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COLLEGE PLANNING RESOURCES    

Exploring Careers - For Personality and Interest Assessments and Virtual Job Shadows  Click Here

Rhode Island Specific
  • College Planning Center of Rhode Island - Free Help Available for the Entire Process

Find the Right College Program
  • Petersen's College Search Tool - It's about the best college for you.
  • niche.com - Find the school that fits you best. 
  • Big Future - Choosing the right college for you
  • National Center for Education - links and searches to colleges and universities
  • Online Education and College Degrees - online education and degree program information
  • The Princeton Review - all sorts of college information

Virtual Tours
  • Virtual Campus Tours
  • Virtual Campus Tours +
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Most Popular Links
  • College Board - The SAT test plus all sorts of testing and college preparation information
  • ACT - the ACT test and other resources
  • Federal Student Aid Site - Federal Student Aid Site for students, parents and counselors
  • FinAid - Student aid resource site
  • Scholarship Scams - avoid scholarship scams - don't pay!

Online Education Links
  • American Intercontinental University - career-relevant degrees
  • Capella University - degree programs listed by professional focus
  • Kaplan University - includes financial aid info
  • University of Phoenix - includes links to all campus locations

​Two Year College Resources
  • Community College of Rhode Island
  • Community College Review - profiles of community and junior colleges
  • Axia College - online education offering associate degrees
  • American Assoc. of Community Colleges

Content Area Specific
  • DiscoverBusiness.us - Business Degree and School Guide

Military Careers
Military (General Information)
  • Army
  • Navy
  • Coast Guard
  • Marines
  • Air Force

Testing Calendars
  • The SAT Calendar
  • The ACT Calendar

About the Different Tests
  • ACT test - used for college admissions, an alternative to the SAT
  • Advanced Placement (AP) tests - information about AP testing
  • http://www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/apply/12.html - Sat Subject Test Requirements at different schools
  • College Level Examination Program (CLEP) - about the CLEP program
  • PSAT - Preliminary SAT

Test Prep Resources
  • http://www.act.org/ - online registration and prep for ACT
  • http://www.vocabulary.com/ - fun ways to improve your vocabulary

Scholarship Search
  • http://www.scholarship.com/ - Finding Scholarships
  • http://www.fastweb.com/ - Financial Aid and Scholarship Search
  • http://www.collegeboard.com/ - College, Career, Scholarship Search
  • http://www.tuitions.com/ - Scholarship Search
  • http://www.wiredscholar.com/ - SallieMae site for financial aid

​Financial Aid Calculators
  • http://www.finaid.org/calculators/ - financial aid calculator
  • http://www.act.org/fane/index.html - calculator on the ACT website

Financial Aid Links
  • ​http://www.finaid.org/ - Student aid resource site
  • https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa - online FAFSA application

For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students
  • http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml - minority aid site
  • ​http://www.uncf.org/ - United Negro College Fund
  • http://www.ubp.com/ - universal black pages
  • collegefund.org - American Indian fund
  • ​http://www.aihec.org/ - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
  • http://www.black-collegian.com/ - the Black Collegian
  • http://www.blackexcel.org/ - Black Excel: The College Help Network
  • http://www.hillel.org/ - Jewish resource for colleges
  • http://www.gmsp.org/ - Gates Millennium Scholars Fund
  • http://www.hsf.net/ - Hispanic scholarships
  • http://www.hacu.net/ - Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
  • http://www.jbhe.com/ - Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
  • http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/education.html - Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education

Students With Disabilities
  • http://www.ahead.org/ - Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
  • http://www.add.org/ - Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  • http://www.chadd.org/ - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
  • ​http://www.ncld.org/ - National Center for Learning Disabilities
  • http://www.fcsn.org/ - Federation for Children with Special Needs
  • http://www.ldonline.org/ - Learning Disabilities Online
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  • Home
  • About
    • Alvarez P.D. >
      • Kahoot P.D.
      • Socrative P.D.
      • Evaluating Web Resources
    • Digital Citizenship
    • PBL Resources
    • SR EdTech (New)
  • Business Education
    • Business Ed. Resources
    • Financial Capability
  • College and Career
    • Career Planning
    • College Planning
  • Courses
    • Intro to Computer Literacy >
      • Unit 1 - Course Overview
      • Unit 2 - Keyboarding
      • Unit 3 - Computer Fundamentals
      • Unit 4 - Presentations
      • Unit 5 - Career Exploration and Planning (Visual Mapping)
      • Unit 6 - Digital Citizenship
      • Unit 7 MS Word Processing
      • Unit 8 MS Excel (Spreadsheets)
      • Unit 10 - E-Portfolio
  • Contact Me
  • CA