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	Materials to Read
	Guides to Information for $5.00 and Under
	List for State Agencies to Contact for Information
	List of Colleges with Cost Information
	More Sources
	Jump to Internet for More Information
	Materials for Reading Read more about your alternatives in the many books and periodicals about different colleges and financial aid programs. Here is a brief list of reading materials which you might find useful to learn more about these subjects. Directories and Guides on Where to Go to College Bowman, J. Wilson. America's Black Colleges. South Pasadena: Sandcastle Publishing, 1992. Roes, Nicholas A., ed. America's Lowest Cost Colleges. Barryville, New York: NAR Publications, 1995. American Council on Education. American Universities and Colleges. New York: American Council on Education, 1992. Barron's Educational Series, Inc. College Division. Barron's Profile of American Colleges. Woodbury, NY: Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1995. College Admissions Data Handbook. Concord, MA: Orchard House, 1994. College Entrance Examination Board. College Handbook. New York: College Entrance Examination Board, 1993. Fiske, Edward B. Fiske Guide to Colleges. New York: New York Times Books, 1994. Kraus International Publications. How to Get to the College of Your Choice: By Road, Plane or Train: A Practical Guide to Campus Visits. Millwood, NY: Kraus International Publications, 1993. Lovejoy's College Guide. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995. Peterson's Guides, Inc. Peterson's Guide to Two-Year Colleges. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, Inc. 1988. Peterson's Guides, Inc. Peterson's Annual Guides to Graduate Study. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, 1995. College Research Group The Right College. New York: Arco/Prentice Hall Press, 1992. Guides to Admission Van Raalte, Susan Drachman. Apply Yourself!: Writing College Applications That Get Results. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1985. Schneider, Zola Dincin. Campus Visits and College Interviews: A Complete Guide for College-Bound Students and Their Families. New York: College Entrance Examination Board, 1987. Robinson, Adam and John Katzman, eds. College Admissions: Cracking the System. New York: Villard Books, 1987. Utterback, Ann S. College Admissions Face to Face: Prepare Yourself for Interviews and Campus Visits. Washington, DC: Transemantics, Inc., 1984. Beacham/Morrow Productions. Gearing Up for College: The 9th Grader's Guide to Getting In (Videorecording). VHS. Washington, DC: Distributed by Beacham Publishing, 1988. Hayden, Thomas C. Handbook for College Admissions: A Family Guide. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, 1986. Zuker, R. Fred and Karen Collier Hegener. Peterson's Guide to College Admissions: Getting Into the College of Your Choice. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, 1983. Preparing the College Application Package (Videorecording). Presented by Lovejoy's College Guide. VHS. Campus USA, 1987. Greene, Howard and Robert Minton. Scaling the Ivy Wall: 12 Winning Steps to College Admission. Boston: Little, Brown, 1987. Unger, Harlow G. A Student's Guide to College Admissions: Everything Your Guidance Counselor Has No Time to Tell You. New York, NY: Facts on File Publications, 1986. McGinty, Sarah Myers. Writing Your College Application Essay. New York: College Entrance Examination Board: Distributed to the trade by MacMillan Publishing Company, 1991. Scholarships, Grants, and Loans Adams, Janelle P. The A's and B's of Academic Scholarships. Alexandria, VA: Octameron Associates, 1995. Women's Equity Action League. Better Late Than Never: Financial Aid for Re-entry Women Seeking Education and Training. Washington, DC: Women's Equity Action League, 1987. Whiting, Ernestine, ed. The Black Student's Guide to Scholarships. Silver Spring, MD: Beckham House Publishers, 1993. McKee, Cynthia Ruiz and Philip C. McKee, Jr. Cash for College. New York: Hearst Books, 1993. Chronicle Sports Guide. Moravia, NY: Chronicle Guidance Publications, Inc., 1987. Mathies, Lorraine, ed. and Elizabeth I. Dixon, assoc. ed. The College Blue Book: Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans. New York: MacMillan Information, 1975. Green, Alan. The Directory of Athletic Scholarships. New York: Facts on File Publications, 1987. Directory of Financial Aids for Minorities. