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College Preparation and Outreach

•   a-g Interactive Guide
•   Academic Preparation Program Reference and Information System (APPRIS)
•   Access College Foundation
•   ACT, Inc. - National and State Scores
•   Alliance for Excellent Education
•   ASPIRA
•   AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
•   Cal-SOAP (California Student Opportunity and Access Program)
•   California Community Colleges Application Deadlines
•   California State University Application Deadlines
•   California Subject Matters Projects at UC Office of the President
•   California Tomorrow
•   CaliforniaColleges.EDU
•   Campaign for College Opportunity
•   CAPI (Collaborative Academic Preparation Initiative)
•   CAPP (California Academic Partnership Program)
•   CDE Curriculum Frameworks
•   CDE Visual & Performing Arts Standards
•   College Answer
•   College Board
•   College Board - Research
•   College Parents of America (CPA)
•   College Planning Network (CPN)
•   College: Making It Happen
•   CollegePrep 101
•   Common Application
•   Degree.Net Accreditation Guide
•   DiplomaGuide
•   EAOP (Early Academic Outreach Program)
•   Early College Awareness
•   Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC) Program
•   Enhancing Students' Preparation for College
•   EOP (Educational Opportunity Program)
•   Excelencia in Education
•   Family Education
•   Frontline: Secrets of the SAT
•   Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
•   GetREAL Coalition
•   Getting Ready for College Early
•   GoCollege
•   Going2College
•   GradSchools.com
•   How to Study
•   K-12 and the University of California Educational Outreach Programs
•   Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
•   Mapping Your Future
•   MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement)
•   NACAC College Fairs
•   National College Access Network
•   Online colleges and degrees
•   Outstanding Books for the College Bound
•   Peterson's Education Portal
•   Project GRAD Los Angeles
•   Puente Project
•   STEM Inventory
•   Study Guides and Strategies
•   Talent Search Program
•   Test Prep Review
•   Think College, U.S. Department of Education
•   Tutor Hunt
•   UCCP (UC College Prep Initiative)
•   University of California Application Deadlines
•   University of California Berkeley EAOP
•   University of California Residency Requirements
•   Upward Bound Program

Access

•   Access College Foundation
•   Campaign for College Opportunity
•   College Productivity
•   Going2College
•   Maintaining the Master Plan's Commitment to College Access
•   National College Access Network

College Search Sites

•   Access College Foundation
•   American School Search
•   BrainTrack - US Colleges and Universities
•   BrowseColleges.com
•   California Colleges, Universities and Scholarships
•   California State University On-Line Admissions and Applications
•   CaliforniaColleges.EDU
•   College Confidential
•   College Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics
•   College Search Directory
•   CollegeMeasures.org
•   CollegePrep 101
•   CollegeSource Online
•   CollegeView Online
•   Directory of Colleges and Universities
•   Federal Resources For Educational Excellence (FREE)
•   GoCollege
•   Guide to Residency for all 50 states
•   Ivy League Colleges
•   Mapping Your Future
•   MastersDegree.com
•   Match College.com
•   National Center for Education Statistics College Search
•   National Center for Education Statistics Search For Schools, Libraries, and Colleges
•   Office of Postsecondary Education Crime Statistics Online
•   Online colleges and degrees
•   Peterson's Education Portal
•   Princeton Review
•   Scholarship Scams
•   ScholarStuff
•   School Wise Press
•   Students.gov
•   StudyAbroad.com
•   SuperCollege.com
•   Think College, U.S. Department of Education
•   U.S. News & World Report E-learning Directory
•   U.S. State and Local Gateway
•   U101 College Search: Links to Learning
•   UCEAdirectory.org
•   University of California On-Line Admissions and Applications

Transfer

•   ASSIST (Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer)
•   California Community College Transfers to In-State Private and Out-of-State Four-Year Institutions
•   California Community Colleges Transfer and Articulation
•   California Intersegmental Articulation Council (CIAC)
•   California State University Transfer Students
•   CSUMentor Transfer Students
•   UC Transfer Website
•   University of California Freshman Admission
•   University of California Transfer Admissions

