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Braintrack University Index -
http://www.braintrack.com
Worldwide listing of academic institutions, taking you to their respective home pages. They make special effort to find and include new institutions. Impressive list of countries.
College Board Online -
http://www.collegeboard.org/
The home page of the College Board, which administers the SAT and other standardized tests.
College Planning -
http://www.collegeplan.org/
The College Planning Web site is sponsored by Boeing Employees' Credit Union (BECU) and presented by College Planning Network (CPN), a Seattle-based, nonprofit organization, assisting people seeking educational opportunities, and serving the Pacific Northwest.
College Source -
http://www.collegesource.org/home.asp
Features over 9,800 college catalogs in complete cover-to-cover original page format including 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional schools.
College View -
http://www.collegeview.com/
College View offers hundreds of virtual tours, financial aid and scholarship information, college search with profiles of over 3,800 colleges and universities, college-related books and articles, "Ask the Experts" with professional guidance counselors, and searchable archives.
CollegeNET -
http://www.collegenet.com/
Lets applicants complete, file, and pay for their admissions applications entirely through the Internet.
IPEDS College Opportunities On-Line -
http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) gathers data from nearly 7,000 U.S. colleges and universities. It is done by the National Center for Education Statistics in the U.S. Department of Education. This site presents information on institution prices, financial aid, enrollment, graduation rates, faculty and staff and the types of programs offered. It is designed to help people understand the differences between colleges and how much it costs to attend college.
Measuring Up: National Report Card on Higher Ed -
http://measuringup.highereducation.org/about.cfm
Measuring Up consists of the national report card for higher education and fifty state report cards. Its purpose is to provide the public and policymakers with information to assess and improve postsecondary education in each state. Each state report card grades preparation, participation, completion, affordability, benefits and learning.
Petersons.com -
http://www.petersons.com/
Brings together consistently organized information about educational opportunities at all levels, and gives individuals the ability to search Peterson's databases as well as to request more information, apply, and interact in other ways with faculty and administrators at educational institutions. Includes private schools, camps, colleges, universities, and employers.
Puget Sound Alliance for Community Technology -
http://www.psact.org
PSACT is a membership organization dedicated to strengthening community technology in all its forms. PSACT's mission is to support lifelong learning and healthy communities through access to technology and associated skills.
