Test Preparation
Learning
Express Library
LearningExpressLibrary.com
offers online academic, civil service, GED, military,
and professional licensing and certification practice
tests to help you reach your academic and career
goals. Immediate scoring, complete answer explanations,
and individualized analysis of your score are provided.
Jobs & Careers
About.com's
Career Planning Page
Features links on occupations, career choice, resume
writing and job interviews.
AmeriCorps
A national service program which offers education,
job training and skills, a living allowance, health
insurance and money for college or vocational training.
Career Key
A free career interest test available in English
and Chinese.
Career Voyages
This web site tailored for teens and young adults
“features detailed information about the fastest
growing industries and occupations, the skills and
educations required to prepare for them, jop openings
by area, and wages, licensing requirements and growth
rates for numerous occupations.” Includeds
information about “on-the-job training, apprenticeship
programs for skilled trades, and two-year professional
degree programs at community colleges.” From
the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department
of Education.
Job
Corps
The nation's largest and most comprehensive residential,
education and job training program for youth,
ages 16 through 24.
Military
• Today's
Military
• Air
Force
• Air
National Guard
• Army
• Army
National Guard
• Coast
Guard
• Marines
• Navy
• Naval
Reserve
My
future.com Career Toolbox
Explore career options and prepare for job searches
with career quizzes, resume builders, interview
tips.
Occupational
Outlook Handbook
Describes working conditions, education needed,
and earnings in nearly any occupation you can
think of.
Peterson's
Career Education and Guidance Channel
Guide to career and technical schools.
Technical
Schools USA
A guide to technical schools, careers, and certifications
in the United States. Includes a list of links
to schools by state, descriptions of technical
schools and programs (including online alternatives),
and resources for technical certification training.
Browse by career program type, location, or certification
type. Although school descriptions contain a fair
amount of marketing language, the side does not
accept payment for listings.
Colleges
Adventures
in Education
Information on planning a career, selecting and
paying for school.
Black Excel:
The College Help Network
Specifically geared toward African American students.
Includes information about getting into college,
financial aid and scholarships. Features reference
guide to historically African American colleges.
College Net
Helps find ideal college by narrowing choices according
to specific criteria.
College
Source
Over 31,000 catalogs in original page format online.
Petersons.com
An online version of the well known college guide.
US
Community Colleges by State
List of regionally accredited community colleges
and links to them.
US
Universities by State
List of accredited universities with links.
College Applications
Common
Application
Online common application for 225 American colleges
and universities.
Financial
Aid
Adventures
in Education Scholarship Search
Fastweb
Scholarship, financial aid and colleges searches.
FinAid
Information on loans, scholarships and military
aid.
Hispanic Scholarship
Fund
An Hispanic scholarship-granting organization whose
site also includes links to a list of minority scholarships,
Hispanic student organizations, and career information.
Student
Guide to Financial Aid
Guide to financial aid from the US Department of
Education. Also in Spanish.
Military
Scholarships (ROTC)
• Air
Force
• Army
• Navy/Marines
The military will give you money for college in
exchange for service after college. Get more information
by accessing the links above and following the scholarships
links.
College Answer
Student loans, financial aid and scholarships
Google
Directory of Vocational Training
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