Active Military / Veterans

• California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education (CSAAVE)
• Transfer Guide: Understanding your Military Credit Recommendations

Financial Aid and Scholarships

•   Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics
•   American Political Science Association Grants, Fellowships, and Other Funding Opportunities
•   Back to College
•   Be An Actuary Scholarships
•   Black Excel
•   Boeing Scholarships
•   Cal Grant
•   California Cash for College
•   California Colleges, Universities and Scholarships
•   California Student Aid Commission
•   Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
•   College Answer
•   College Confidential
•   College Savings Plans Network
•   College Scholarships, Loans and Government Grants, Co.
•   CollegeFunds.Net
•   CollegeNET Inc. Mach25 Scholarship Database
•   CollegeView Online
•   Collegiate Inventors Competition
•   Cornell University Graduate School Fellowship Database
•   Development Fund For Black Students In Science And Technology
•   DiplomaGuide
•   EDFUND
•   EDFUNDS Financial Planner
•   eStudentLoan, Inc.
•   Fastweb
•   Federal Student Aid
•   Federal Student Aid - Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP)
•   Federal Student Aid Information Center
•   FinAid! The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
•   Financial Aid and Scholarships for Online Degrees
•   FindHow College Financing
•   Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
•   Gates Millennium Scholars
•   Governor's Scholarship Programs
•   Hispanic College Fund
•   Holocaust Remembrance Project
•   icanaffordcollege.com
•   Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Library
•   International Education Financial Aid (IEFA)
•   LULAC National Scholarship Fund
•   Making College More Affordable By Simplifying The Student Financial Aid Application
•   Mapping Your Future
•   National Association of Black Journalists Scholarships
•   National Association of State Student Grant & Aid Programs (NASSGAP)
•   NCAA Scholarships and Internships
•   Nellie Mae Student Loans
•   NextStudent
•   Obama Administration Announces Streamlined College Aid Application
•   Presidential Freedom Scholarships
•   Rhodes Scholarships
•   Roothbert Scholarship Fund
•   Sallie Mae
•   ScholarShare College Savings Plan, California’s 529 Plan
•   Scholarship Experts
•   Scholarship Scams
•   Scholarships and Grants
•   Scholarships.com
•   ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
•   Shifting Gears
•   Siemens Foundation Scholarships
•   SIT Study Abroad Scholarships
•   Student Aid on Web
•   Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
•   United Negro College Fund
•   Wachovia Education Loans

Title IX Information

•   California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)
•   Community College Counselors / Advisors Academic Association for Athletes (3C4A)
•   Equity Assistance Centers
•   Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act
•   Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act Data
•   Gender Equity in Sports
•   National Women's Law Center
•   NCAA Title IX / Gender Equity Resource Center
•   Region I — New England Equity Assistance Center
•   Region II — Equity Assistance Center
•   Region III — The Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium
•   Region IV — Southeastern Equity Center
•   Region IX — WestEd Center for Educational Equity
•   Region V — Programs for Educational Opportunity
•   Region VI — South Central Collaborative for Equity
•   Region VII — Midwest Equity Assistance Center
•   Region X — Equity Assistance Center
•   Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972
•   Title IX: 25 Years of Progress (U.S. Department of Education)
•   U.S. Department of Education Title IX Publications

College and University Crime Statistics

Workforce Preparation

•   American Public Health Association (APHA)
•   California Ag Community Colleges
•   California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE)
•   California Career Resource Network
•   California Community College Economic & Workforce Development Program
•   California Community Colleges Economic And Workforce Development Program
•   California Community Colleges System Office
•   California Department of Education (CDE)
•   California Department of Rehabilitation
•   California Department of Social Services
•   California Economic Strategy Panel
•   California Employment Development Department
•   California Employment Development Department Labor Market Information
•   California Employment Development Department Labor Market Information - Educators/Schools
•   California Employment Development Department Occupational Guides
•   California Employment Training Panel
•   California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
•   California Workforce Association (CWA)
•   California Workforce Investment Board
•   California’s Future: It Starts Here UC’s Contributions to Economic Growth, Health, and Culture
•   Career Technial Education
•   Center for Strategic Economic Research (CSER)
•   Center for the Health Professions - Research
•   College Productivity
•   ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career
•   Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
•   GetREAL Coalition
•   My Next Move: O*NET's Interactive Tool For Job Seekers And Students
•   National Council for Workforce Education
•   O*NET Occupational Information Network Resource Center
•   Reality Check - Careers
•   Shifting Gears
•   Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System
•   State Training Center
•   U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
•   U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce
•   University of California: Training California's Workforce
•   Working for California: The Impact of the California State University

