Resources & Links
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Postsecondary Schools
Find a college or university in your area:
- EdPlanner.org www.educationplanner.org
- PA Department of Education www.pde.state.pa.us
- National Center for Education Statistics www.nces.ed.gov
- CollegeBoard.com www.collegeboard.com
- PHEAA www.pheaa.org
- American Education Services www.aessuccess.org
- PennsylvaniaMentor.org www.pennsylvaniamentor.org
- Match College Search www.matchcollege.com
Find a career school in your area:
- EdPlanner www.educationplanner.org
- PA Department of Education www.pde.state.pa.us
- National Center for Education Statistics www.nces.ed.gov
- PA Association of Private School Administrators www.papsa.org/county.html
- www.uscollegesearch.org
EOC commonly requested postsecondary schools:
- Bidwell Training Center www.bidwell-training.org
- California University of Pennsylvania www.cup.edu
- All State Career School www.allstatecareer.com
- Cambria-Rowe College www.crbc.net
- Career Training Academy www.careerta.com
- Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) www.ccac.edu
- Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) www.ccbc.edu
- Douglas Education Center www.douglas-school.com/
- DuBois Business College www.dbcollege.com
- Duquesne University www.duq.edu
- Education and Technology Institute www.privateindustrycouncil.com/eti.html
- ICM School of Business and Medical Careers www.icmschool.com
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania www.iup.com
- ITT Technical Institute www.itt-tech.edu
- Goodwill Employment Training Center www.goodwillpitt.org
- Laurel Business Institute www.laurelbusiness.net
- Lenape Area Vo-Tech School Practical Nursing Program www.lenape.k12.pa.us
- Mercy School of Nursing www.pmhs.org/schoolofnursing
- Newport Business Institute www.newportbusiness.com
- Penn State Beaver www.br.psu.edu
- Penn State DuBois www.ds.psu.edu
- Penn State Fayette www.fe.psu.edu
- Penn State Greater Allegheny www.ga.psu.edu
- Penn State New Kensington www.nk.psu.edu
- Penn State University Park www.psu.edu
- Pittsburgh Technical Institute www.pti-tec.com
- Robert Morris University www.robert-morris.edu
- Slippery Rock University www.sru.edu
- Training, Inc. www.traininginc.org
- Triangle Technical Inc. www.triangle-tech.edu
- University of Pittsburgh www.pitt.edu
- UPMC - School of Nursing-Shadyside www.upmc.edu/shadyside/schoolOfNursing
- Western School of Health and Business Careers www.western-school.com
- Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC) www.wccc-pa.edu/
- Wrightco Technology www.wrightco.com
Financial Aid
Information about the financial aid process:
- Financial Aid 101 for Returning Students - [Power Point Pres.]
- Financial Aid 101 for High School Students - [Power Point Pres.]
- EdPlanner.org www.edplanner.org
- U.S. Department of Education www.ed.gov
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Job & Career Education Center www.clpgh.org/clp/JCEC
- Smart Guide to Financial Aid www.finaid.org
- PA Department of Education www.pde.state.pa.us
- Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators www.pasfaa.org
- Student Aid Alliance www.StudentAidAlliance.org
- National Association of Student Finanical Aid Administrators www.NASFAA.org
- Pennsylvaniamentor www.Pennsylvaniamentor.org
- PHEAA www.aessuccess.org
Apply for financial aid online:
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) www.fafsa.ed.gov
Conduct an independent scholarship search:
- CollegeBoard.com www.collegeboard.com
- Fast Web www.fastweb.com
- Smart Guide to Financial Aid www.finaid.org
- Fast Aid www.fastaid.com
- CollegeNET www.collegenet.com
- Scholarship News www.free-4u.com
- Mapping your Future www.mapping-your-future.org
- Grants & Funding www.grantsandfunding.com
- Gates Millenium Scholarship Program www.gmsp.org
- College Scholarships www.collegescholarships.com
- United Negro College Fund www.uncf.org
- Negro Educational Emergency Drive (NEED) www.needld.org
- Pennsylvania Dept. of Education www.pde.state.pa.us
- Princeton Review www.princetonreview.com
- College Answer www.collegeanswer.com
Career Resources
Job search and labor market information:
- Team PA Career Link www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us
- Pittsburgh Region Career Information (PROWL) www.usworks.com/pittsburgh-region/
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Job & Career Education Center www.clpgh.org/clp/JCEC
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette www.postgazette.com
- Three Rivers Free-Net http://trfn.clpgh.org
- Monster www.monster.com
- ONENET Online: www.onetcenter.org
- VetJobs.com, Inc. www.vetjobs.com
- Pennsylvania Jobs www.pennsylvaniajobs.com
- Pennsylvania Dept. Labor and Industry www.dli.state.pa.us
- Advancing Women www.advancingwomen.com
- PAJobmatch.com
- www.paworkstats.state.pa.us
- www.pittsburgh.jobs.com
- www.pgh-job-index.com
- www.pittsburgh-employment.com
- www.bls.gov/oco
GED and ABE Program Referrals
Find a GED or ABE program or GED Testing Center in your area:
- PA Department of Education www.pde.state.pa.us
EOC - SWPA Main Directory
Contact
Tahirah Abdullah, DirectorEducational Opportunity Center / Southwestern PA
105 Main Building,
4000 University Drive
McKeesport, PA 15132
(412) 675-9077, Fax: (412) 675-9076
Office of the Vice Provost for
Educational Equity
314 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-5906
Fax: (814) 865-3997
http://www.equity.psu.edu
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Web page last modified December 5, 2008
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