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Information on Other Community Colleges, Four-Year Colleges, and Universities

Listings of Schools || Financial Aid and Rankings || Study Abroad || Standardized Tests


Web U.S. Higher Education

Links to hundreds of web pages from community colleges and universities in the United States. Maintained by the University of Texas.

College Blue Book at NetLibrary (restricted to ACC students and staff. After clicking on link, type title)

Online version of a thorough listing of colleges, universities, vocational schools, plus information on scholarships, college majors, and distance learning. The print version is 4 volumes, so the information is quite extensive.


CollegeNet
This site has several features: searching for colleges by name, by state, by academic interests, by sports; information on scholarships and financial aid; and colleges that allow online applications.

Community College Web

Searchable directory of 2-year schools and related resources. From Maricopa Community College in Arizona.


College Navigator

Over 9000 U.S. community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities are covered.  Information on majors, admissions, costs, financial aid, etc.  From the National Center for Education Statistics, a federal agency.

Yahoo's list of U.S. and International Colleges and Universities

A long list of countries that leads you to links to colleges' web pages. This is part of the Yahoo search engine and index. The pages are searchable for specific information.

CollegeView

Search for U.S. and Canadian colleges using various criteria, such as majors, location, financial aid, etc. Includes some features only available to those with membership, which ACCdoes not have.

Google University Search

Hundreds of U.S. and some foreign universities are listed. Click on the name then use Google to search for whatever topic interests you at that school.

Peterson's

Peterson's has published books on colleges for many years. Their web site has a large amount of information on admissions (including online applications), graduate programs, study abroad, college tests (such as the GMAT), financial aid, and much more.

Financial Aid and Rankings

ACC Financial Aid

A listing of all the ACC Financial Aid offices and how to apply.

FinAid

Excellent source of information on scholarships, loans, and other forms of aid. From a non-profit organization.

U.S. Department of Education - Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Determine eligibility, fill out applications, and check on the status of your request.

Financial Aid Center

From the federal Department of Labor. Lots of information on calculating how much aid is needed and where to apply.

FastWeb

Lists over a million sources of scholarships. Requires free registration.

Google's Financial Aid Directory

An extensive list of web sites related to financial aid, scholarships, loans.

e-Scholar

From the federal government. Lists scholarships, grants, internships, and job opportunities, most relating to government service.

College and University Rankings

This site from the University of Illinois, is an excellent source of information on college rankings--including why you may not want to use rankings.

College Results Online

Find out about graduation rates at 4-year colleges and universities. From a nonprofit group, the Education Trust.

Study Abroad

IIE Passport

Very useful information from the Institute of International Education, a nonprofit organization. After you get past the opening page, you can get the "Student Guide" that has extensive information.

Study Abroad


A commercial web site that lists foreign study opportunities by subject or by country.

Standarized Tests

ACT Home Page

General information, test tips, online registration for the ACT.

College Board Online


Latest test dates, online registration, test preparation for the SAT and CLEP.

THEA (formerly TASP) Home Page


The Texas Higher Education Assessment page offers registration information as well as sample text questions, test dates, and locations.
This is the same test as TASP. The name was changed in Sept. 2003. TASP study materials are still good for THEA.

GED Online


Information on the GED high school equivalency exam, including practice tests and a discussion area. It is free, but you are asked to register.

TOEFL Home Page


The Test of English as a Foreign Language site covers both the computerized and paper versions. Sample questions included.

Test  Preview

Free practice for dozens of tests, including SAT, GED, THEA, COMPASS, ACT.
 


For comments or questions about these resources, send e-mail to Red Wassenich (redwass@austincc.edu).

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Updated 9/12/07
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