Colleges and Careers
Contains links to the College Board, Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Scolarships.com, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' "Occupational Outlook Handbook" and more.
* The College Board site allows you to practice and register for the SAT and includes information about the PSAT/NMSQT, AP tests, and CLEP exams, as well as information about searching, applying and paying for college.
Click here for College Board
* The Federal Student Aid site, part of the U.S. Department of Education, offers information about federally funded or federally guaranteed financial assistance for education beyond high school. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is used to apply for financial aid such as grants, work-study, and loans. You may also use the FAFSA to apply for most state and some private aid.
Click here for FAFSA
* The Scholarships.com site offers a database and scholarship search engine that uses your personal profile to identify and match scholarships that are the most relevant.
Click here for Scholarships.com
* The U.S. News & World Report site lists top colleges and universities and provides weekly feature articles about topics such as applying to colleges, paying for college, and studying abroad.
Click here for U.S. News & World Report
* The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Administrative Law Judges’ description of national jobs in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, which lists an amazing array of work, from “Abalone Divers” to “Zoo Veterinarian.”
Click here for Dictionary of Occupational Titles
includes information about
different occupations and industries, wages, earnings, benefits,
safety, and rates of employment and unemployment.
Click here for U.S. Department of Labor’s
* This site also includes the Occupational Outlook Handbook, which offers information about the working conditions of different jobs, the education and training requirements, projected earnings, and the future prospects for a variety of jobs.
Click here for Occupational Outlook Handbook
* The “Job Search Center” from the “Awesome Library” Internet library database offers information about many different jobs as well as articles about how to decide what sort of job fits what sort of person.
Click here for Job Search Center
* Career Key is a site that includes a test to match personalities with job choices.Click here for Career Key
