Degrees
any grant or scholarship, loan, or paid employment offered to help a student meet his/her college expenses. Such aid is usually provided by various sources such as federal and state agencies, colleges, high schools, foundations, and corporations.
a work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
Your primary area of study.
a type of financial aid that a school awards to a student who has completed a FAFSA and has demonstrated a financial need. The student is given a job (usually on-campus) and is paid by the school not to exceed a determined amount.
a temporary position with an emphasis on on-the-job training rather than merely employment, and it can be paid or unpaid
Your secondary area of study.
money the government provides for students who need it to pay for college.
a method of studying in which lectures are broadcast or classes are conducted by correspondence or over the Internet, without the student's needing to attend a school or college
a college student who supervises the other students living in a college dorm, usually in exchange for food and housing from the school.
schools that specialize in the skilled trades, applied sciences, modern technologies, and career preparation
a need-based student loan offered by the U.S. Department of Education to assist American college students in funding their post-secondary education. The program is named after Carl D. Perkins, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky.
Acquisition of knowledge and skills through carrying out - and reflecting on - tasks in a vocational context, either at the workplace
School official, usually assigned by your college or university, who can help choose your classes and make sure you are taking the right courses to graduate.
A plan that enables students to earn college credit for introductory-level courses by achieving satisfactory scores on subject-specific tests.
a student loan offered to eligible students enrolled in accredited American institutions of higher education to help finance their education.
education within vocational schools that prepares people for a specific trade. It directly develops expertise in techniques related to technology, skill and scientific technique to span all aspects of the trade.
A description of a course which also lists the dates of major exams, assignments and projects.