Web Sites of Interest to Students

Financial Aid and Scholarships

• Southwestern Illinois College Foundation Scholarship
  http://www.swicfoundation.com/scholarships/
  Apply online for more than 160 privately funded scholarships,
  exclusive for students of Southwestern Illinois College.

• Department of Education-Student Financial Assistance
  http://studentaid.ed.gov
  Where to find out more about federal financial aid programs.

• FAFSA on the Web
  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
  Where to complete the free application for federal student aid.

• Illinois Student Assistance Commission - CollegeZone
  http://www.collegezone.com
  Illinois college information.

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Southwestern Illinois College Foundation

• Southwestern Illinois College Foundation
  http://www.swicfoundation.com
  News, international travel opportunities, William E. And Florence Schmitt Art Center, scholarships, and other components of the college's foundation.

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Counseling

• Access America for Students-Student Gateway to the U.S. Government
  http://www.students.gov
  A government-wide initiative to deliver electronic services from government agencies and organizations to post-secondary students. There are good links to many student-related websites such as financial aid and financial planning, career development, and links to over 9,000 colleges and universities.

• Go Ask Alice
  http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/about.html
  "Alice" answers questions about relationships; sexuality; sexual health; emotional health; fitness; nutrition; alcohol, nictoine, and other drugs; and general health. Go Ask Alice! is supported by a team of Columbia University health educators and health care providers, along with information and research specialists from health-related organizations worldwide.

• Psych Central
  http://psychcentral.com/
  A mental health page with an index for psychology support and mental health issues and resources. Includes mailing lists, indexes, articles and essays on various mental health issues.

• The Keirsey Character Sorter
  http://keirsey.com
  The Keirsey Character Sorter is designed to identify different kinks of personality temperaments. It is similar to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (the MBTI).

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Student Assistance

• ACT Homepage
  http://www.act.org
  A complete listing of programs sponsored by ACT.

• American Association of Community Colleges
  http://www.aacc.nche.edu/
  Information about community colleges.

• College Board Online
  http://www.collegeboard.com
  A complete listing of information about The College Board

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Transfer Information

• iTransfer
  http://www.itransfer.org
  Provides information on the transferability of courses.

• Campus Tours
  http://www.campustours.com
  The source for college campus tours.

• Peterson's
  http://www.petersons.com/
  Explore colleges and universities.

• Yahoo! College Search
  http://education.yahoo.com
  Search for colleges and universities

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Illinois Colleges and Universities

• Illinois Community College Board
  http://iccbdbsrv.iccb.org/dop/home.cfm
  Community college web addresses.

• Eastern Illinois University
  Charleston, Illinois
  http://www.eiu.edu

• Illinois State University
  Normal, Illinois
  http://www.ilstu.edu/

• McKendree College
  Lebanon, Illinois
  http://www.mckendree.edu

• Southern Illinois University
  Edwardsville and Carbondale, Illinois
  http://www.siu.edu

• University of Illinois at Chicago
  Chicago, Illinois
  http://www.uic.edu

• University of Illinois at Springfield
  Springfield, Illinois
  http://www.uis.edu/

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Urbana, Illinois
  http://www.uiuc.edu/

• Western Illinois University
  Macomb, Illinois
  http://www.wiu.edu/

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Missouri Colleges and Universities

• Maryville University
  St. Louis, Missouri
  http://www.maryville.edu

• Saint Louis University
  St. Louis, MIssouri
  http://www.slu.edu/

• Webster University
  St. Louis, Missouri
  http://www.webster.edu/

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Job Search and Career Information

• America's Job Bank
  http://www.ajb.dni.us
  Job opportunities in Illinois and nationwide

• True Careers Jobs and Employment
  http://www.truecareers.com/
  Job Search.

• Career Builder
  http://www.careerbuilder.com
  Job Search.

• Illinois Career Resource Network
  http://www.ilworkinfo.com/icrn.htm
  Tools for career exploration with information about occupation, educational requirements, schools and financial aid resources, including specific scholarships.

• Illinois Department of Employment Security's Labor Market Information
  http://lmi.ides.state.il.us
  Current labor market information for the State of Illinois and labor market projections.

• Illinois Workforce Development
  http://iwds.cmcf.state.il.us
  Workforce Development Information.

• Illinois Occupational Skill Standards & Credentialing Council
  http://www.ioes.org/ctecurriculum-skillstandards.cfm
  Employment through skill standards credentials.

• Monster.com Career Network
  http://www.monster.com
  Job opportunities nationwide.

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/
  Research current labor market trends and career information.

• Peterson's Career Ed/Guidance Channel
  http:www.petersons.com/careered
  Career guidance.

• U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
  http://stats.bls.gov/
  Occupational information; research current labor market trends and career information.

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