Links
This section provides a variety of links to helpful planning resources, general information about colleges and universities, and test planning information.
College Planning and Financing
- All About College (http://www.allaboutcollege.com/) provides links to college websites worldwide, job search tools, test preparation, financial aid links, and study abroad links.
- CollegeLink (http://www.collegelink.com) provides a college and scholarship search, and links to online applications.
- College Center(http://www.collegecenter.com/) provides planning resources around selecting an appropriate college or university and financing college costs.
- College Night.com (http://www.collegenight.com) offers links to information on U.S. colleges and universities, financial aid, scholarships, loans, college rankings and more.
- College Savings Plan Network (http://www.collegesavings.org) includes links to state-sponsored savings and prepaid tuition plans.
- CollegeNET (http://www.collegenet.com/) provides online applications and financial aid search.
- Degree/Diploma Mills and Accreditation Mills provides information on degree/diploma and accreditation mills as prepared by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.
- American Indian College Fund (http://www.collegefund.org/) includes links to helpful resources.
- CAREERwise Education (http://careerwise.mnscu.edu/) provides information on planning a career and your education and finding a job.
- National Association for Student Financial Aid Administrators (http://www.nasfaa.org) provides information on preparing for college academically and financially from campus financial aid administrators.
- National Collegiate Athletic AssociationNCAA) (http://www.ncaa.org/)offers information for college athletes.
- Peterson's (http://www.petersons.com/) provides information for students, professional publications, guides to colleges, grad schools, summer programs, and distance learning.
- Review.com (http://www.review.com/) is a service of the Princeton Review with information on applications, financial aid, college websites, and more.
- Sallie Mae (http://www.salliemae.com) provides interactive calculators to help families project future college prices and their expected family contribution.
- The Common Application (http://www.commonapp.org) offers the common application for 195 institutions.
- ThinkCollege(http://www.thinkcollege.net/) provides special sections for parents whose children have not yet entered high school, high school-aged youth and their parents, and adults seeking to return to school.
College Search
- Campus Tours (http://www.campustours.com/) offers virtual tours of colleges and universities across the U.S.
- College Search (http://cbweb1.collegeboard.org/csearch/) provides an online college search program, as well as information on admissions and financial aid.
Test Planning
- ACT Assessment (http://www.actstudent.org/index.html) offers information and registration for the ACT Assessment.
- College Board Online (http://www.collegeboard.com/) provides information about College Board Tests and online SAT registration.
- PSAT/NMSQT (http://www.collegeboard.org/psat/student/html/indx001.html) offers information about this test which is valuable preparation for the SAT.
- Test Prep Review (http://www.testprepreview.com/)provides prep review for various standardized tests.
Online Education
- Peterson's (http://www.petersons.com/) provides information on distance learning.
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota http://onlineprograms.smumn.edu/ provides information on online programs at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.