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Colleges
Alphabetical List of Links by Subject


American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Big Payoff: Educational Attainment and Synthetic Estimates of Work-Life Earnings for anyone looking to quantify and/or justify academic achievement; demonstrates the direct correlation between educational achievement and earning potential
Black Collegian career site for students of color
Catholic College Search approximately 200 colleges indexed. Visitors may browse the index by name or region of the country or search by a number of options, including student enrollment, campus settings, undergraduate academic programs, ethnic diversity, and sports, among several other options. Results offer links to a quick facts page and to the school's official page
College and University Home Pages
College and University Rankings Univ. of Illinois
College Board Online--Select "Services for Students and Parents" for topics such as College Search, Financial Aid Calculators, and Scholarship Search
College Is Possible intro to getting started in college
CollegeNET--College search, financial aid calculator, scholarship search
College News Online
College is Possible -covers preparing for college, choosing the right college, and paying for college
College Opportunities On-Line (COOL) "Unveiled by the US Education Department on March 24, this new site helps prospective college students and their parents comparison shop, with data on over 9,000 college and universities nationwide." (Scout Report).
College Rankings 07
Colleges By Place
Computers and Software college students and faculty get up to 70% discount at edu.com
COOL: College Opportunities On-Line from IPEDS
Education Report Card by State
Education--Texas State Board for Educator Certification
Educational Testing Service NET--College search, financial aid, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, TOEFL information
Embark everything you need to know to get into college
FAFSA Institutional Codes -"You will need the Title IV Institution Code for each college or university to which you are applying in order to complete the FAFSA.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
FINANCIAL AID page of links
Going Right On -The College Board is offering a new tool for college guidance to junior high schools: GrO/Going Right On®, a FREE multimedia program designed to encourage students to start thinking about college
Graduate school--H-Grad--Electronic network for issues affecting graduate students
Graduate school--Virtual Centre for Research--Council for Graduate Schools produced clearing house for information relating to graduate education
Harvard@Home Now, even without visiting Cambridge, you can experience some of the exciting research, teaching, and public addresses making news at Harvard University today—right from your desktop
IIE Passport travel & learning opportunities abroad
Institute of International Studies and Programs--Database of study, volunteer, and work abroad programs
Interactive Campus Tours--Campus produced maps, tours, and homepages
Internships find intern positions [internweb.com]
Law School Admission Council Online
Library Science--American Library Association Guide to Accredited Library and Information Science Programs
Medicine--Association of American Medical Colleges
National Report Card on Higher Ed. 06
Peterson's Education Center--Financial aid, study abroad, summer programs, undergraduate and graduate study
The Princeton Review--Rankings, financial aid, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, TOEFL information for graduate and undergraduate study
Psychology Ph.D. Programs--A ranked listing of 185 U.S. Psychology Ph.D. programs produced by the National Research Council
Sallie Mae education loans
Social Work--Council on Social Work Education
StudentAdvantage.com survival tips
Tests--Educational Testing Service--general standardized test information
Tests--GMAT--Graduate Management Admission Test
Tests--GRE--Graduate Record Exam
Tests--LSAT--Law School Admission Test information from the Law School Admission Council
Tests--TOEFL--Test of English as a Foreign Language
Textbooks purchase online at varsitybooks.com
Textbooks, used purchase at bigwords.com
U101 directory of colleges and universities
United States Universities--U.S. university and college web pages
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas Study Abroad Office
Virtual College Tours includes campus tours, webcams, campus maps, college videos, movies, and pictures
Wired Scholar help planning for college
Yahoo's International and U.S.Education Resources--International listing of colleges and universities

Other Lists of Links:

Think College, U.S. Department of Education


"The principal finding of this [national] study is that community college graduation rates decrease as the proportion of part-time faculty employed increases" (Jacoby, Daniel. "Effects of Part-Time Faculty Employment on Community College Graduation Rates." The Journal of Higher Education, Nov/Dec 2006: 1081-1103).


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