American Universities
and Colleges
1st Floor Reference 378.73 A51a
This two volume set is
a comprehensive guide to accredited universities that offer degrees at the
bachelor's level or beyond. Students can locate information either by major
or by school.
Barron's Guide
to Distance Learning
1st Floor Reference 378.17 C93b
"Distance learning is the practical alternative to traditional classroom
education, and requires little or no time on campus. If you believe that distance
learning is in your future, here's the book to get you started." Covered
are colleges or other educational institutions offering degrees or certification.
Barron's Profiles
of American Colleges
1st Floor Reference 378.73 B27b
"All four-year institutions that offer bachelor's degrees are
described if they are fully accredited or are recognized candidates for accreditation.
The comprehensive, concise capsule and detailed essay on each school give
an easy-to-absorb, complete picture of the colleges that interest the reader."
Bears' Guide
to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning
1st Floor Reference 378.24 B36b
If you are looking for
a book which covers alternative methods of getting a degree, this is the book
for you. It covers all types of nontraditional education, alternative methods
of earning credit, and gives brief descriptions of those institutions offering
degrees by distance learning.
Bears' Guide
to the Best MBAs by Distance Learning
1st Floor Reference 650.0711 B36b
This book, like the one listed above, outlines distance learning
opportunities in the area of business.
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The Best 331
Colleges
1st Floor Reference 378.73 B561b
Students themselves are asked to
rank these colleges. "Our complete profiles cover the entire school,
from academics to financial aid to social life."
The Black Student's
Guide to Colleges
1st Floor Reference 378.73 B627b
This volume provides information specifically of interest to black students.
Information included in each of the nearly two hundred entries includes the
size of the student body, the number of black undergraduate students, the
number of black faculty members, tuition costs and total expenses. Reflective
information from students in included in the text of most entries.
College Blue Book
1st Floor Reference 378.73 C697c
Five separate volumes present information including:
- Narrative descriptions
of almost 3000 colleges in the US and Canada with procedures for filing
admission applications, campus facilities descriptions, and costs.
- Tabular data covering
costs, accreditation, enrollment figures, faculty, and names of the chief
administrative officer or registrar are given for each school.
- Degrees offered with
college and subject access.
- Scholarships, Fellowships,
Grants and Loans for all students and within specific disciplines.
- Occupational education
opportunities listed by state an subject listing of programs of institutions.
College Online
1st Floor Reference 378.17 D85c
This book lists online college courses. Part One of the volume offers tips
for online learning. Part Two includes a directory of home pages for colleges
and universities, descriptions of 500+ online courses, and information about
online degree programs.
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Educational Rankings
1st Floor Reference 378.73 E241e
These three annual volumes provide 3000 rankings on college education, majors,
tuition, reputation, test scores, etc.
The Fiske Guide
to Colleges
1st Floor Reference 278.73 F54f
This guide to more than 300 of the country's best colleges and universities
ranks schools "...by academics, social life and quality of life."
They also designate 40 schools as "Best Buys."
Health Professions
Career and Education Directory
1st Floor Reference 378.155 H43h
This volume "..contains information on educational programs
in 52 health professions." Sections give descriptions of careers and
the programs accredited to provide needed education. Some of the occupations
covered in this guide are art therapist, dietitian, medical assistant, ophthalmic
laboratory technician, and respiratory therapist.
Index of Majors and
Graduate Degrees
1st Floor Reference 378.73 I38i
This is designed to help students find out which colleges offer the particular
fields of study that interest them and are in the location they prefer. It
also includes lists of colleges that offer special academic programs. There
are nearly 600 majors listed in alphabetical order.
The Insider's
Guide to the Colleges
1st Floor Reference 378.73 I59i
The writers "...strive to bring you an inside look at what it's like
to be a student at 311 different schools across the United States and Canada.
My staff has compiled this book based on countless hours of personal interviews
with students at each of our featured institutions."
MBA
Casebook: Management Degrees at the World's Top Business Schools
1st Floor Reference 650.07 M47m
This publication provides a collection of the top institutions that provide
a MBA degree. Each institution is described and a case study is given on a
graduate of the specific program. Schools are listed by the type of institution
and geographical location.
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Peterson's College
Money Handbook
1st Floor Reference 378.30973 C6971c
This comprehensive handbook includes a guide to financing college costs with
worksheets, a listing of commonly asked questions with answers, a list of
federal financial aid programs, information about state college savings programs,
a listing of state scholarship and grant programs, estimates of college costs,
and profiles of the aid programs at nearly 2,000 institutions. Indexes available
are Non-Need Scholarships for Undergraduates, Athletic Grants for Undergraduates,
Co-op Programs, Tuition Waivers, and Tuition Payment Alternatives.
