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Books

Look in the Counseling bookshelf for these and other related titles

Schools and Programs
 

General Information Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees REF L901 .C744 
Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges REF L901 .R83 
College Majors Handbook HF5382.5 .U5 .F644
Major in Success LB 2343.32 .C65
Local College Catalogs are available in Counseling - for others, check the Web
Two-Year Schools and Vocational & Technical Schools 2 Year Colleges REF L901 .P492 
Vocational and Technical Schools: East REF L903 .E19 .P48 
The College Blue Book: Occupational Education REF LA226 .C685 v.4
Four-Year Schools 4 Year Colleges REF L901 .P447
College Handbook  REF LB2351 .A1 .C6 
Four-Year College Admissions Data Handbook REF LB2351 .C644x v.1-4 
The College Blue Book: Narrative Descriptions REF LA226 .C685 v.1
The 100 Best Colleges for African American Students REF L901 .W58 
Graduate Schools

Medical & Dental
Schools

Pharmacy Schools

Law Schools

Graduate Programs REF L901 .P46 v.1-6 

Medical School Admission Requirements  REF R745 .A8 
Barron's Guide to Medical & Dental Schools  REF R690 .W558 

Pharmacy School Admission Requirements REF RS110 .A64  

The Official Guide to ABA Approved Law Schools REF KF266 .A86x

Distance Education Campus-Free College Degrees LC6251 .C33
Bears Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning REF L901 .B357
Guide to Distance Learning REF LC5800 .P472 
Internships Internships  REF L901 .I66 

 

Funding Your Education
The Scholarship Book REF LB2337.2 .C37
The College Blue Book: Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, & Loans REF LA226 .C685 v.5
Chronicle Financial Aid Guide REF LB2338 .S8x
 
 
 
Web Sites

These are just a few Web sites; for more search the Education-related subject categories of Yahoo!  or Librarian's Internet Index .

Back to College -- for re-entry students
CampusTours.com  -- get virtual campus tours
Black Collegian Online  -- jobs, employer profiles, grad school info
College Is Possible
CollegeNET  -- provides online applications for colleges in the US and abroad., and a scholarship database
CollegeSource -- provides college profile information and links to college web sites
Federal Student Financial Aid -- includes link to School Code search page

FinAid  -- Student guide to financial aid
U.S. News & World Report College & Graduate School Rankings
U.S. News & World Report Financial Aid

NOVA Student Services
NOVA Transfer Resources

NOVA’s Best of the Web: Education Sources
 

 


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