Careers and Employment
- Job Corps The nation's largest residential education and job training program for at-risk youth.
- Careers and Employment 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.
- 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.
- 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 Success COLLEGEdata is a free college planning website you can recommend with confidence. We're committed to helping students and families make the right decisions about college, just like you
- FastWeb What to pack, dorm life and budgeting.
- 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.
