College and Career Resources
by Laura Ross
November 08, 2007
Many of the resources below have both career and college planning information combined. Although there are many career and college resources available, these are some of the web sites that I have found useful. Mrs. Ross
ACT Test
Information
Register for the ACT test, test preparation materials, college and
career planning.
College Board
SAT, PSAT, Advanced Placement (AP) test information, test
registration and preparation, college and career planning
College Zone
A comprehensive resource for college planning. Explore careers,
colleges, financial aid, college cost calculator.
Illinois
Mentor
An interactive college and career planning tool. Search and apply
to colleges. Find a career. Learn about financial aid. Maintain a
portfolio of your high school grades and activities.
Career and
Workforce Information
Self-assessment interest inventories, career profiles, salary
information, match colleges to programs of study. Sponsored by the
Illinois Student Assistance Comm.
U.S. Department of
Education
Links for parents and students. Educational and financial aid
resources. Publications on financial aid. Link to the FAFSA
application.
U.S. Department of
Labor
Wages by occupation, Occupational Outlook Handbook (occupation
descriptions), employment statistics.
America’s Career Information
Network
Career profiles, salary information, job listings, market
trends.
Peterson’s Guide
College search engine. Detailed information about colleges.
The
Princeton Review
College search, match to your preferences, detailed information
about colleges. Ratings of colleges. Student comments.
College
Rankings
Listing of several resources that rank colleges in the United
States.
College
Answer
Scholarship and college loan information.
College Net
College search, application and scholarship information. Message
boards.
Students
Review
Read what students have to say about their college.
Fast Web
Comprehensive scholarship search and matching service. College
information.
Links to Colleges and Universities
Blackburn College
Eastern Illinois University
Illinois College
Illinois State University
Lewis and Clark Community
College
MacMurray College
Northern Illinois University
Quincy University
Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University at
Edwardsville
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois
Springfield
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
Western Illinois University
