degrees.
College
For Texans
Information on paying for college through the Texas Financial Aid Information
Center (TFAIC)
Fastweb
Students may register for scholarship information at Fastweb, one of the Internet's
largest free scholarship search sites.
Financial Aid Information from the U.S. Department of Education
http://studentaid.ed.gov/guide
http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/FYE/index.html
These sites provide information and documents about federal student financial
aid programs and how to apply for them.
U.S. Department of Education's
FAFSA on the Web
Families may use this site to complete and submit directly over the Internet
the FAFSA Application for Federal Student Aid.
FAFSA tips
Tips for filling out the FAFSA form to apply for Financial Aid
FinAid: The Financial Aid
Information Page
This page (sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid
Administrators) provides links to many sources of information about student
financial aid. It also includes a Scholarship Scam Alert http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml,
with important information about scams and how to avoid them.
CASHE (College Aid Sources
for Higher Education)
Sponsored by SallieMae, this online scholarship service is one of the most
comprehensive sources of financial aid resources for college. CASHE provides
a searchable database including information about scholarships, fellowships,
grants, work study, loan programs, tuition waivers, internships, competitions,
and cooperative work programs.
Pay
for College
Provided by the College Board, this extensive site includes debt planning
tips, college cost and expected family contribution worksheets, and information
about a variety of loan programs.
College
Applications Online
From the College Board, this site includes 350 online applications (so far)
for students who will be applying to college this year.
Texas Common Application
Apply for admission to all four year public institutions in Texas at this
Web site. Students can also complete scholarship applications for these same
institutions at this Web site.
Career
Development Manual, (Career Services, University of Waterloo)
From the Department of Career Services at the University of Waterloo, Canada,
this site provides a thoughtful, interactive guide to career planning beginning
with a multi-step, self-assessment inventory (step 1) and continuing through
Employment Contacts (step 4) to Career/Life Planning (step 6). Note: The Development
Manual may be duplicated for educational uses.
Mapping Your Future
This extensive site provides information and links to a variety of college
and career planning organizations. It is sponsored by a group of guaranty
agencies that participate in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP)
which is committed to providing information about higher education and career
opportunities.
The Occupational
Outlook Handbook
When considering potential college majors, students may check out employment
trends in the electronic version of The 2006-07 Occupational Outlook Handbook.
The entire handbook, searchable by keyword, is included.
Welcome to CareerMosaic
Provides a searchable jobs database, resume posting service, online job fair
information, and industry specific employment information. The college connection
has internship information and employment resources for college and graduate
students, as well as high school students who are planning ahead.
America's Job Bank
America's Job Bank is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor and
state operated Employment Services. Job seekers may create and post resumes,
search for specific jobs by location, agency, or position, and examine job
market information such as occupational trends.
JobSmart
Courtesy of the Bay Area (San Francisco) Library & Information System
(BALIS), this practical site provides links to resources for planning a career,
salary information, resume tips, and real life stories from workers in many
fields.