Career & College Websites |
Web-Site |
Description |
ACT |
Provides information on career and college planning as well as info and test prep on the PLAN and ACT |
Achieve Texas |
Offers information on career clusters, career pathways, and career preparation |
Adventures in Education |
Supplies information on financial aid |
Apply Texas |
Contains the Apply Texas application for admissions to Texas public colleges and universities as well as some participating private institutions |
Bureau of Labor Statistics Career |
Includes information on careers, job forecasts, salaries, available by state and nation wide |
Career Clusters |
Offers information on the 16 Career Clusters identified by the U.S. Department of Education |
Career Planning Info for Students and Parents |
Provides information on career exploration and preparation |
Career Fest |
Contains information on careers |
Career One Stop |
Offers information on careers |
Career Voyages |
Contains information on careers; includes video clips of specific careers and links to institutions of higher ed in the different states |
Career Zone |
Includes information on career exploration; New York state sponsored website |
College Board |
Provides loads of information on colleges, careers, financial aid, and test prep for PSAT and SAT |
College For Texans |
Supplies lots of information on colleges, careers, test prep and financial aid |
FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
Includes the FAFSA form and other related information |
Fast Web |
Provides information on financial aid and scholarship search |
Financial Aid |
Includes information on student aid; Department of Education website |
Get Career Skills |
Provides information on career areas and links to related websites |
Jump $tart- Financial Smarts for Students |
Provides information on planning for the future with a focus on personal finances |
Mapping Your Future |
Supplies information on colleges, careers, and financial aid |
My Future-Career Toolbox |
Offers information on career planning |
OSCAR |
Provides information on careers |
Occupational Outlook Handbook |
Offers information on occupations |
O*Net-US Dept. of Labor |
Contains a database of occupations and the skills, abilities, knowledge, tasks required of each |
O*Net Online |
Contains information on careers |
Own Your Own Future |
Provides information on career and college planning; Texas Education Agency sponsored website |
Peterson’s College Planner |
Offers information on colleges |
Reality Check |
Supplies information on planning for the future with a focus on personal finances |
Students.gov – Students Gateway to the U.S. Government |
Provides information on career and college planning as well as financial aid |
Think College Early |
Offers information on colleges, careers, and financial aid |
US News-Education Career & College Planning |
Provides information on colleges, careers, and financial aid |
Youthhood |
Contains information on career exploration and planning; University of Minnesota sponsored website |
