1. http://www.educationpIanner.org- This is the college planning site of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency through its affiliation with American Education Services. Students should go to the Selecting Section of the Home Page.Undergraduate Graduate, Distance Learning and Private Secondary School Searches can be conducted. Undergraduate search criteria include Location, Major, Tuition, Size, Student/Faculty Ratio, SPA, School Type, Sports and Religious Affiliation, etc. 2. http://www.coIIegeview.com/coIIege/collegesearch/ - The Hobson’s College View website allows you to search for colleges based on the following criteria: Areas of Study, Location, Student Body Size, City Size, Public or Private, School Type, Religious Affiliation, Ethnicity, Athletics, Special Services Provided and Disabilities.
3. http://www.coIlegeboard.com/csearch - This is the web address for the “Find A College” Section of The College Board’s website. Under the College Search link (http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp), there are two types of searches. You can use the College MatchMaker to find colleges that meet all of your needs or use the College Quick Finder to explore a school already familiar to you. The College MatchMaker selection criteria include Type of School, Location, Campus Life, Activities & Sports, Majors & Academics, Admission, Cost &Financial Aid and Deadlines. 4. http://www.act.org/coIlege_search/fset_col_search.html - The college search portion of the American College Testing program (ACT) can be accessed at this address. The site allows you to search for schools by Institution Type, State & Region, Name, Undergraduate Enrollment, Majors, In-State Tuition, Type of Institution, Intercollegiate Athletics, Proximity and GPA. 5. http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel - This is the web address for the College Bound home page of the Thomson/Peterson’s website. Peterson’s is a well-known publisher of college guides and related materials. Searches can be done in the areas of Undergraduate Studies, Culinary, Information Technology, Nursing, Visual & Performing Arts, international Students and Distance Learning. Undergraduate search criteria include Location, Major, Tuition, Size, Student/Faculty Ratio, SPA, School Type, Sports and Religious Affiliation. 6. http://nces.cd.gov/ipeds/cool - College Opportunities On-Line (COOL) is a research tool that allows access to information about more than 9,000 vocational-technical schools, colleges, and universities in the United States. Users may search COOL by geographic region, state, city, type of institution, or instructional program, either alone or in combination. COOL is a product of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (WEDS). 7. http://www.anycoltegc.nct/college-search.cfni - The College Search section of AnyCollege.Net allows you to search for colleges by program, state, college type, sport, and/or college name-- individually or in combination. 8. http://www.niycottegeguide.org - This website comes from the publishers of My College Guide magazine. You can search for schools by the criteria of Region, Estimated Annual Cost, Freshman Class Size, Surrounding Community Size and School Type. 9. http://cnsearch.coflegenet.com/cgi-bin/CN/index - Two types of college searches can be done at the CollegeNet website. The first type is a Keyword Search and the second is a Custom Search. In the Custom Search individuals can use the criteria of Type of Institution, School Name, Majors Offered, Undergraduate Enrollment, Tuition, Intercollegiate Sports Offered, Region, Distance From Home and GPA. 10. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/colIe2e/tools/brief/cosearch_advanced_brief.php - This college search is based on US. News & World Report annual publication of America’s Best Colleges. Schools can be researched by School name, Location, Majors offered, Student/faculty ratio, Metro area, Academic programs, Distance from home, Sex, Campus setting, Religious affiliation, Cost, Diversity, Size, Selectivity, Extracurricular and Varsity Sports. 11. http://www.princetonreview.com/Iiome.asp - The Explore Schools & Careers section of The Princeton Review allows you to do searches of Colleges, Business Schools, Law Schools, Medical Schools and Graduate Schools. 12. http://www.rwm.org/rwm - The RWM Vocational School Database is a database of private postsecondary vocational-technical schools in all 50 states, organized by state and training programs offered. All the schools listed are state-licensed or accredited, but the information is limited to the institution’s name, address, and phone number. At the top of each state is a link to resources for that state from the U.S. Department of Education. 