The following sites will help you with your college and career choices.
Careers and College links
MCIS
Minnesota Careers Information System See Media Specialist for
username and password.
http://www.mncis.intocareers.org
Iseek.org
Minnesota's gateway to career, education, employment and business
information
http://www.iseek.org/sv/index.jsp
eCampus Tours
Seeing is believing. A revolutionary college planning web site
featuring 360 x 360 tours of hundreds of college campuses. Just
find a school, sit back and enjoy the trip. It's a virtually
awesome experience.
http://www.ecampustours.com/default.aspx
Employment Spot
Find a job, post a job, find by location or vocation, includes
special help tools. Resume writing, internships, volunteer
postions, and tons more.
http://www.employmentspot.com/
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2009-10 Edition The Occupational
Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career
information, designed to provide valuable assistance to
individuals making decisions about their future work lives.
Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do
on the job, working conditions, the training and education
needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of
occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
FAFSA on the Web
Applying for financial aid has never been easier.
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
FastWeb
customized college search with nearly 4,00 detailed college
profiles.
http://www.fastweb.com
ACT
Register, practice, preview your scores, this site even has a
place to submit applications to colleges online.
http://www.act.org/
MINNESOTA HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICE
Learn how to prepare for college, Campus Trivia Game, Apply for
interstate Reciprocity, learn about state and federal financial
aid programs and more.
http://www.mheso.state.mn.us/
Positively Minnesota
Department of Employment and Economic Development
Contains links to Minnesota's Job Bank, Career and Resume
Information, Labor Market Information and much more. This site
has been redesigned by the State of Minnesota.
http://www.deed.state.mn.us/
Welcome to America's Career InfoNet!
Smart career decisions start here! Find wages and employment
trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market
conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and the
most extensive career resource library online.
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/default.asp
JOBSTAR CENTRAL
These sites are packed with information about planning your
career. What kind of training or education is required? What can
you earn? What kind of environment will you work in? What's hot?
What's not?
http://jobstar.org/tools/career/spec-car.cfm
Career Assessments Personality traits
http://www.iseek.org/sv/81002.jsp
Personality Types
Use your test results to find careers that will match your
personality type.
http://www.personalitytype.com
Minnesota Careers
A product of Iseek.org. includes parent resources, job outlook
etc.
http://www.mncareers.org/
Grad Schools Online
The comprehensive online source of Graduate School information
http://www.gradschools.com/
Schools in the USA
This site provides you with everything you need to know to find
the career and college that are best for you.
http://www.schoolsintheusa.com/
Peterson's College Guide
Online help finding and applying to a college of your choice.
http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/default.asp?WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=37&mc_r=180
CollegeView.com is completely redesigned and free. Information
on the latest and greatest colleges, careers and majors.
http://www.collegeview.com/
U.S. NEWS
Best colleges, annual rankings
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY Homepage
Search by major, area of the country, or alpha
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/univ.html
Council for Christian Colleges
The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) is an
international higher education association of intentionally
Christian colleges and universities
http://www.cccu.org/
THE FUN WORKS
This site was created by the Education Development Center, to
link students' interests and hobbies to future careers. The site
includes a career quiz, information and resources on different
types of jobs, career related games and a section for educators.
http://www.thefunworks.org/
Career Information Website by the Federal Government
Career compass takes just a minute to pick your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
choice then offers six interest areas tailored to your choices.
Also numerous other items to explore.
http://www.careervoyages.gov
MATH ONLINE
ACT and SAT test prep
http://mathonline.missouri.edu/
CAREERSANDEDUCATION.COM was created with one fundamental purpose:
to provide quality resources that will help you achieve your
personal goals. Our focus is on helping you bridge the gap
between the career you want and the education that will get you
there.
http://www.careersandeducation.com/
First in the family
Believe in your right to college, this site includes facts about
college access, motivational quotes and books, tips, grade by
grade planning checklists and so much more.
http://www.firstinthefamily.org/
TEST TAKING STRESS RELIEVER
Study habits, how to take tests and more.
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/kscope/techknowpark/Dream/StudyTips.html
Occupational Outlook Quarterly
Published quarterly.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
Business Plans and Profiles Index
Examples of plans and websites to help start up that new business.
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/subject/business/bplansindex.html
CareerOneStop
An intergrated suite of sites that help businesses, job seekers,
students, and workforce professionals find career resources.
http://www.careeronestop.org/
O*NET OnLine
Serves as a source of occupational information, providing
comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics
of workers and occupations.
http://online.onetcenter.org/
Vocational Information Center
Explore vocational/technical careers, the skills employers really
want, find a trade school, and take a look at the current job
market.
http://www.khake.com/
Career Explorer
Where teens can view career descriptions, choose a career, find a
school, and get answeres to career education questions.
http://www.careerexplorer.net/
FREE ONLINE test prep for the SAT's
http://www.proprofs.com/sat/
Efolio
Welcome to eFolio Minnesota, a multimedia electronic portfolio
designed to help you create a living showcase of your education,
career and personal achievements. All Minnesota residents,
including students enrolled in Minnesota schools, educators and
others can use eFolio Minnesota to reach their career and
education goals.
http://www.efoliominnesota.com/
Scholarship Hunter
This free site is easy to use and doesn't require personnel
information.
http://www.scholarshiphunter.com/
Career survey: very short gives different careers that might
interest you.
http://www.ca-clearinghouse.net/career/survey.cfm
Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics -
- 2008-09 Edition
http://www.bls.gov/k12/
Academic Skills Videos
Reading Skills and more
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/videos/video_ri.html
Other Resources
Don't forget that the guidance office is a great place to visit. They have
lots of information about colleges from around the area and the country.