College Information
All About College
http://www.allaboutcollege.com
Resources for college-bound students, including college directories, chat, financial
aid information, and more.
College Board Online
http://www.collegeboard.com
Connects you to the College Board's search program with a database of more than
3,200 two-year and four-year colleges. You can choose from among 800 features
to create a profile of your ideal college and, in seconds, get a list of the
colleges that fit the bill. College Board Online also lets you complete and
submit applications online, search for scholarships, and register for the SAT
and the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE online.
College Express
www.collegexpress.com
This site offers good general information about specific colleges including
Web site links. There's also a streamlined contact service to help you receive
information by mail from schools.
College Fair News
http://www.nacac.com
Dates and locations of the NACAC National College Fairs can be found at this
site.
College View
www.collegeview.com
College View is a free online college search service with profiles of all accredited
colleges and universities in the United States and Canada, virtual tours of
hundreds of school, electronic college applications, scholarships and financial
aid info, careers information, and a free college chat service, message boards,
and book excerpts. A database of two-and four-year colleges with engaging multimedia
tours. Collegeview gives students a general overview of college, plus a direct
e-mail option for requesting additional information.
Community (two-year) Colleges
Here are two sites where you can search for the home pages of community
colleges in the United States: http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/
http://www.utexas.edu/world/comcol.html
EMBARK
www.embark.com
Search for colleges that match you goals and interests; find useful advice and
information on researching, applying, financing, and getting ready to go to
college.
FishNet
http://www.mycollegeguide.org
Get information on colleges via the college search page; create a profile of
yourself to send to colleges; ask questions of their admission expert; get information
about paying for college; read a collection of articles about college and the
admission process.
IPEDS College Opportunities on-line
www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool
The National Center for Educational Statistics for the U.S. Department of Education
offers IPEDS College Opportunities on-line. This excellent site provides detailed
information on over 9000 colleges, allowing you to search by institution, location,
programs, or size.
Peterson's Education Center
http://www.petersons.com
Peterson's college database is available on this home page, as is other educational
and career information, and college applications.
The Admissions Office
www.theadmissionsoffice.com
Excellent links to colleges and scholarships.
The Campus Tours
http://www.campustours.com
Provides fast and easy access to the interactive tours of colleges across the
United States. It will connect you to a schools link, where you can find out
about that college's admissions process and when it's holding tours.
The Princeton Review
http://www.princetonreview.com/
You may search The Princeton Review's site by the school's name, region, state,
size and cost. Princeton Review also provides you with its rating of hundreds
of colleges.
U.S. News
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/home.htm
The magazine web site for college related information U.S. News Online- School
Rankings In looking at how U.S. News Online ranks colleges, keep in mind
that "best" for one student may not be for another, so the information you glean
here should be only one of the many factors that play a role in deciding where
to apply.
Virtual College Day
http://www.criterioninfo.net/vcd
Video tours of colleges. The content focuses on academic, circular, and student
life issues that help you make sound higher education choices.
Yahoo Search
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_universities
One of the most popular and easiest ways to find and link to a particular
college, along with dozens of indexes, including the college's e-mail, departments,
and student clubs.