Resources

.:: Alaska Job Corps ::.

Provides comprehensive residential education and vocational training program for at-risk youth, ages 16 through 24 in Alaska.

.:: Alaska Student Loans ::.

Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education and Alaska Student Loan Corporation

.:: Avoiding Student Loan Default ::.

Provides tips on keeping your student loan from defaulting.

.:: Campus Tours ::.

Search for virtual tours, interactive campus maps, webcams, videos, and campus pictures of hundreds of U.S. colleges and universities.

The CIRI Foundation's mission is to promote individual self-development and economic self-sufficiency through education among Alaska Natives who are original enrollees of CIRI and their lineal descendants. The CIRI Foundation also strives to enhance the heritage of Alaska Natives through programs that foster appreciation and understanding of Alaska Native cultures.

.:: College Board ::.

The College Board College Handbook 2003: the only comprehensive guide to more than 3,600 four-year and two-year colleges, including a college planning CD-ROM with a free SAT practice test.

.:: Direct Consolidation Loans ::.

The Direct Consolidation Loans Web Site-this U.S. Department of Education web site provides information to borrowers, schools, and loan holders. Borrowers can apply online for consolidation of their federally insured student loan debt. The Higher Education Act (HEA) provides for a loan consolidation program under both the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Programs and the Direct Loan Program. Under these programs, a borrower's loans are paid off and a new consolidation loan is created. These programs simplify loan repayment by combining several types of Federal education loans (that may have different terms and repayment schedules or may have been made by different lenders) into one new loan.

.:: Direct Loans ::.

Information about the Direct Loans Program for Financial Aid Professionals and for students. Information for loan consolidation and access to interactive calculators can also be found from this page.

.:: Defaulted Loan Guide ::.

A comprehensive guide for student loan borrowers with defaulted student loans.

.:: Default Rehabilitation ::.

A comprehensive financial aid site college students and their families can use to help pay college tuition through student loans, scholarships, and grants and learn the financial aid process.

.:: FAFSA ::.

Complete your financial aid application on the web.

.:: FastWEB ::.

Free, searchable database of schools, scholarships, fellowships, loans, and grants.

.:: Financial Aid for Students ::.

Find out about applying for Direct loans, learn about your options for repayment, use the interactive calculators, download Direct loan deferment and forbearance forms, get information about Direct Consolidation loans, and use FAFSA on the Web.

.:: National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) ::.

U.S. Department of Education's central database for student aid.

.:: Skills Tutor ::.

Offers online test preparation instruction in core curriculum areas and workforce skills.

.:: Student Academic Tips and Resources ::.

The most comprehensive and extensive resource for today's college and university student. Find academic tips, get job help, connect with other students and more!

.:: TRiO Programs ::.

The Federal TRIO Programs are educational opportunity outreach programs designed to motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

.:: W3Schools ::.

Free tutorials for HTML, WML, XML, ASP, programming, databases, and general web building.

.:: WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange) ::.

WUE is the 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: 150 percent of the institution's regular resident tuition. WUE tuition is considerably less than nonresident tuition.