College and Career Resources

local Libraries

Metropolis Public Library: www.metropolis.lib.il.us

Illinois Heartland Library System: www.illinoisheartland.org

McCracken County (KY) Public Library: www.mclib.net

local College libraries

Shawnee Community College: www.shawneecc.edu/library

Southern Illinois University@Carbondale - Morris Library: www.lib.siu.edu

Murray State University Libraries: www.murraystate.edu/msml/msml.htm

Career Exploration

Occupations Outlook: bls.gov/ooh

College Fair

click here to sign up for online college fair

College Readiness

College Board - 101 great books for the college bound readers

ACT - the ACT test and other resources

Federal Student Aid Site - Federal Student Aid Site for students, parents and counselors

FinAid - Student aid resource site

Scholarship Scams - avoid scholarship scams - don't pay!

Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide - link your favorite subject in school to a possible career

The SAT Calendar

The ACT Calendar

www.finaid.org/calculators/ - financial aid calculator

www.act.org/fane/index.html - calculator on the ACT website

http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/ - Federal Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913 for hearing impaired)

http://www.finaid.org/ - Student aid resource site

http://www.students.gov/ - student gateway to the US Government

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ - online FAFSA application

National Center for Education - links and searches to colleges and universities

Online Degree - online education and degree program information

Peterson's - find colleges by degree programs of interest

Scholarships

https://www.vfw.org/VOD/

http://www.scholarship.com/ - finding scholarships

http://www.fastweb.com/ - Financial Aid and Scholarship Search

http://www.collegeboard.com/ - College, Career, Scholarship Search

http://www.wiredscholar.com/ - SallieMay site for financial aid

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/zombie-apocalypse-scholarshi - scholarship search

https://www.tun.com/scholarships/ - The University Network can help narrow your scholarship search and make it more manageable

https://womansreliefcorps.org/index.php/scholarships/ - National Women's Relief Corps

military careers

http://www.todaysmilitary.com/ - Military (general)

http://www.army.mil/ - Army

http://www.navy.mil/ - Navy

http://www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm - Coast Guard

http://www.marines.com/ - Marines

http://www.af.mil/ - Air Force

http://asvabpracticetestonline.com/ -ASVAB Practice Test

virtual tours

http://www.ecampustours.com/ - virtual campus tours

http://www.campustours.com/

Specialized scholarship opportunities

www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml - minority aid site

http://www.chciyouth.org/ - English and Spanish information on planning - free publications

http://www.hispanicfund.org/ - Hispanic resource for college aid

http://www.uncf.org/ - United Negro College Fund

collegefund.org - American Indian fund

http://www.aihec.org/ - American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Grants- Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs

http://www.black-collegian.com/ - the Black Collegian

http://www.hillel.org/ - Jewish resource for colleges

http://www.gmsp.org/ - Gates Millennium Scholars Fund

http://www.hsf.net/ - Hispanic scholarships

http://www.hacu.net/ - Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

http://www.jbhe.com/ - Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

qemnetwork.qem.org - Quality Education for Minorities

www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/education.html - Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education