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College Directories: Two & Four Year Colleges / UniversitiesThe College Blue Book
The College Blue Book is a comprehensive guide to 2 and 4 year schools in the U.S. and Canada. It gives detailed descriptions, including degree programs offered, scholarships, and occupational education programs. College Navigator http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ This site helps you look for U.S. colleges by name, location, type of institution, and programs/majors. The profiles provide information about expenses, financial aid, enrollment, admission, athletics, and more. The site is fron the U.S. Department of Education College Data http://www.collegedata.com/ Your Online College Advisor Counseling Department College Resources http://www.d94.org/Page/299 Schedule an appointment with your school counselor today. College Ratings & Reviews College Scorecard http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/higher-education/college-score-card This White House page provides scorecards for U.S. colleges and universities. Topics include programs or majors offered, location, and enrollment size. Data is from the U.S. Department of Education's data. College Results Online http://www.collegeresults.org/search_group.aspx Compare colleges Unigo http://www.unigo.com For another perspective on a school, check out this site that has reviews of the schools by the students themselves. U.S. News & World Report: Best Colleges http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges The U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges issue is a well established publication for evaluating college programs. What Will They Learn? http://whatwilltheylearn.com For another perspective on college ratings, check out this site that rates colleges on the quality of their core curriculum Other Sites Big Future https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org A site from the College Board (AP, SAT) that has information on getting into college and picking a career Community College Finder http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Pages/CCFinder.aspx This site has brief profiles of community colleges around the U.S. Noodle: College Search http://www.noodle.org/colleges This site has indepth profiles of colleges. You can refine your search using a number of factors. University ratings and questions by users are also integrated into the site. UniversitySpot http://www.universityspot.com A part of the StartSpot network, the University Spot network is a directory of sites dedicated to topics related to college admission and college life. |