Honor Societies

•   Association of College Honor Societies
•   California Scholarship Federation (CSF)
•   Golden Key International Honour Society
•   National Honor Society (NHS)
•   National Scholars Honor Society
•   Phi Beta Kappa
•   Phi Kappa Phi
•   Tau Beta Pi

Distance Education Programs

•   BrainTrack - US Colleges and Universities
•   California Virtual Campus
•   College Choices for Adults
•   College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees
•   Colorado Community College Online
•   Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
•   EduKan
•   Electronic Campus of the Southern Regional Education Board
•   Florida Community College Distance Learning Consortium
•   Guide To Online Schools
•   Illinois Community College System
•   Illinois Community Colleges Online
•   Illinois Virtual Campus
•   Indiana College Network
•   Indiana State University Distance Learning
•   Instructional Technology Council (ITC)
•   Iowa Community College Online Consortium
•   IowaLearns: Distance Learning Catalog
•   Kansas City Regional Access Consortium for Higher Education - KC REACHE
•   Kentucky Virtual Campus
•   Maryland Online
•   Massachusetts Colleges Online (MCO)
•   Michigan Virtual Learning Collaborative
•   Minnesota Internet System for Education and Employment Knowledge (ISEEK)
•   Mississippi Virtual Community College
•   Nebraska Distance Learning Catalog
•   New Jersey Virtual University (NJVU)
•   New Mexico State University Distance Education
•   New York, State University of New York Learning Network
•   North Carolina Virtual Learning Community
•   North Dakota University System Online
•   Ohio Learning Network
•   Oklahoma, Online College of Oklahoma
•   Online colleges and degrees
•   Oregon Colleges Online
•   Pennsylvania Virtual Community College Consortium
•   R1edu
•   Tennessee Board of Regents Online Degree Program
•   Texas Distance Education
•   Texas, The Virtual College of Texas
•   Utah Electronic College
•   Virginia, Electronic Campus of Virginia
•   Washington Online
•   Western Governors University

Video College and University Lectures

• Academic Earth
• YouTube Education

Distance Education Information

•   Best Practice Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity in Online Education, Version 2.0
•   California State University Monterey Bay Ready2Net
•   Chronicle of Higher Education - Financial-Aid Rules Hurting Distance Programs
•   College Choices for Adults
•   Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
•   Distance Education Demonstration Program
•   Distance Education in Higher Education Institutions
•   Distance Learning FAQs by geteducated.com
•   Financial Aid and Scholarships for Online Degrees
•   geteducated.com
•   MiCTA Service Corporation
•   Online colleges and degrees
•   Online-Degrees.com
•   U.S. News & World Report E-learning Directory
•   Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET)

Information About Diploma Mills

•   Accrediting Agencies Not Recognized Under GAAP
•   Degree Finders - Accredited Distance Degrees and Diploma Mills
•   Degree Mill Information
•   Diploma Mills and Accreditation (U.S. Department of Education)
•   Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception
•   Important Questions about "Diploma Mills" and "Accreditation Mills"
•   Information about Diploma Mills (eLearners.com)
•   Phony Degrees a Hot Net Scam (Wired News)
•   Purchases of Degrees from Diploma Mills (United States General Accounting Office)
•   Quackwatch - Degree Mills
•   U.S. Network for Education Information - Diploma Mills and Fraud
•   Unaccredited Institutions & Distance Education Scams

Accreditation Information

•   Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
•   Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Accreditation Database
•   Degree.Net Accreditation FAQs
•   Degree.Net Accreditation Guide
•   Diploma Mills and Accreditation (U.S. Department of Education)
•   U.S. Department of Education Accreditation in the United States
•   U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs
•   Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Directory of Community and Junior Colleges
•   Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior Accredited Institutions

