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(CFNC) College Foundation of NC
Provides excellent information on every University and College in North Carolina. Provides scholarship, financial aid, and loan information. Provides a Career Interest Inventory that matches careers with your interest and personality. Provides a Student Planner to keep a record of your high school grades, honors, test scores, and activities. -
Big Future by CollegeBoard
Excellent resource for exploring College and Career options as well as scholarship opportunities.
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Fastweb
Provides a free college and scholarship search. You login, fill out a profile and receive a mailbox, which you can periodically check for scholarship application sources. Very comprehensive site contains a database of over 1.5 million scholarships and is growing all the time. Complete a questionnaire and FastWeb will give you a list of scholarships for which you are eligible. Some scholarship applications are available on line. FastWeb will also notify you if additional scholarships are added to its database that are a match for you. -
(FAFSA) Free Application for Federal Student Aid
To apply for federal student financial aid, and to apply for many state student aid programs, students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The information you provide on your FAFSA determines if you are eligible for financial aid. -
NCAA Eligibility Center
From the NCAA Eligibility Center, prospective student-athletes are able to access information needed to understand the Division I and Division II eligibility requirements. You must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center to play college sports. -
CollegeBoard
Provides a college and scholarship search. Provides information and practice tests for the PSAT and SAT. Register online for the SAT. Complete the CSS/PROFILE online (Finanical Aid form used for some colleges). -
Mapping Your Future
General career and college information site, including how to select a college, financial aid available, links to electronic applications, and loan counseling modules. -
Peterson's Education Center
Provides a free college search, scholarship search, and financial aid information. -
College View
Provides a Free online college search service with profiles of 3,700 + colleges and universities, virtual tours of hundred of schools, electronic applications, financial aid info, career planning tools, a scholarship search, and more. -
Princeton Review
Provides a college search, and SAT/ACT practice test. Excellent source for college, scholarship, testing, and financial aid information. -
Free-4U
This site breaks scholarships down into categories and then gives you links to dozens of scholarship opportunities within each category. Categories include: by major, by state, minority scholarships, athletic scholarships, etc. -
FinAid
A comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid. Financial aid page includes information about all types of financial aid and financial aid calculators. -
Go College
Provides resources about college admissions, education options, scholarships, finanical aid, testing, and surviving college. -
Common Application
The Common Application is accepted by over 500 colleges and universities for admission to their undergraduate programs. The Common Application allows you to fill out one application that can be sent to several colleges and universities. -
NC Independent Colleges and Universities
Provides information on North Carolina’s 37 Independent Colleges and Universities. -
UNC System - NC Public Universities
Provides information and access to each of the 17 North Carolina Public Universities -
NC Community College System
Provides information and access to each North Carolina Community College. -
US Colleges and Universities
A complete list of ALL U.S. Colleges and Universities, ordered alphabetically or by state. -
What Can I Do with a Major In...?
A page from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington that links careers to different majors. -
FAFSA4caster
Provides you with an early estimate of how much aid you might be eligible for. It also explains the basics of the federal student aid programs and the application process. -
Federal Student Aid
Your source for free information from the US Department of Education on preparing for and funding education beyond high school. -
(NCAA) National Collegiate Athletic Association
Official web site for the NCAA that contains information about playing college sports. -
Association on Higher Education and Disibility
AHEAD offers information to students, parents, professionals and employers so that all are aware of the wide range of resources that are available to students who have disabilities. -
Best Schools - NC Online Options
A website dedicated to providing information about the online options at colleges and universities. There are several featured guides that explain more about online learning and a list of the best online options in each state.