College Resources
50states.com This site provides information about colleges and universities (including community colleges) in the United States.
Talbot’s Book Talbot’s Book Online is dedicated to providing valuable information to high school students and their parents who are beginning the decision process for colleges and universities or who are investigating other post-secondary career plans. It is a useful resource providing connections to colleges, military programs, and financial lenders. It contains numerous articles on subjects ranging from choosing a college and the college application process to collegiate life and financing educational costs.
We Connect Now We Connect Now is dedicated to uniting people interested in rights and issues affecting people with disabilities, with particular emphasis on college students and access to higher education and employment issues. One of the goals of this site is to help college students with disabilities to succeed in their studies by getting the information and support they need, both through resources, links,blogs latest news, studying existing laws and regulation and through personal contacts.
Career Exploration The Exploring program offers career mentoring workshops for high school men and women between the ages of 14 – 21. Exploring’s purpose is to provide experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Local community organizations initiate an Explorer post by matching their people and program resources to the interests of young people in the community. The result is a program of activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, and develop. Explorer posts can specialize in a variety of career skills. Exploring programs are based on five areas of emphasis: career opportunities, life skills, citizenship, character education, and leadership experience.
Military.com This webpage lists the branches of the armed services and provides their web addresses.