Peterson's Guide
to MBA Programs
1st Floor Referenced 378.1553 P48pe
This guide "...provides detailed information on over 700 schools
offering over 1,200 programs of study leading to a Master of Business Administration
(M.B.A.) degree or an equivalent graduate-level degree. These programs are
offered by accredited colleges and universities in the United States and its
territories and by institutions in Canada, Europe, Mexico, Asia, and Africa
that offer equivalent or comparable programs of study. Some U.S. programs
included in the guide are also accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate
Schools of Business (AACSB)."
Study
Abroad (undergraduate & graduate)
1st Floor Reference 370.196 S93s
Scholarships, fellowships and courses of study for international scholars
are listed here.
The Wall Street
Journal Guide to the Top Business Schools
1st Floor Reference 650.0711 W18w
"Each profile to
the 50 top M.B.A. programs, as well as of the 50 runners-up, includes information
on admissions, enrollment, test score, the industries and companies most likely
to hire the school's graduates, and graduates' expected first-year salaries."
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FINANCIAL
AID RESOURCES
Barron's Best Buys
in College Education
1st Floor Reference 378.73 S68b
This publication provides statistical information, arranged alphabetically
by state, on colleges and universities in the US A faculty profile, enrollment
statistics, and tuition costs are provided for each college listed. Particularly
useful are the five "Quick Lists," which arrange institutions according to
categories such as "20,000 or More Full-time Undergraduates"; "1000 or Fewer
Full-time Undergraduates"; "Tuition and Fees of $8500 or Less"; "Colleges
with Predominantly Single-sex Enrollments"; and "Colleges with Chapters of
Phi Beta Kappa."
College Board
College Cost & Financial Aid Handbook
1st Floor Reference 378.30973 C6972c
This College
Board publication is designed to help students and their parents make good
decisions about financing college. There is a large section of college descriptions
which include the cost and aid available at prospective institutions.
College Money
Handbook
1st Floor Reference 378.30973 C6971c
"Expanded and updated, this comprehensive directory points you
to complete and accurate information on federal grants, work-study opportunities,
need-based grants, academic scholarships, ethnicity-based awards, and other
resources." It profiles more than 1,600 four-year colleges and universities.
Directory
of Research Grants (graduate)
1st Floor Reference 001.44 D59d
More than 5800 grant sources for graduate students and professional scholars
are included.
Federal Aid for
Study and Training Abroad
1st Floor Reference 378.3 F4911f
"This directory is
your one-stop source of information on more than 1,100 scholarships, fellowships,
loans, and grants that American [sic] can use to support structured and unstructured
study abroad, including formal academic classes, training courses, degree
granting programs, independent study, seminars, workshops, and student internships.
These programs are open to applicants at any level, from high school and undergraduate
through professional and post-doctorate, and can be used in practically every
country."
Federal Student Financial
Aid Handbook (undergraduate & graduate)
Gov Doc ED 1.45/4:
All federally funded financial aid programs and their eligibility requirements
are included. More than 1700 institutions, their tuition and fees, and the
financial aid programs offered by each are included.
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Financial Aid for
Study and Training Abroad
1st Floor Reference 378.3 F4911f
This publication provides current and comprehensive information about nearly
750 funding opportunities open to Americans interested in pursuing structured
or independent study abroad. The listings cover every major field of study,
are tenable in practically every country and region of the world and are open
to all segments of the population from high school students through post-doctorates
and professionals.
Free
Money for Graduate School
1st Floor Reference 378.3 B65fr
Found here is a listing of hundreds of scholarships which provides free money
to graduate students in various fields of study. Most of the scholarships
listed contain the amount of the money awarded, number of grants given, average
size of an award, and the range of money given.
Grants
Register (graduate)
1st Floor Reference 378.34 G76g
This volume outlines 2000 sources for scholarships, fellowships and grants
for graduate and professional research in English speaking areas around the
world.
Kiplinger's Financing
College
1st Floor Reference 378.30973 D25f
Subjects covered here are: develop a winning investment plan; qualify
for more financial aid; make the most of state savings plans; locate valuable
scholarships & other awards; and fine the lowest-rate loans.
The Scholarship
Advisor
1st Floor Reference 378.34 S3681s
"Among
the scholarship opportunities listed in this book are countless awards that
consider more than just grades. You interest in a particular field, your flair
for writing or science, or your ethnic background can instantly qualify you
for thousands of dollars of award money.
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from the respective source.
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