Resources for College, Careers and Employment

Careers and Employment

• Job Corps
  The nation's largest residential education and job training program for at-risk youth.
• Summer Jobs +
  Summer job bank from the U.S. Department of Labor providing pathways to employment for low-income and disconnected youth
• The Career Key
  A free public service to help people make sound career decisions, with links to the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Career Information for Kids
  Provides information about different careers and their educational requirements. Written for a youth audience.
• Fastest Growing Occupations
  Provides important information about the labor market for the nation.
• Job Safety for Teens
  Provides helpful information about on-the-job safety.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  A nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.
• The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
  Youth policy aimed at improving the transition of youth and young adults with disabilities to successful employment and adulthood.
• Youth Employment Rules
  A gateway providing quick access to information about federal and state labor laws that apply to young workers.

Test Preparation

• The Princeton Review
  Includes a career assessment, career exploration and information features.
• The College Board
  Provides information on SAT test prep and Next Stop College for students, parents and educators.
• ACT
  ACT test preparation tips, sample tests, and suggestions for how to get ready for college, choose a career, and get a job. There is also a section for parents.
• Test Prep Review
  Practice for the SAT and other tests at this free Web site established by educators.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

• CollegeNet
  Scholarship search site.
• College-Scholarships.com
  A listing of links to free online scholarship searches, college admissions and financial aid office email addresses and toll-free numbers, links to college Web sites and online applications (by state), a free college admissions and scholarships email newsletter, and a list of the Web's best college and scholarship Web sites.
• FastWeb
  Helps students with scholarship searches.
• FinAid.org
  Provides answers to basic financial aid questions.
• Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA)
  Get organized, fill out your application and do follow up of your FAFSA online.
• Guaranteed-Scholarships.com
  A listing of scholarships guaranteed by individual colleges to ALL admitted students who meet the criteria listed and who adhere to the application deadlines set by individual colleges and universities.
• Sallie Mae
  Information on private scholarships, grants, fellowships and work study, including the CASHE scholarship database and search engine.
• Scholarships.com
  Independent online source for free college scholarship searches and financial aid information
• Scholarship America
  Provides access to post-secondary education for all students through financial aid and support.
• ScholarshipExperts.com
  A scholarship search that promises to provide accurate and tailored scholarship search results without compromising the privacy of students and parents.
• SimpleTuition
  Simple Tuition is a completely free online resource center for students and parents looking to finance a college/grad school education. The site features information on financial aid, student loans and consolidation, as well as a handy loan comparison tool.
• StudentAid.gov
  The U.S. Department of Education's gateway to financial aid
• The United Negro College Fund
  Since its inception in 1944, UNCF has grown to become the nation's oldest and most successful African American education assistance organization.

College Success

• College View
  College Life is discussed in the College Search section of this web site. It covers tips on academics as well campus life.
• FastWeb
  What to pack, dorm life and budgeting.
• Students 4 Students
  Students helping students get ahead. Offers tips on all aspects of surviving college, straight from the mouths of other college students.
• Not the 13th Grade
  A college professor provides useful tips and links.
• ACT
  ACT has a guide to college survival with tips and step-by-step instructions for getting through the first year of college.
• College Health and Safety
  Important tips from the CDC on vaccinations, sleep and fatigue, and living healthily in a college setting.
• Preconception Care and Life Course Planning
  Taking steps now to protect the health of a baby you may have in the future, with tools to help plan your life course with one or more children.