BrokeScholar (www.brokescholar.com) College advice and scholarship help. Contains more than 900,000 college scholarships. College is Possible (www.acenet.edu) A resource guide for parents, students, and education professionals, sponsored by the Coalition of American Colleges & Universities. Emphasis on costs, financial aid programs, and practical guides to help prepare for college. College.gov (www.college.gov) The go-to source for information and resources for post-high school education, developed by the U.S. Dept. of Education in collaboration with students to answer the questions: why go, what to do, and how to pay. Features first-person accounts of students who overcame challenges of peer pressure and lack of family and financial support to succeed. Federal School Code Search - FAFSA on the Web (www.fafsa.ed.gov) Codes needed to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), a mandatory component of almost all higher education financial aid applications. FinAid: Financial Aid Information Page (www.finaid.org) Includes scholarship search services, government loan information, and sites for special student populations and interests. Common sense for college.
Nursing Grant and Scholarship Programs (http://lpntobsnonline.org) Information about nursing schools and financial aid. Online Degrees, Financial Aid, and Scholarships (www.online-degrees-and-scholarships.com)
Lists online college and university degree programs in more than 100 fields of study, along with financial aid and scholarship resources for online students, and links to other similar websites. Tuition Funding SourcesDatabase of scholarships and financial aid
Guide to loans and financial management.
Choosing an accounting degree Information about accredited online colleges. Association of American Military Colleges and Schools (www.amcsus.org) Directory of military
schools in the U.S., searchable by type (college prep, 2-year, or 4-year
university; day school or boarding). Guide to beauty schools and cosmetology programs. Most complete education index, featuring over 8,200 links to higher educational institutions worldwide. Includes colleges and schools by careers at http://www.braintrack.com/colleges-by-career Information on business degrees and online programs. Find CNA classes and other health and medical programs. Community-College.org is a directory of community colleges. Legal degree information Search for colleges and universities. Choosing a graduate school Education degree information Engineer career information Fashion colleges by state Health Administration degree information Information on school and jobs in the IT career field. MBA-Online-Program.com is designed to benefit working professionals who want to further their career. Medical Assistant degree information Information on medical assistant degrees and schools Salary of medical assistants by state. Nursing degree information Online nurse practioner programs Online colleges in Texas View videos, lectures, and notes given by professors at Harvard, Princeton and MIT for free. Interviews with students about why they chose an online degree Medical Billing and Coding Courses online
Psychology degree information RWM Vocational Schools Database (www.rwm.org) Search by state and training field to find information for licensed vocational schools. StudentAid.gov (www.studentaid.ed.gov) Student gateway to the U.S. Government. Tips and information for college students and their families on many useful subjects. Developed under the U.S. Dept. of Education. Technical
Schools Guide
(www.technical-schools-guide.com) Search for technical schools by state or degree program. Includes a career aptitude test and a hotline number (1.866.529.1247) with access to a career advisor. Find colleges by state. Information on trucking schools Information, tools, and resources for students looking to earn their Class A CDL license and become a professional driver Ultrasound Tech degree information U.S. College Search (http://www.uscollegesearch.org/) Search for schools by state and view occupational guides, financial aid resources and more. U.S. Community Colleges (www.utexas.edu) Links to community college school websites by state.
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our TexShare page to learn how to log in with your library and access practice tests online.
This site provides information on GED
testing locations and preparation suggestions for Texans who did not graduate
from high school and wish to get their degree equivalency.
Your GED (www.yourged.gov) Helps people find local GED prep courses, many of which are free. Free ASVAB Testing Materials (www.military.com) The ASVAB is a timed multi-aptitude test, which is given at over 14,000 schools and Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) nationwide and is developed and maintained by the Department of Defense. CollegeBoard (www.collegeboard.com) Provides information on planning for college, registering for the SAT, selecting and applying for a college, seeking financial aid, and creating a personal planner for deadlines. Contentbank.org (www.contentbank.org) Informational Web sites from The Children's Partnership national initiative to guarantee high quality online content for low-income and underserved Americans. Provides for education, health, housing, jobs, and literacy needs. Kaplan (www.kaplan.com) Education programs for kids and schools, test preparation, higher education, and professional training in online and classroom settings, worldwide. Test Prep - SAT & ACT Practice test scoring
America’s
Literacy Directory
(www.literacydirectory.org) Allows users to search by location for programs on reading/writing, ESL, math, the GED, and more.
Starfall (www.starfall.com) Offers free
phonics-based activities to help children learn to read. Thanks to Dr. Lynn Westbrook for compiling many of these resources and making them available at http://libraryipic.org.
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