Accrediting Bodies

•   Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET)
•   Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM)
•   Accreditation Committee for Perfusion Education (AC-PE)
•   Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
•   Accreditation Review Committee for the Medical Illustrator (AMI)
•   Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Anesthesiologist's Assistant (ARC-AA)
•   Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant (AAPA)
•   Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA)
•   Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
•   Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
•   Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET)
•   Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
•   Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)
•   American Academy for Liberal Education (AALE)
•   American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
•   American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
•   American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
•   American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment
•   American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMA)
•   American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
•   American Bar Association (ABA)
•   American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE)
•   American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
•   American Council for Construction Education (ACCE)
•   American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF)
•   American Dental Association (ADA)
•   American Dietetic Association Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE)
•   American Kinesiotherapy Association
•   American Library Association (ALA)
•   American Medical Association (AMA)
•   American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
•   American Optometric Association Council on Optometric Education (AOA/COE)
•   American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
•   American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
•   American Podiatric Medical Association (AMPA)
•   American Psychological Association (APA)
•   American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
•   American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASLHA)
•   American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
•   Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPEI)
•   Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
•   Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering
•   Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS)
•   Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI)
•   California Acupuncture Board
•   California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)
•   California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT)
•   California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC)
•   California Committee of Bar Examiners (CCBE)
•   California State Bar
•   Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
•   Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
•   Commission On Accreditation Of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
•   Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education
•   Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
•   Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
•   Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
•   Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (COA)
•   Committee on Accreditation for Education in Electroneurodiagnostic Technology
•   Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
•   Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES)
•   Committee on Accreditation of Education for Polysomnographic Technologists
•   Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions
•   Computer Sciences Accreditation Board, Inc. (CSAB)
•   Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
•   Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)
•   Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
•   Council on Naturopathic Medical Education
•   Council on Occupational Education (COE)
•   Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE)
•   Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
•   Cytotechnology Programs Review Committee
•   Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
•   Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO)
•   Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology (JRC-CVT)
•   Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS)
•   Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
•   Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT)
•   Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
•   Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education (MSACHE)
•   Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
•   Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE)
•   National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
•   National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences (NACCAS)
•   National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH)
•   National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
•   National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD)
•   National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
•   National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
•   National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
•   National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE)
•   National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
•   National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
•   National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
•   New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
•   North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement
•   North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCACIEH) Higher Learning Commission
•   Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
•   Planning Accreditation Board
•   Society of American Foresters (SAF)
•   Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges
•   Subcommittee on Accreditation for Surgical Assisting (SASA)
•   Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)
•   Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)
•   Western Association of Schools and Colleges - Accrediting Commission for Schools
•   Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Junior Colleges (ACCJC)
•   Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior Colleges & Universities (WASC)

Adult Education

Campus Crime Information

•   California Community Colleges: Campus Safety
•   California State University Clery Reports Summary
•   Campus Crime and Security at Postsecondary Education Institutions
•   College Drinking Prevention
•   Crime & Safety Surveys (CSS)
•   Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Reporting Systems
•   Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
•   Indicators of School Crime and Safety
•   Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2003
•   Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2010
•   Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2010
•   Jeanne Clery Act
•   Office of Postsecondary Education Campus Security
•   Office of Postsecondary Education Crime Statistics Online
•   School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS)
•   Security On Campus, Inc.
•   Statutory Requirements for Reporting IPEDS Data
•   Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets
•   U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
•   U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women
•   U.S. Department of Justice: Responding to Hate Crimes and Bias-Motivated Incidents
•   University of California Annual Police Report
•   University of California: Crime Prevention and Reporting on UC Campuses
•   University of California: Campus Safety and Crime Reporting on UC Campuses
•   Violence in U.S. Public Schools: 2000 School Survey on Crime and Safety

Student Right-to-Know

•   American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Compliance Page
•   California Community Colleges Student Right-To-Know Rate Disclosure Website
•   Family Policy Compliance Office
•   Federal Student Aid - Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP)
•   Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2010
•   Jeanne Clery Act

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