Information on Colleges and Universities

 

university

 

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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