Hammond Public Library - Education Links

Education Links

College Information

CollegeNet - Browse U.S. colleges by criteria including major, geographic location, tuition, and enrollment.

College News Online - International campus newswire and information resource for college-bound students, current students, graduates; career link, campus newspapers and news; campus fact sheets; information on financial aid, employment, internships; more.

FastWEB - Search and compare college and university profiles.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Links to historically black colleges and universities, searchable by geographic region, state, alphabetically or by major..

Indiana College Network (ICN) - partnership of the state's colleges and universities, this is Indiana's clearinghouse for information about college classes and degree programs available through the Internet, videotape, CD-ROM, satellite/cable television and correspondence.

Indiana University Northwest - Home page.

Peterson's Education & Career Center - K-12, college/university, graduate study listings; studying abroad; summer programs; special schools; distance learning; applications for hundreds of colleges and universities; education news; campus "tours".

Purdue University Calumet - Home page.

U.S. News Best Colleges - Help in choosing a college; rankings of colleges; best values; cost calculations; guide for parents; career search; starting salaries; more.

Financial Aid

FAFSA on the Web - Federal Student aid applications online.

FastWEB - Database of more than 180,000 scholarships; free scholarship search; answer questions about yourself and FastWEB will provide a list of scholarships for which you qualify.

FinAid: Financial Aid Information Page - Links to search services; tuition payment plans; student loans; college Web sites.

Financial Aid Resources Publications (U.S. Dept. of Education) - Financial aid information from the U.S. Department of Education. Publication is in English and Spanish.

For High School Students/Parents

Know How 2 Go - Information for 7th grade through high school nationwide.

Know How 2 Go Indiana - Information for 7th grade through high school on preparing for college and career, specific to Indiana.

For Teachers

Education World - Lesson Planning, Professional Development, Technology Integration and School Issues.

Educator's Reference Desk - From the people who created AskERIC, provides access to searching the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database; links to a variety of educational resources, FAQs for educators; lesson plans; more.

IDEAnet (Indiana Department of Education Access Network) - Information on any school in Indiana; educational demographics; teacher/educational information; access to other educational Internet sites.

Teachers.Net - Online resource for teachers; lesson plans and exchange; reference material; links to other websites.

General Information

ERIC: Education Resources Information Center - Education related journal articles, books, papers, reports and more. Searchable by keyword, author title, descriptor and ERIC document number.

Yahoo Education Resources - Links to many educational sites.

Online and Continuing Education

Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics - Education statistics from the government; quick tables and figures; stats at a glance.

National Public School Locator - The National Center for Education Statistics provides this search tool for locating US public elementary and secondary schools. Data includes number of teachers, total students, student/teacher ratio, and school population by grade and race/ethnicity.

Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries - From the National Center for Education Statistics. Search by state, city, zip or name.