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Next Step U: Helping Students Find the Right Path

For Students 9th - 10th
The Next Step Magazine offers comprehensive resources on life after High School. Individuals can explore articles, college/university planning, career exploration, and life skills.
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Your Education After High School

For Students 9th - 10th
There are many opportunities for your education after high school whether it be a university, a community college, or a career school. Learn how to choose the right school for you and how to pay for it.
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Mapping Your Future: Explore Your Career

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about your options in higher education, and learn how to choose a career. Includes useful tips on job hunting, resume writing, and job interviewing techniques. Select the "en Espanol" link on the right side to view this resource...
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Teen Analyst: Scholarships

For Students 9th - 10th
Scholarships are your ticket to a college education. After all, why go into monstrous debt when there are people out there who want you to succeed so much that they're willing to help pay!
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Outlook on Money: College Planning

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to practical advice about financing a college education, from a 2004 episode of "Outlook on Money." Meet a family who navigated through the maze of obstacles and financing options while planning for a daughter's college education....
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: I Owe, I Owe, So Off to Work I Go!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students often attend college and are faced with the mounting debt incurred from student loans. This lesson plan will guide through calculating repayment for students loans, preparing a monthly budget, and researching options for...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Student Loan Application

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Student Loan Application lesson explains the purpose of student loans. Students will demonstrate the ability to identify, obtain, integrate, understand, interpret, apply, and disseminate information used everyday. This lesson plan...
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Fast Web: Matching Students to Scholarships

For Students 9th - 10th
Search a database of over 500,000 private-sector scholarships, grants, and loans. There is no fee, but you will need to create a profile. There is a student resource center to assist in college planning.
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Thomson Learning: Peterson's Educational Portal

For Students 9th - 10th
Register on this comprehensive site from Thomson Learning Inc. to obtain a huge amount of information on a variety of subjects related to preparing for, searching for, and getting admitted to college.
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Tulsa Welding School

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers an associate-degree program in welding. Describes student-support services and offers employment and financial-aid information.
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University of Southern California: Pathfinder

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers who commit to play the game with students and participate in a survey can request a complimentary copy of the Pathfinder role-playing card game in which players assume roles as college applicants and work through choices about...
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Curated OER

Distribution of Students at Four Year Colleges by the Amt of Tuition and Fees

For Students 9th - 10th
This U.S. Department of Education site explains the cost of attending college, the difference in cost between public and private universities, how to save for college, and how financial aid works.
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Curated OER

Average Tuition and Fees by Type of College, School Year 1998 99

For Students 9th - 10th
This U.S. Department of Education site explains the cost of attending college, the difference in cost between public and private universities, how to save for college, and how financial aid works.