Why College?
Go To College Nevada website:
www.GoToCollegeNevada.org
Email:
My College Quick Start on College Board:
www.collegeboard.com/quickstart
Nevada Career Information System:
Website: www.nvcis.intocareers.org
Username: ncis
password: Nevada
Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
Nevada Career Information System
500 E. Third St., Carson City, NV 89713
Telephone: (775) 684-0477
E-mail:
Education Pays Table:
http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm
Bureau of Labor Statistics; Census Bureau Table:
http://www.bls.gov/emp
Education levels and unemployment at end of 2008 Table:
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2009/mar/wk5/art03.htm
College Preparation
Nevada High School Proficiency Exam Website:
www.doe.nv.gov/Assessment_HSPE.htm
PSAT/NMSQT Website:
www.nationalmerit.org
ACCUPLACER test website:
www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/accuplacer
College Board Website (SAT, Quick Start, PSAT/ NMSQT)
http://www.collegeboard.org/
ACT Website:
http://www.actstudent.org/
Nevada Treasurer’s Website for College Saving:
nevadatreasurer.gov/CollegeSavings.htm
Nevada Millennium Scholarship website:
https://nevadatreasurer.gov/MillenniumScholarship.htm
Federal Student Aid Website:
www.fafsa.gov
Federal College Resource Website:
www.college.gov
Nevada Colleges
College of Southern Nevada
Website: www.csn.edu
Phone: (702) 651-4060
Great Basin College
Website: www.gbcnv.edu
Phone: (775) 753-2102
Truckee Meadows Community College
Website: www.tmcc.edu
Phone: (775) 673-7042
Western Nevada College
Website: www.wnc.edu
Phone: (775) 445-3277
Nevada State College
Website: www.nsc.nevada.edu
Phone: (702) 992-2130
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Website: www.unlv.edu
Phone: (702) 774-UNLV(8658)
University of Nevada, Reno
Website: www.unr.edu
Phone (775)784-4700
Paying for College
Nevada State Treasurer:
Website: www.nevadatreasurer.gov
Phone: (888) 477-2667
Federal Student Aid
Website:www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov
Phone: (800) 4-FED-AID (800-433-3243)
TTY: (800) 730-8913
Toll number for inquirers calling from foreign countries: 1-319-337-5665
Federal Pell Grant Program Website:
http://www2.ed.gov/programs/fpg/index.html
Direct Stafford Loans Website:
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/studentloans.jsp
Federal Perkins Loan Program Website:
http://www2.ed.gov/programs/fpl/index.html
Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Website:
http://www.fseog.com/
Student Aid Home Page:
www.studentaid.ed.gov
ACT Website:
www.Actstudent.org
AnyCollege.Com:
www.Anycollege.com
Cappex:
www.Cappex.com
Campus Tours:
www.Campustours.com
College Answer:
www.Collegeanswer.com
College Link (Fast Web):
www.Collegelink.com
The Collegebound Network:
www.Studentrewards.com
CollegeView:
www.Collegeview.com
eCampustours.Com:
www.Ecampustours.com
Nevada Mentor:
www.Nevadamentor.org
My College Advisor:
www.Mycollegeadvisor.com
My College Options:
www.Mycollegeoptions.org
Peterson’s College Quest:
www.Collegequest.com
The Princeton Review:
www.Princetonreview.com
Zinch:
www.Zinch.com
CCSD Guidance and Counseling:
www.ccsd.net/cpd/guidance/guidance
Public Education Foundation:
www.ccpef.org
Ed Fund:
www.edfund.org
Fast Web:
www.fastweb.com
FINAID (Financial Aid Info. Page):
www.finaid.org
Free College Scholarship Search and Financial Aid Resource:
www.scholarships.com
Kaplan Inc.:
www.kaplan.com
Princeton Review:
www.princetonreview.com
Super College:
www.supercollege.com
United Negro College Fund:
www.uncf.org
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE):
www.wiche.edu/sep/wue