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Colleges & Universities

Site List

The following are subject-oriented Web sites. These sites are good starting points for locating Colleges, Universities and Schools worldwide on the Internet.

Colleges and Universities

American Universities an alphabetical list, of institutions of higher education.

ASSIST statewide student transfer information for California.

BRAINTRACK: university-index index to over 7100 higher education institutions worldwide.

CollegeSource Online features over 10,200 College Catalogs including 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional schools. (to use this resource off campus select this link)
College Majors 101Wondering what you can do with a degree in biology or dance? College Majors 101 offers lots of information about what you can do with dozens of majors, as well as what you can expect academically if you pursue these majors.
College Navigator This federal website contains lots of data on the nation's colleges and universities. Using the College Navigator's school search engine, you can search the country for schools based on your criteria.

Google Directory includes educational categories and websites.

Universities. COM provides information about On-Line (Distance Learning) and traditional (On-Campus) education.

U.S. News Online .edu is designed to help users choose a college or graduate school.

Yahoo List of Education Resources education categories and resources.

Professional Associations

The Choice (New York Times) this college blog will keep you up to date on the latest trends on college admission, testing, and financial aid. The blog also features a lot of question-and-answer sessions with college admission officers and other higher ed experts.

Community Colleges

American Association of Community Colleges provides access to the addresses, phone numbers, and Web sites of some 2,000 community colleges in the United States.

Community College Web a searchable index to the web sites for 1249 community colleges in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere around the world.

U.S Two-Year Colleges a comprehensive list of two-year colleges in the United States.

Schools: K-12

Chula Vista Elementary School District

Education World browse or search more than 120,000 educational sites.

San Diego City Schools

San Diego County Office of Education

Sweetwater Union High School District

School Profiles compare public K-12 schools in California.

California Education Code

California law: the California education code online.

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