Organization Details Website Comment
ACT, Inc. ACT Student Online Registration www.actstudent.org/index.html
ACT, Inc. Disability information and application www.act.org/aap/disab/index.html
ACT, Inc. Early scores by web www.act.org/aap/scores/online2.html
ACT, Inc. homepage for a quick and easier approach to finding answers to your
questions. Examples of specific services include: www.act.org
ACT, Inc. Writing Test as an optional component of the ACT Assessment effective
February 2005. The ACT Writing Test will complement the English Test. www.act.org/aap/writing/index.html
Acting/Modeling Barbizon Modeling and Acting www.barbizonmodeling.com/home
Am. Career InfoNet
Organization Excellent resource to find info about jobs and careers http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
Am. Legion Need a
Lift? 152-page book lists scholarships, grants & loans for which students may qualify. It contains extensive info on scholarships for veteran's dependents. www.needalift.org
Ameri can Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Engineering Website www.aiaa.org
Ameri can Nuclear
Society Site (under Public Information), Ask an Expert, Access to Reactions publication, printable brochures. www.ans.org
Ameri can Society of Mechanical Engineers
Contains pre-college education section (Education->ore-college) and student resources with info and activities for students
www.asme.org
Career Computer Jobs www.3dsite.com/ Specialty job search
websites:
Career Digital Media www.skillsnet.net/core.cfm Specialty job search
websites:
Career Show Business www.showbizjobs.com/ Specialty job search
websites:
Career Sports Careers www.jobsinsports.com/demo.cfm Specialty job search
websites:
Organization Details Website Comment Christian Connector,
Inc.
Provides Free Christian college information service as well as a $2500 Christian college scholarship drawing
www.ChristianConnector.com
College Board Site for college info, SAT, PSAT, AP College Board site that offers: Scholarship Search to help you locate scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match your education level, talents, and background. Find college contact information by state, including admissions and financial aid, office e-mail addresses, toll free phone numbers, links to online applications for admission..
www.collegeboard.com
Common
Application Many colleges accept the Common Application. For students applying to multiple colleges that accept the Common Application, using this site to apply will save students the time of completing individual admissions apps to each school. Students need to check the college to see if the Common Application is accepted or not.
www.commonapp.org
Cosmetology Careers in Beauty www.careersinbeauty.org
Cosmetology National Beauty Culturalist League www.nbcl.org
Cosmetology National Cosmetology Association www.ncacares.org
CSC Health Professions/RHOP
Chadron State College Health Professions Website, Rural Health Opportunities (RHOP) Program with UNMC Deadline to apply is Dec. 1: includes" Clinical Lab Science (Med Tech), Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Radiography.
http://www.csc.edu/mathsci/healthprofessions
CSC Health Professions/RHOP
Chadron State College Health Professions Website, Rural Health Opportunities (RHOP) Program with UNMC Deadline to apply is Dec. 1: includes" Clinical Lab Science (Med Tech), Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Radiography.
http://www.csc.edu/mathsci/healthprofessions
CSS/PROFILE CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE for students planning to attend a selective
school. Generally, schools on the east and west coasts that require the SAT 1. There is a cost for this financial aid form.
www.collegeboard.com click on CSS/PROFILE link under "Pay for College"
Directory of NE
Organization Details Website Comment Education Quest Education Quest Foundation offers free college planning tools and services for
Nebraska families. Information is available for FAFSA completion,
scholarship searches, college selection, ACT & SAT preparation, applying for student loans, and exploring possible careers. Education Quest is now serving students and families by appointment for FAFSA completion and other services that require assistance. This replaces the “first come first served” system that often resulted in long waits for clients - especially during the busy FAFSA season in January, February and March. You are still welcome to “walk in” to use the scholarship and college search materials, ACT/SAT tutorial software and career assessment software. Education Quest has three Nebraska locations - Omaha - Lincoln - Kearney.
www.educationquest.org
FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) All students going to any
tech school, private school, 2-year college, 4-year college need to anticipate completing the FAFSA online. Students & parent need their Tax forms, W-2 forms, Driver’s license number, SSN, birthdates, persona records and a PIN (Personal ID Number) number (electroni c signature one for parent and one for student). PIN number may be obtained at www.pin.ed.gov
www.fafs a.ed.gov
FAFSA4caster new online tool to help students and families prepare financially for college before a student's senior year of HS. It calculates a student's eligibility for federal student aid, including grants; reduces the time it'll take to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); simplify the financial aid process for students and families.
www.fafs a4cast er.ed.gov
Fastaid.com Scholarship search web site www.fastaid.com
Fastweb.com Scholarship search web site www.fastweb.com
FinAid FinAid -- Student Guide to Financial Aid. This site includes information on
scholarships, loans, savings, military aid, other types of aid, financial aid applications, “Ask the Aid Advisor” for personalized help, and help beyond financial aid.
