Matanuska-Susitna
Borough School District
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United Way of Mat-Su | A Mat-Su Valley resource guide. Contents include Education, Advocacy, Assistance, Health, Housing and more. |
WorkKeys (ACT) | ACT WorkKeys is a job skills assessment system that helps employers select, hire, train, develop, and retain a high-performance workforce. Successful completion of ACT WorkKeys assessments in Applied Mathematics, Locating Information, and Reading for Information can lead to earning ACT's National Career Readiness Certificate. |
Accredited Schools Online | AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org is a comprehensive accreditation resource for anyone in the process of selecting a college. They offer information on financial aid, accreditation, degrees, colleges, and vocational schools. |
UAA-Scholarships | All of UAA's scholarships require admission or application into a degree program to qualify. In order to receive funds students must be admitted into a degree program by the beginning of the semester. See website for additional details. |
BestColleges.com "The Student's Guide to Choosing a Major" | An illustrated guide designed to assist students with choosing a college major. |
Big Future (CollegeBoard) | BigFuture by the CollegeBoard finds scholarships and financial aid information. |
CSS/Financial Aid Profile (College Scholarship Service) is a requirement at 400+ private colleges for their "in house" scholarship. | |
College Applications in the Digital Age. | |
College Goal Alaska is a statewide program that provides free information and assistance to Alaskans who are applying for college financial aid. It brings financial aid professionals, primarily from state colleges and universities, together with other volunteers to help college-bound students and their families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). | |
If you are a resident of a WICHE state, you are eligible to request a reduced WUE tuition rate of 150% of the resident rate at more than 150 participating institutions in the West. WICHE states include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Search the WUE database to see which institutions participate. | |
OnlineColleges.net provides an overview of schools that offers online programs by state in addition to guides, reports and blogs for students interested in attending an online college. | |
Scholarship Search by SallieMae is used for accessing a wide variety of scholarships. | |
Scholarships.com provides access to scholarships, grants, information on colleges, and financial aid information. | |
StudentScholarships.org is a resource that connects students to a wide variety of scholarships. | |
The ACT is a national college admissions examination that consists of subject area tests in English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. The ACT includes 215 multiple-choice questions and takes approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete, including a short break (or just over four hours if you are taking the ACT Plus Writing). Online Registration can be completed through the ACT website. | |
The Alaska Career Information System (AKCIS) is a free resource available to Alaska residents. AKCIS allows you to create a personal account, a Portfolio, to save plans for your education and career. | |
The Business Degree and College Resource website offers resources for helping prospective business degree students. These resources include SAT/ACT preparation, business degree scholarships and lists of accounting and business related degrees. | |
The College Board's Advanced Placement courses are college-level classes in a wide variety of subjects that can be taken while still in high school. Students may take the AP Exam in May as the final step of the AP class. | |
The SAT and SAT Subject Tests are designed to assess your academic readiness for college. Registering for the SAT can be done through the CollegeBoard website. | |
The free application for federal student aid. | |
The mission of the National Guard Alaska Military Youth Academy ChalleNGe Program is to help intervene in and reclaim the lives of Alaska’s at-risk youth and produce graduates with the values, skills, education, and self-discipline necessary to succeed as adults. | |
The online designation process is now open for the class of 2015. Each high school principal is required to select one individual to serve as the UA Scholars authorized representative who will be responsible for completing the online designation process. | |
Unigo finds matches students with scholarships and colleges based on interests, background and skills. | |
Zinch is a website that allows you get college information as well as be reviewed by colleges, apply to scholarships, chat with other students and more. |