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio Information Services, 1995. Dollars for College: A Handbook of Financial Aid Sources for Minority Students. Chicago, IL: Educational Facilitators, 1990. Leider, Anna J. Don't Miss Out: The Ambitious Student's Guide to Financial Aid. v. 15 (1991/92). Alexandria, VA: Octameron Associates. Keeslar, Oreon. Financial Aids for Higher Education. Dubuque, IA: Brown Co., 1989. Reference Service Press (San Carlos, California). Financial Aid for Veterans, Military Personnel, and Their Dependents. Redwood City, CA: Reference Service Press, 1994. Blum, Laurie. Free Money From Colleges and Universities. New York: H. Holt and Co., 1993. Kirby, Debra M. Fund Your Way Through College: Uncovering 1,700 Great Opportunities in Undergraduate Financial Aid. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1994. Leider, Robert and Anna Leider. Lovejoy's Guide to Financial Aid. New York, NY: Monarch Press, 1987. American Legion. Need a Lift?: To Educational Opportunities, Careers, Loans, Scholarships, Employment. Indianapolis, IN: American Legion, 1993. College Entrance Examination Board. Paying for Your Education: A Guide for Adult Learners. New York: College Entrance Examination Board, 1983. Peterson's Grants for Graduate Study. Compiled by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, Inc., 1992. Peterson's Guides, Inc. Peterson's Internships. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, Inc., 1995. Peterson's Guides, Inc. Peterson's Paying Less for Colleges. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, Inc., 1995. Cassidy, Daniel J. and Michael J. Alves. The Scholarship Book: The Complete Guide to Private-Sector Scholarships, Grants and Loans for Undergraduates. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990. Feingold, S. Norman. Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans. Boston: Bellman Publishing Company, 1992. Deutschman, Alan. Winning Money for College: The High School Student's Guide to Scholarship Contests. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, 1992. Study Skills for College Witherspoon, Del and Eugenie Nickell, eds. Back to School at My Age?: A Guide for Both the Returning Student and the College Administrator. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1991. Farrar, Ronald T. College 101. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, 1984. Shepherd, James F. College Study Skills. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. Graham, Lawrence. Conquering College Life: How to Be a Winner at College. New York: Pocket Books, 1983. Nieves, Luis R. Coping in College: Successful Strategies. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service, 1984. Langan, John and Judith Nadell. Doing Well in College: A Concise Guide to Reading, Writing, and Study Skills. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Col., 1980. Kalish, Richard A. Guide to Effective Study. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1979. Mayer, Barbara. How to Succeed in College. Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Career Horizons, 1993. Hettich, Paul I. Learning Skills for College and Career. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1992. Shanahan, William F. The Parent-Student College Planning Guide. New York: Arco Publishing, 1981. Edelstein, Scott. The Truth About College: How to Survive and Succeed as a Student in the Nineties. Secaucus, NJ: Carol Publishing Group, 1991. Pamphlets U.S. News & World Report, eds., America's Best Colleges: An Exclusive Survey by the Editors of U.S. News & World Report. Washington, DC: U.S. News & World Report, 1995. Wall, Edward B., Behind the Scenes: An Inside Look at the Selective College Admission Process. Alexandria, VA: Octameron Associates, 1994. U.S. Department of Education Student Financial Assistance Programs. The Student Guide: Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1994. Guides to Information $5.00 and Under There are many free or inexpensive publications that can help you to locate scholarships or find out more about paying for school. We have compiled a list of publications which are free or cost less than $5.00 each (the last time we checked). Of course, these publications are constantly being updated, so you may want to contact the publisher or a local bookstore for the most recent information. ACT Financial Aid Services - Free Educational Services Division -11 P. O. Box 168 Iowa City, IA 52243 Applying for Financial Aid - Free College Board 45 Columbus Avenue New York, NY 10023-6992 (800) 323-7155 Army College Fund - Free U.S. Army Department of Defense 620 Central Avenue Federal Center Building "R" Alameda, CA 95401 Aspira of America - Free Aspira Educational Opportunity Center 114 E. 28th Street New York, NY 10016 Association on Handicapped Student Service Programs in Post-Secondary Education - Free P. O. Box 21192 Columbus, OH 43221 (614) 488-4972 (Voice/TDD) Clearinghouse on Disabilities - Free Information Office of Special Education & Rehabilitation Services Room 3132, Switzer Building 330 C Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20202-2524 (202) 732-1723 College Costs Today - Free New York Life Insurance Company 51 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010 College Financial Aid Emergency Kit - $3.50 Davis, Bob and Kennedy P. O. Box 36910 Cardiff, CA 92007 Compact Guide to Colleges - $4.95 Barron's Educational Series P. O. Box 8040 250 Wireless Boulevard Hauppauge, NY 11788 (516) 434-3311 or (800) 645-3476 Educational Awards Handbook - Free The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International 1600 Ridge Avenue Evanston, IL 60201 Educational Financial Aids - $5.00 American Association of University Women 2401 Virginia Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents - $3.00 V.A. Administration U.S. Government Printing Office Washington,DC 20402 Federal Funds to Minority Students Pursuing Science Careers - Free Director, MARC Program NIGMS, Room 9a-18 Westwood Building Bethesda, MD 20205 Fellowship & Grant Opportunities of Interest to Philosophers - $5.00 American Philosophical Association University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 Fellowships & Grants of Interest to Historians - $4.00 American Historical Association 400 A Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20003 Financial Aid - $2.50 Association of American Colleges 1818 R Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 Financial Aid and Disabled Students Health Resource Center - Free National Clearinghouse on Post-Secondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities One Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 670 Washington, DC 20036-1193 (800) 544-3284 Financial Aid Officers: What They Do To You and For You - $5.00 Octameron Associates P. O. Box 2748 Alexandria, VA 22301 Financial Aid to Education - Free Knights of Columbus 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, CT 06507 Financial Assistance for Library Education - $1.00 American Library Association Library Education Office for Library Personnel Resources 50 East Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 Guide to Cooperative Education - Free National Commission of Cooperative Education 360 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 Happier by Degrees - $5.00 E. P. Dutton 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014 (212) 366-2000 Health Educational Assistance Loan - Free U.S. Office of Education U.S. Bureau of Student Financial Assistance Washington, DC 20202 Helping Hand - Free American Medical Association 535 N. Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60610 How to Put Your Children Through College Without Going Broke - -$4.95 National Institute of Business Management, Inc. 1328 Broadway New York, NY 10001 (212) 971-3300 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund - Free 25 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 Journalism Career and Scholarship Guide - $3.00 The Newspaper Fund P. O. Box 300 Princeton, NJ 08543-0300 Meeting College Costs - Free The College Board P. O. Box 866 New York, NY 10101 Minority Fellowship Program Aimed at Supporting Education Opportunities in Psychology - Free American Psychological Association 1200 17th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Money for College! How to Get It - $2.25 Barron's Educational Series P. O. Box 8040 250 Wireless Boulevard Hauppauge, NY 11788 (800) 645-5476 National Contests and Activities - $4.00/$5.00 Advisory List of National Contests & Activities National Association of Secondary School Principals 1904 Association Drive Reston, VA 22091 (request #210-8788) National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - Free 7926 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100 McLean, VA 22102 (800) 999-5599 "Need a Lift?" - $2.00 The American Legion National Emblem Sales P. O. Box 1055 Indianapolis, IN 46206 Profiles of Financial Assistance Programs - Free Public Health Service 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Rich or Poor, A Scholarship Is Possible: A Guide to Scholarships Without Financial Need - $3.00 The Ellen Roberts Press 7 North Drive Livingston, NJ 07039 Scholarship Pamphlet for USN-USMC- Free USCG Dependent Children Commander, Naval Military Personnel Command NMPC-121D Navy Department Washington, DC 20370-5121 Selected Information Resources on Inquire Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants about and Loans Cost National Referral Center Science and Technology Division 10 First Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20540 Selected List of Fellowship Opportunities and Aids to Advanced Education for US Citizens & Foreign Nationals Publications Office - Free The National Science Foundation 1800 G Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20550 Student Financial Aid: Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology - $1.25 American Speech and Hearing Association Attn: Publication Sales 10801 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 The National Commission for Cooperative Education - Free P. O. Box 755 Boston, MA 02117 The Student Guide - Five Federal Financial Aid Programs - Free U.S. Department of Education U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, DC 20402 1-800-433-3243 Two Hundred Ways to Put Your Talent To Work in the Health Field - Free National Health Council, Inc. 622 Third Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10017-6765 (include SASE) United Negro College Fund, Inc. - Free 500 East 62nd Street New York, NY 10021 USA Funds - Free Loan Information Services M.C. 5704 P. O. Box 50437 Indianapolis, IN 46209-5096 U.S. Public Health Service - Free 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 List for State Agencies to Contact for Information For help on state and local financial aid, write the state agency for the state where you live and the state where the college of your choice is located. Click here to find a List for State Agencies to Contact for Information! List of Colleges with Cost Information Select a state to see college and cost information for that state or lookup information by college name (or part of the college name) More Sources The library is a great source for more information on how to pay for higher education. See each item below for more information about how to utilize your local library to its fullest advantage. Books and Magazines Ask for a list of books which various colleges may have prepared and which may be available at the Reference Desk. Look in the catalogue system under: Scholarships Fellowships Financial Aid Tuition Student Loan Funds Check out the Readers' Guide to Periodicals for current articles in magazines and newspapers with up-to-date information. Electronic Research Many libraries now have electronic search capabilities and/or electronic databases accessible through a computer. Ask your librarian about these resources and how to use them. "Infotrac" is one electronic source for current information from magazines and periodicals. Uncatalogued Material Many libraries keep useful current material -- such as pamphlets, magazines and newspaper clippings and other resources which are not formally catalogued. For example, some libraries maintain a vocational opportunities file with useful material about how to pursue different vocational and career opportunities and educational opportunities supporting these tracks. Be sure to ask the librarian if these resources are available. College Catalogues Thousands of college catalogs are available for information about virtually every college in the United States. Some catalogs are also available in electronic versions. Catalogs are very different and some are very specialized. If you are just starting the process of looking for a college, you may want to consider one of these guides: Lovejoy's College Guide Barron's Profiles of American Colleges Microfilm and Microfiche Large volumes of information are available in libraries on microfilm and microfiche, often where the same material is not purchased by the library in print form. Be sure to ask about the availability of these resources on colleges and college funding. Government Documents Since government support is so crucial to higher education and because education is supported at all levels of government, there is usually information available in the government documents section of many libraries. One of the most useful books available is "The Student Guide," published by the Federal Student Aid Information Center, P. O. Box 84, Washington, DC 20044-0084, and is available for FREE! Videos Some libraries maintain collections of video tapes on colleges. These resources can help you "visualize" the campus life and learn more about their programs in a "travelogue" format. There are also videos available on the subjects of scholarships and financial aid. Jump to Internet for More Information The Internet is a good place to look for more information about paying for school and about higher education in general. Many universities maintain World Wide Web pages with information about programs and activities. Some even provide "virtual campus tours." If you're looking for a university's WWW address, look in its literature for something that looks like ""http://..." and ends with ".edu". In many cases, you can guess the WWW address of a school just by inserting the name of the school in the middle. For instance, Duke University's WWW address is "http://www.duke.edu." One of the most useful sites on the internet is maintained by the U.S. Department of Education.The address is http://www.ed.gov.
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