www.finaid.org
Get Recruited all students can get recruited by college, free. www.get-recruited.com
Organization Details Website Comment GovBenefits.gov resource for students and parents in locating educational benefit and loan
programs. The official benefits Web site of the US Government, provides access to more than 1000 government benefit and assistance programs and allows the visitor to customize the search process to fit their individual needs. Using the site's confidential pre-screening questionnaire, students can identify benefits they are eligible to receive and how to apply for them. It includes scholarship and student employment programs from the Departments of Education, State and Commerce. The site is a partnership of 16 federal agenci es
www.GovBenefits.gov
GovLoans.gov resource for students and parents in locating educational benefit and loan
programs. www.GovLoans.gov
Institute of
Industrial Engineers Site (Community->Student Center) has "about the Profession" section w/ interviews, profiles, brochures; "engineering the Magic at Disney" interviews and clips.
www.iienet2.org
ISU RAI Calculator Regent Admission Index (RAI) score shows whether applicants may
automatically be admitted to ISU
www.admissions.iastate.edu/freshman/requirements.p hp?action+entry_2009_after
Job Corps For students 16-24 who are citizens of legal residents of the USA. Offers HS diploma, GEP and career training.
http://jcnebraska.jobcorps.gov/; www.jobcorps.dol.gov; http://mifuturo.jobcorps.gov (espanol) http://jcnebraska.jobcorps.gov/vtour/vtour.html Junior Engineering Technical Society
JETS sponsored programs (TEAMS<NEDC, UNITE), academic tools (ASSESS) and a newsletter (PE Times)
www.jets.org
Know How to Go Know How to Go is the official government website for freshmen & sophomores offering info about preparing for college.
http://power.networksolutions.com/index.html
Knowledge for
College (SallieMae) Knowledge for College Newsletter. Can access free scholarship search containing over 2.8 million awards. www.CollegeAnswer.com
NCAA NCAA Clearinghouse -- click on “General Information” for helpful
information regarding the eligibility rules and requirements. Students who plan
Organization Details Website Comment Nebraska Career
Connections
Career site Wahoo students have access to using their ID and password to access career inform ation, assessment, 4-year post-graduate plans, college information, scholarship searches, create personal resumes, etc.
www.NebraskaCareerConnections.com
NE Dept of Labor Information on each of 116 occupations that require special licensure or certification for professional practice in Nebraska as well as contact information for each of the agencies that offer specifi c licenses.
www.dol.state.ne.us/nwd/pdf/lco.pdf
Nebraska Health & Human Services
Anything regarding the health of students & families. Kids Connection paperwork can be downloaded from this site.
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/
NE University Nebraska University System Website http://www.nebraska.edu/
NE Workforce
Development Good site for work info for the state of Nebraska www.dol.state.ne.us
NELNET Education Planning &
Financing
College Planning Resources: $8 billion scholarship database; monthly newsletter, FAFSA video tutorial & podcast, ACT/SAT practice tests, Customizable college & university search.
www.nelnet.com/collegeplanning
NW MO ST U Check out this website w/ info represent ative of typical career plans. You will
find connections to additional websites for further exploration. www.nwmissouri.edu/careerserv/WHATM AJOR/index.htm.
Off to College.com Resource for college information and financial aid www.offtocollege.com/
O*Net Online Occupational Outlook Handbook online. Excellent resource to search for
occupations, wages, etc. http://online.onetcenter.org/
Online College
Network (OCN) Online College Network (OCN) was founded to help college-bound students gain exposure based on their perform ance. This is a FREE service to high schools and their students. The “Sign Up” password for students is : Warriors (first time users only).
www.OnlineCollegeNetwork.com
PIN (Personal Identification Number)
Needed to complete the FAFSA form. One parent needs one and can use it for all children in the family. Each child attending a post-graduate institution needs his/her own PIN number. Takes about 10 days to get it on internet.
www.pin.ed.gov
Organization Details Website Comment Sloan Career
Cornerstone Center
Student resource section w/ access to 120 profiles of people working in fields of math, science, computing, engineering, medicine and technology
www.careercornerstone.org
Ted E Bear Hollow Grief groups and resources for children and families http://www.tedebearhollow.org/
The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid.
The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid. This site includes information on scholarships, loans, savings, military aid, other types of aid, financial aid applications, “Ask the Aid Advisor” for personalized help, and help beyond financial aid.
www.finaid.org
UNK Online Admissions. Go to website, select Admissions, then Undergraduate and then Apply Online.
www.unk.edu
UNL admissions-related information to University of Nebraska - Lincoln www.admissions.unl.edu gd. Clg prep info
UNL: Greek applications
Fraternity/Sorority applications are available on UNL's "What about me" (WAM) .
http://wam.unl.edu
