Life After High School
Test Preparation | Job & Careers | Colleges | College Applications | Financial Aid | Military | Local & Nearby Colleges | Other Post-High School
About.com: Test Preparation
http://testprep.about.com/
A well-organized and exhaustive index to test preparation, including links to different sample test types and levels of test-taker.
Learn Express Library
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/d_coll.htm#lear
LearningExpressLibrary.com offers online academic, civil service, GED, military, and professional licensing and certification practice tests to help you reach your academic and career goals. Immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and individualized analysis of your score are provided.
About.com's Career Planning Page
http://careerplanning.about.com/mbody.htm
Features links on occupations, career choice, resume writing and job interviews.
AISD CollegeReady / Project Advance
http://www.aisdcollegeready.com/
"Project Advance" helps with expert advice on selecting the right college or university; admissions requirements; cutting the cost of college (via scholarships, grants and loans); and the FAFSA application.
American YouthWorks
http://www.americanyouthworks.org/
Located here in Austin, American YouthWorks provides various services to help youth complete their education, prepare for employment, and improve their life skills.
AmeriCorps
http://www.americorps.org/
This national service program gives you education, job training and skills, a living allowance, health insurance and money for college or vocational training.
CareerOneStop
http://www.careeronestop.org/
A U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration sponsored website that offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals to foster talent development in a global economy.
Job Corps
http://jobcorps.dol.gov/
Job Corps is the nation's largest and most comprehensive residential, education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16 through 24. The closest center is the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos.
My future.com Career Toolbox
http://www.myfuture.com/t2_ctoolbox.html
This site helps you explore your career options and prepare for your job search with career quizzes, a resume builder, interview tips and more.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Describes working conditions, education needed, and earnings in nearly any occupation you can think of.
Peterson's Career Education and Guidance Channel
http://www.petersons.com/careered/
Guide to career and technical schools.
About.com: College Admissions
http://collegeapps.about.com/
This resource page includes short articles on changes in the realm of college admissions, timelines for college application, and guides on each step of the college application process.
Adventures in Education
http://www.adventuresineducation.org/
Information on planning a career, selecting and paying for school.
Black Excel: The College Help Network
http://www.blackexcel.org/
Specifically geared toward African American students, this comprehensive site includes information about getting in to college, financial aid and scholarships. Features a reference guide to colleges that are historically African American.
College for Texans
http://www.collegefortexans.com/
This site (available in both English and Spanish) provides everything a Texan needs to know about preparing for, applying for, and paying for college or technical school.
College Net
http://www.collegenet.com/
Has a custom search feature which allows you to put in your criteria and get a list of schools that meet your needs.
College Source
http://www.collegesource.org/
This site has pdf versions of full college catalogs from over 20,000 schools.
Higher Education Locator Map
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/HELM/
This site tells you where Texas colleges are located. Using the clickable map, you can choose the region you want for a list of public and private colleges, community colleges, technical schools and health related education institutions.
Petersons.com
http://www.petersons.com/
This is an online version of the well known college guide.
US Community Colleges by State
http://www.utexas.edu/world/comcol/state/
List of regionally accredited community colleges and links to them.
US Universities by State
http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/
List of accredited universities and links to them.
Common Application
http://www.commonapp.org/
Online common application for hundreds of American colleges and universities including the Texas Christian University and Trinity University.
Texas Common Application
https://www.applytexas.org/
Online common application for all public Texas universities.
Adventures in Education Scholarship Search
http://www.adventuresineducation.org/sbase/
Athletic Aid
http://www.athleticaid.com/
Large resource site for applying for athletic scholarships, including information on financial aid.
Fastweb
http://www.fastweb.com/
Scholarship, financial aid and colleges searches.
FinAid
http://www.finaid.org/
Information on loans, scholarships and military aid.
Hispanic Scholarship Consortium
http://www.hispanicscholar.org/
HSC is a collective of grassroots organizations across Central Texas that, through financial assistance and mentoring, helps Hispanic students get into and succeed in college. From scholarships to college counseling to career development services, HSC’s member and partner organizations offer Hispanic scholars the chance to pursue the first step of their dreams by attaining a college education.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
http://www.hsf.net/
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the largest Hispanic scholarship-granting organization in the nation. This site also has an extensive links page which includes list of minority scholarships, Hispanic student organizations, and career information.
Student Guide to Financial Aid
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp
Guide to financial aid from the US Department of Education. Also in Spanish.
The Scholarship Page
http://www.scholarship-page.com/
This page has scholarships listed by field of study.
Texas Grant Program
http://www.collegefortexans.com/TEXASGrant/TEXASGrant.cfm
The Texas Legislature established the TEXAS (Towards EXcellence, Access and Success) Grant to make sure that well-prepared high school graduates with financial need could go to college.
Military Scholarships (ROTC)
The military will give you money for college in exchange for service after college. Get more information by accessing the links above and following the scholarships links.
ClassesUSA
http://www.classesusa.com/
Links to online degree and certification programs, and information about online learning and distance education.
Texas Culinary Academy
http://www.tca.edu/
The Texas Culinary Academy offers hands-on cooking instruction combining French and American techniques. They offer classes in other subjects as well, so that graduates are able to obtain an Associate's Degree through their program.
ITT Technical Institute
http://www.itt-tech.edu/
The ITT Technical Institutes offers technology courses in electronics, web development, computer programming, computer networking, and computer drafting and design.
Google Directory of Vocational and Technical Training in Austin
http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/North_America/ United_States/Texas/Localities/A/Austin/Education/ Vocational_and_Technical/
Have problems, questions, or comments?
Ask a Librarian! Get the answers you need!
APL Privacy Statement
Funded in whole or in part by a Loan Star Libraries Grant authorized by the Texas Legislature and awarded by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission to the Austin Public Library.
|
| 
