Education,
Career & College-Internet Resources
Education
California
Department of Education
A portal
for resources and information about education in the state of California.
Educator's
Reference Desk
Portal to links on education topics and access to ERIC,
a database of citations and abstracts of document and journal articles
in the education field.
NCES
- National Center for Education Statistics
The primary federal
entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the
United States and other nations.
Career Information
CareerOneStop
Employment information,
information about hot careers by region, as well as general career
information.
JobStar
How to find and get
a job - job fairs, connections, resumes.
Jobtrak
Employment
information - connected with over 800 college career centers nationwide.
Occupational
Outlook Handbook
Provides
information on various careers, including required training, salary
ranges, and estimates of the future job market for that career.
O*NET
Online
The O*NET
database of occupational information includes information on skills,
abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interests associated with
various occupations as well as access to the Dictionary of Occupational
Titles.
College Information
College
Board
Admission and testing
information, online application, application essay hints.
College
Is Possible
Provides basic guidance
on how and where to begin the college planning process.
students.gov
A detailed source
for government information on higher education, including financial
aid information.
FinAid
Another good source
of financial aid information.
University
of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign College and University Rankings
This site is a directory
of college rankings done by a variety of magazines and organizations.
CaliforniaColleges.edu
General information
about colleges and universities in California.
last
updated 4/2005
