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All About College A list of College and University World Wide Web Home Pages throughout the world arranged geographically.
IPEDS College Opportunities On-Line The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) College Opportunities On-Line (COOL) is a direct link to nearly 7,000 colleges and universities in the country. IPEDS COOL offers information on enrollment, awards/degrees conferred, cost (updated for 2003-04) and financial aid, accreditation, and campus crime statistics. And, for the first time, it has graduation rates based on first-time, full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students; the rate is broken down by bachelor's degree-seeking students, gender, and race.
U 101 College Search Directory of college, community college, and university websites in the US and Canada. Lists over 3000 schools by state or province.
Utah's Catalog With Utah's Catalog, users can now quickly search for materials at other major research institutions in the state as well as find copies available from Amazon and Alibris.
US College Search

Over 9,000 Universities, Colleges, Junior Colleges, Vocational Schools, Job Training Programs, and Technical Certification Programs listed nationwide. 

Rankings and Accreditation

College and University Rankings Rankings of colleges and universities from lots of sources, from Mother Jones to Money Magazine. Of note is the checklist of institutions friendly to people with disabilities.
Degree.net Central Use this site to find out about a school's accreditation status. Find regular updates on the latest education news, new schools, programs, technology breakthroughs and more.
U.S. News College Database US News online rates colleges based on college and university administrators input. Their on-line data base of 2000 colleges and universities is searchable by 15 plus factors such as ranking, state, cost, size, selectivity, major, etc. Additional articles and tools for helping you select and apply to college can also be found at this site.

Admissions, Scholarships and Financial Aid

101 Top College, University and Scholarship Pages Features links to free scholarship search services, one of the funniest and best college essays ever written, single college applications accepted by hundreds of colleges, college "matching" data bases, SAT practice tests, traditional African-American colleges, graduate school information, and much, much more.
2003 Colleges, Universities and Scholarships. Lists the admissions office email addresses, telephone numbers, and financial aid office email addresses of thousands of colleges and universities throughout the United States. In addition, the pages feature hot links to college web pages and online applications.
About CollegeNET CollegeNET is a portal for applying to a college over the Web with a searchable and sortable database of colleges plus you can search their database for scholarships and financial aid. In addition you can make your academic profile available to college recruiters for a $9.00 fee.
Career and College Links to many Career and College sites of interest to teens.
College Board This site is searchable by subject, college or college characteristics and also allows you to register for the SAT, analyze SAT test results, and request financial aid profiles.
CollegeSource Online Features over 13,000 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover original page format including 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional schools.
FAFSA (Federal Aid For Students Application) A way for students to apply for financial aid from the United States Department of Education.
FastAID The World's largest and oldest private sector scholarship database. 20 years of Scholarship Research, Constantly updated.
FastWeb The Internet's leading scholarship search service, helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college and finding jobs during and after college.
Get Recruited Brings students together with colleges, universities, graduate schools, and professional schools and helps them identify the scholarships and financial aid for which they may qualify.
Guaranteed scholarships A list of scholarships guaranteed by individual colleges to all admitteed students meeting the criteria listed.
Peterson's Education Center The most comprehensive and heavily traveled education resource on the web. Find a wealth of information on elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, professional degree programs, study abroad and distance learning opportunities, executive management programs, financial aid, internships, summer programs, career guidance, and more.
Princeton Review Admissions advice, rankings of undergrad and grad schools, info and simulated admissions tests, and more.
Ready for College? This site allows you to search for colleges, take virtual tours, sort through financial and scholarship information, and ask questions of professional guidance counselors.
Sample GED Test Questions Here you will find sample questions created to help you get a feel for what the real GED Tests will be like. There is also a sample essay for you to review as well.
students.gov "One-Stop-Shop" giving students access to information about financial aid, career development, education planning, consumer protection, and a wide variety of other topics.
Title IV Code Search Page These codes are used to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). There are Title IV Codes for 7,709 schools listed in the database. From the U.S. Department of Education.
Utah Mentor An online resourece to help students and their familes select a college, apply for admisission, and plan to finance higher education. It is sponsored by the Utah Higher Education Assistance authority.
WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange) Programs Looking for ways to finance your undergraduate education? Check this site for information on how Utah students can pay 150% of the instate tuition at participating colleges and universities in 13 western states through the Western Interstate Commission For Higher Education exchange program.
WRGP (Western Regional Graduate Program) Students in western states may be elligible for reduced costs for graduate programs at participating western universities. Check this site for information.

Distance Learning

Distance-Educator.Com
This site aims at practitioners, but potential students may be interested in links to recent news and publications, toolboxes for instructional design, free resources for classroom use, and various newsletters and journals.
Distance Learning Provides information on the subject, including original articles and links to online resources. The left frame lists various topics, such as accreditation, financial aid, computer skills and GED. Links to degree programs and fields, such as nursing and engineering, are also located here.
Distance Learning and Education Included are descriptions of distance education web sites, along with links to lead you to further Distance Learning and education resources on the Net. Each of the resources listed here has been chosen for its overall quality and reputation. There are links covering all levels of education, including K-12 (particularly with homeschooler in mind), colleges and universities, technical and computer training, and corporate training.
eLearners Online education search for 2000+ online universities, online colleges, accredited online degree programs, online training and more.
Globewide Network Academy The nonprofit Globewide Network Academy (GNA) culls course information from a wide array of distance learning providers from the United States and abroad, from certificate programs to graduate degrees. The heart of the site is the course catalog, which contains information about 23,388 courses from 2,018 programs worldwide.

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