Information on Colleges and Universities

Information on Colleges and Universities

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The library has a large amount of information for college-bound teens and adults.

We have books to help you make that all important decision. They can be found on the College Table in the Reference section They include:

Peterson’s Four-Year Colleges	R378
Peterson’s Two-Year Colleges	R378
Peterson’s Graduate Programs (6 vol.)	R378.155
Lovejoy’s College Guide	R378
Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges	R378
Guides to Medical and Law Schools	R378.155

For books that rank undergraduate and graduate programs, try:

America's Best Graduate Schools from US News & World Report	R378.155
America's Best Colleges from US News & World Report	R378
Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges	R378

If you’re looking for money for college, stop by and try these books or websites:

The Complete Scholarship Book	R378.34
The College Blue Book: Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants and Loans	R378
Free Money From Colleges and Universities by Laurie Blum	R378.3
Money Matters- Department of Education	http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp
FAFSA Free Financial Aid Application Form Online Guide	http://www.fafsaonline.com/

For those who are not yet ready for the college experience, but still wish to learn, we have these books:

Peterson’s Independent Study Catalog	R374.4
Study Abroad	R378.4
Travel and Learn, by Evelyn Kane	R378.4
American Trade Schools Directory	R371.425

Using the Petersons listing, you can compare course offerings or take a campus tour of many different colleges. http://www.petersons.com

From Peterson's you can go to the web page of most colleges. However, you may try to find a web page directly by using the college's name or abbreviation. Don't forget to use .edu at the end of the address. For example:

Drew's website is http://www.drew.edu

Fairleigh Dickinson's website is: http://www.fdu.edu

The College of St. Elizabeth's website is http://www.cse.edu

The County College of Morris' website is http://www.ccm.edu

These are just a sampling of our many books, catalogs and websites on college and life-long learning. Stop by and see what’s waiting for you.

updated 9/03/2008

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