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parents to know as much about their child's education as possible. The Internet is a
valuable tool for parents, as well as students, to find information on higher education.
Whether you need to find that "perfect" college, or find
out something about financial aid, the Internet is a great place to
start. The links offered below are designed to get you on your way. You'll have to use
your "back" button to return.
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| As home pages are found for American Universities granting bachelor or advanced degrees, they are added here, one page per university. The catch is you need to know the name of the university. http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html | |
| Career exploration, detailed campus descriptions, online college applications, financial aid information, and much more! http://www.virginiamentor.org/ | |
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Welcome to
students.gov, your comprehensive
information portal providing answers to your questions on education, career,
government and more. http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp |
| ExploreVirginiaColleges | Your one-stop source of
higher education information for Virginians. You will find answers to all of
your questions about attending college. http://www.explorevirginiacolleges.com/ |
| Colleges and Universities - United States Universities | This is an alphabetical list of links to hundreds
of colleges and universities in the United States. They also give you the state
in which they are located. http://www.findaschool.org/index.php?Country=United%20States |
| Do your college search using
CollegeView® College Search. We're pleased to offer hundreds of virtual tours, financial
aid and scholarship information, college search with profiles of
over 3,800 colleges and universities, college-related books and articles, Ask the Experts
with professional guidance counselors, and searchable archives, career counseling and
career planning tools, and register to win one of five $1,000 scholarship prizes, plus
much more. http://www.collegeview.com/ |
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| This site contains a searchable index to the web sites for 1125 community colleges in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere around the world. Search alphabetically (by the first letter of the college's name), geographically (by the country/state/province ), or by keywords in the college name, location, or web address. http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/ | |
| General Education Online (GEO) now
has over 7,800 links to various educational facilities from over 160
countries around the world, making it the largest and most diverse educational facilities
listing in the world. http://www.findaschool.org |
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| As she/he approaches the next big
milestone, your lives won't be the same. And neither will your bank account.
So to help you calculate the gains and losses, what follows is just for you, Mom and Dad. http://www.collegexpress.com/parentscorner/default.asp |
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Thinking about tomorrow? For more
than 100 years we've been connecting students to colleges and opportunities. |
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ACT, Inc., is an independent, not-for-profit
organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research,
information, and program management services in the broad areas of
educational planning, career planning, and workforce development. http://www.act.org/ |
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FAFSA opens the door to the federal aid process. Every step
you can take gets you closer to achieving your education goals. Find out
what you can expect from beginning to end. |
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This web site is your source of information for the U.S.
Department of Education PIN. Select one of these links for more information
about what the PIN is and
where you can use it or
select the PIN Frequently Asked
Questions link. |
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| The State Council of
Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) is the Commonwealth's coordinating
body for higher education. http://www.schev.edu |
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College rankings at your fingertips. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/rankguide/rghome.htm |
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Financial Aid Administrators, Servicers or other school officials can use
this website to verify batch statuses, submit data requests, check account
balances, enter institution records or enter post-deadline data records via
the Internet. http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/2004_2005/english/index.htm |
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StaffordLoan.com, a
privately managed resource site, is part of the Student Loan Network -
your online guide to federal Stafford, PLUS and alternative student loans. http://www.staffordloan.com/ |
| FastWeb is the nation's recognized leader in helping
students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college,
paying for college and finding jobs during and after college. http://www.fastweb.com/ |
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FinAid was established in
the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into
the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student
financial aid on the web. http://www.finaid.org/ |
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Welcome
to the most comprehensive and heavily traveled education resource on the
Web, brought to you by Peterson's-the nation's leading provider of
educational content, including
college search and selection,
test preparation, and
lifelong learning. http://iiswinprd03.petersons.com/ugchannel/ |
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Scholarship
Resource Network Express contains a database of over 8,000 programs
with a distribution level of over 150,000 awards for undergraduate
and postgraduate students worth a total of more than $35 million!
This database also includes student loan forgiveness programs for those who
have graduated from college and need alternatives for repayment. http://www.srnexpress.com/index.cfm |
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Mapping Your Future is a national collaborative,
public-service project of the financial aid industry - bringing together the
expertise of the industry to provide free college, career, financial aid,
and financial literacy services for students, families, and schools. http://www.mapping-your-future.org/ |
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The "Teach for Virginia" Student
Loan Program:
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The Educational Credit Management
Corporation (ECMC) exists to provide a unique range of services to students,
schools and lenders participating in the Federal Family Educational Loan
Program. http://www.ecmc.org/index.html |
