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
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
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
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