Colleges
and Financial Aid
Databases
Learning
Express Library
Provides online classes for the SATs, ACTs, and GEDs. It also has practice
tests with scoring for all of those plus the ASVAB, high school AP exams,
graduate school entrance exams, nursing, real estate, firefighter, cosmetology,
police officer and more.
Websites
AmeriCorps
The AmeriCorps web site contains background information on this program
which is administered by the Corporation for National and Community
Service Programs. This program allows people of all ages and backgrounds
to help pay for education in exchange for a year of service.
FAFSA
Apply for federal student financial aid online.
FastWeb
Comprehensive scholarship search. Completion of student's profile returns
potential scholarship information. Easy to use, but time consuming.
National
Health Service Corps
This web site contains information on Scholarship and Loan Programs
for Disadvantaged Students; Health Professions Programs; Primary Care
and Nursing Student Loans; Disadvantaged Faculty Loan Repayment; and
Health Education Assistance Loan Refinancing.
State Council on Higher
Education
Provides information on higher education
in Virginia
U.S.
Department of Education and Student Guide
This comprehensive online resource from the U.S. Department of Education
describes grants, loans, and work-study programs available through the
federal Student Financial Assistance Programs. The Student Guide explains
the programs and how to apply for them.
U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Education programs designed for veterans, reservists, National Guard
persons, and widows and orphans of veterans are described on this web
site
Virginia Department of
Education
Data and information about Virginia’s
public schools as well as teaching licensure and certification.
Virginia
College Savings Plans
Information about saving for college using a Virginia 529 plan.
CollegeAnswer
Contains information on selecting, applying, and paying for college,
as well as information on the FAFSA, and how to prepare for college
admissions tests. Also features a scholarship search capability, and
pages in Spanish.
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