College Visits & Resources
College Resources
LearnHowToBecome.org is a new resource for students and job seekers looking for in-depth career information and guidance. It provides detailed insight into more than 50 of today's most popular career fields, including accounting, engineering, medical assisting, nursing, firefighting, financial advising and teaching. It also dissects each of the educational and professional steps needed to enter the field, including coursework in high school, a college degree, on-the-job training, apprenticeships, and professional exams and certifications. It also includes resources and tools specific to the career in focus:
http://www.learnhowtobecome.org/
- A directory of campus and online programs from accredited colleges and universities, related to the career
- A tool comparing salaries in the profession across the U.S.
- Salaries of closely related careers
- Job growth information and data
- Professional resources
Learnerator provides students with thousands of practice questions & detailed explanations for their exams. While they are better known for their AP resources, they also guide students through the complex college application process with online courses, which students can use as a resource when preparing their college application. http://www.learnerator.com/guidance2014
College Search Resources
Agriculture Colleges in New Jersey - https://www.universities.com/find/new-jersey/best/agriculture
American Education Services – www.educationplanner.com
Cappex - http://www.cappex.com
Campus Tours - http://www.campustours.com
Christian Colleges – www.christiancollegementor.org
College Board – www.collegeboard.com
Colleges that Change Lives - http://CollegesThatChangeLives.com
College View – www.collegeview.com
College Majors - www.collegemajors101.com
College Net - http://www.collegenet.com
Common Application – www.commonapp.org
Community Colleges - http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/twoyrcol.html
Dept. of Education – www.students.gov
Hillel- www.hillel.org
Historically Black Colleges – www.edonline.com/cq/hbcu
Mapping Your Future – www.mapping-your-future.org
My College Options- www.mycollegeoptions.com
Nursing Schools - http://www.nursingschoolsalmanac.com
Peterson’s – www.petersons.com
The National Association for College Admission Counseling – www.nacacnet.org
Resources for Students with Learning Disabilities
http://www.wrightslaw.com/flyers/college.504.pdf
http://www.ldadvisory.com/library.php
http://www.collegeplanningsimplified.com/LearningDisabilities.html
https://www.collegechoice.net/50-best-disability-friendly-colleges-and-universities/
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Attendees will learn the following: · understand the current state of essay affairs
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