13. http://www.2otrain.com - GoTRAIN is a multi-state online guide to career schools and vocational training. You can search the website by school name or by field of study. 14. http://www.papsa.org - This is the PA Association of Private School Administrator’s Guide to Pennsylvania’s Postsecondary Career Schools. The website includes pages that provide information about career education and career schools in Pennsylvania. You can access information by county/region, career area, or specific school. 15. http://www.campustours.com - CampusTours.com takes prospective students on virtual tours of over eight hundred colleges and universities in the U.S., giving them the chance to explore college campuses quickly and inexpensively. 16. http://search.coIlegexpress.com - Careers & Colleges magazine provides this college search. Registration and establishment of a profile is necessary. 17. http://www.lihrarv.uiuc.cdu/cdx/rankings.htnl - The Education and Social Science Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provides these College and University Rankings. The purpose of the rankings site is to draw together and provide context for various online sources of information on the ranking of institutions of higher education. The rankings are grouped into the categories of General/Undergraduate, Graduate/Research Programs, Business, Law and International (Non-US). 18. http://www.campuschamps.com - This website is directed at student athletes. Its purpose is to give the student-athlete vital information on how to find a school, reach out to college coaches, apply for admission, get student aid, improve your game, and increase your chances to succeed both on the field and in the classroom. 19. http://www.theadniissionsoffice.com - The AdmissionsOffice.Com provides access to college search and college rankings links through its “Visit Schools” and “School Rankings” sections. 20. http://www.xap.com/GoToCollege - XAP.corn’s college search section, Go To College, allows prospective students to do four types of searches. In Campus Tours you can explore the campuses by browsing through the detailed profiles and key information of each college. Using the College Finder allows you to identify campuses by selecting preferences such as college type, location, size, cost, campus life and academics. With the College Matching Wizard you can explore the advantages/disadvantages and definitions of various factors affecting the college selection process. Finally, the Search By Name section allows you to find colleges by their name.
College Search Web Sites
1. http://www.educationpIanner.org - This is the college planning site of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency through its affiliation with American Education Services. Students should go to the Selecting Section of the Home Page. Undergraduate Graduate, Distance Learning and Private Secondary School Searches can be conducted. Undergraduate search criteria include Location, Major, Tuition, Size, Student/Faculty Ratio, SPA, School Type, Sports and Religious Affiliation, etc.2. http://www.coIIegeview.com/coIIege/collegesearch/ - The Hobson’s College View website allows you to search for colleges based on the following criteria: Areas of Study, Location, Student Body Size, City Size, Public or Private, School Type, Religious Affiliation, Ethnicity, Athletics, Special Services Provided and Disabilities.
3. http://www.coIlegeboard.com/csearch - This is the web address for the “Find A College” Section of
The College Board’s website. Under the College Search link (http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp), there are two types of searches. You can use the College MatchMaker to find colleges that meet all of your needs or use the College Quick Finder to explore a school already familiar to you. The College MatchMaker selection criteria include Type of School, Location, Campus Life, Activities & Sports, Majors & Academics, Admission, Cost &Financial Aid and Deadlines.
4. http://www.act.org/coIlege_search/fset_col_search.html - The college search portion of the American College Testing program (ACT) can be accessed at this address. The site allows you to search for schools by Institution Type, State & Region, Name, Undergraduate Enrollment, Majors, In-State Tuition, Type of Institution, Intercollegiate Athletics, Proximity and GPA.
5. http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel - This is the web address for the College Bound home page of the Thomson/Peterson’s website. Peterson’s is a well-known publisher of college guides and related materials. Searches can be done in the areas of Undergraduate Studies, Culinary, Information Technology, Nursing, Visual & Performing Arts, international Students and Distance Learning. Undergraduate search criteria include Location, Major, Tuition, Size, Student/Faculty Ratio, SPA, School Type, Sports and Religious Affiliation.
