Helpful Links
Choosing a College
- College Board
- Everything you need to know to get started with your college search and admission process.
- College Ranking Information
- Peterson's opinion on college rankings.
- College Source Online
- Virtual library with college catalogs in full, cover-to-cover, original page format.
- Google's University Search Engine
- Alternate seach engine for searching within college web pages.
- Multnomah County Library's College Planning Guide
- Helpful resources for college planning.
- Oregon Independent Colleges Association
- Facts, figures and transfer information about private colleges in Oregon.
- Oregon University System
- Information about Oregon's public universities.
- Oregon School Boards Association
- Provides links to Oregon's public universities and other educational links.
- Peterson's Guide to Colleges and Universities
- Search for colleges by location, major, tuition, athletics and more. Many other wonderful resources on this site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid Information
- FAFSA
- U.S. Department of Education FREE Application for Federal Student Aid Web Site.
Loans, Grants, and Workstudy - application forms and information about the federal financial aid program.
*Please note that FAFSA.com is not affiliated with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid website. (FAFSA.ed.gov)
FAFSA.com will charge a fee a fee to process your application. - FastWeb
- Search for information on over 600,000 scholarships.
- FinAid
- The most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.
- Oregon Student Assistance Commission
- Provides information about financial assistance for Oregon scholars. Apply early for OSAC scholarships.
- PCC Financial Aid
- General financial aid information for PCC students.
- PCC Foundation Scholarship
- Supports students through over 125 scholarship funds. The number of awards issued and the amount of each award varies from $500 - $2000.
- Scholarship Coach
- The goal of this site is to help you find and win college cash. Content changes frequently, so make a habit of checking it on a regular basis.
- Student Aid
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Federal Student Aid - The U.S. Department of Education provides over $60 billion in grants, loans, and work-study for college or career school each year.
Out-of-State Public Colleges and Universities
- University of California System
- Information about all the public 4-year universities in California.
- Washington Higher Education System
- Information about all the public 4-year universities in Washington.
- Residency Guidelines in Washington
- Residency guidelines for public, 4-year universities in Washington.
- Western Undergraduate Exchange
- A program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Through WUE, students in western states may enroll in many two-year and four-year college programs at a reduced tuition level.
Testing
- CBEST
- California Basic Educational Skills Test for Education Majors
- PRAXIS & MSAT
- Professional and Subject Tests for Education Majors. See The Praxis Series at PCC .
- Law School Admissions Council
- Includes Law School Admission Test information.
- MCAT
- Medical College Admission Test
- GMAT
- Graduate Management Admission Test
- GRE
- Graduate Record Exam
Other Links
- GPA Calculator
- Wichita State University GPA calculator. Calculate your transfer GPA and project your future GPA based on your academic plan.
- Converting Quarter to Semesters
- Auburn University web page on how quarters convert to semesters