6. http://nces.cd.gov/ipeds/cool - College Opportunities On-Line (COOL) is a research tool that allows access to information about more than 9,000 vocational-technical schools, colleges, and universities in the United States. Users may search COOL by geographic region, state, city, type of institution, or instructional program, either alone or in combination. COOL is a product of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (WEDS).
7. http://www.anycoltegc.nct/college-search.cfni - The College Search section of AnyCollege.Net allows you to search for colleges by program, state, college type, sport, and/or college name-- individually or in combination.
8. http://www.niycottegeguide.org - This website comes from the publishers of My College Guide magazine. You can search for schools by the criteria of Region, Estimated Annual Cost, Freshman Class Size, Surrounding Community Size and School Type.
9. http://cnsearch.coflegenet.com/cgi-bin/CN/index - Two types of college searches can be done at the
CollegeNet website. The first type is a Keyword Search and the second is a Custom Search. In the
Custom Search individuals can use the criteria of Type of Institution, School Name, Majors Offered,
Undergraduate Enrollment, Tuition, Intercollegiate Sports Offered, Region, Distance From Home and
GPA.
10. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/colIe2e/tools/brief/cosearch_advanced_brief.php - This college search is based on US. News & World Report annual publication of America’s Best Colleges. Schools can be researched by School name, Location, Majors offered, Student/faculty ratio, Metro area, Academic programs, Distance from home, Sex, Campus setting, Religious affiliation, Cost, Diversity, Size, Selectivity, Extracurricular and Varsity Sports.
11. http://www.princetonreview.com/Iiome.asp - The Explore Schools & Careers section of The Princeton Review allows you to do searches of Colleges, Business Schools, Law Schools, Medical Schools and Graduate Schools.
12. http://www.rwm.org/rwm - The RWM Vocational School Database is a database of private postsecondary vocational-technical schools in all 50 states, organized by state and training programs offered. All the schools listed are state-licensed or accredited, but the information is limited to the institution’s name, address, and phone number. At the top of each state is a link to resources for that state from the U.S. Department of Education.
13. http://www.2otrain.com - GoTRAIN is a multi-state online guide to career schools and vocational training. You can search the website by school name or by field of study.
14. http://www.papsa.org - This is the PA Association of Private School Administrator’s Guide to Pennsylvania’s Postsecondary Career Schools. The website includes pages that provide information about career education and career schools in Pennsylvania. You can access information by county/region, career area, or specific school.
15. http://www.campustours.com - CampusTours.com takes prospective students on virtual tours of over eight hundred colleges and universities in the U.S., giving them the chance to explore college campuses quickly and inexpensively.
16. http://search.coIlegexpress.com - Careers & Colleges magazine provides this college search. Registration and establishment of a profile is necessary.
17. http://www.lihrarv.uiuc.cdu/cdx/rankings.htnl - The Education and Social Science Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provides these College and University Rankings. The purpose of the rankings site is to draw together and provide context for various online sources of information on the ranking of institutions of higher education. The rankings are grouped into the categories of General/Undergraduate, Graduate/Research Programs, Business, Law and International (Non-US).
18. http://www.campuschamps.com - This website is directed at student athletes. Its purpose is to give the student-athlete vital information on how to find a school, reach out to college coaches, apply for admission, get student aid, improve your game, and increase your chances to succeed both on the field and in the classroom.
19. http://www.theadniissionsoffice.com - The AdmissionsOffice.Com provides access to college search and college rankings links through its “Visit Schools” and “School Rankings” sections.
20. http://www.xap.com/GoToCollege - XAP.corn’s college search section, Go To College, allows prospective students to do four types of searches. In Campus Tours you can explore the campuses by browsing through the detailed profiles and key information of each college. Using the College Finder allows you to identify campuses by selecting preferences such as college type, location, size, cost, campus life and academics. With the College Matching Wizard you can explore the advantages/disadvantages and definitions of various factors affecting the college selection process. Finally, the Search By Name section allows you to find colleges by their name.