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Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2023
Explore the Programs & Profiles guide to discover what Minnesota has to offer. With two-year and four-year public and private institutions as well as accredited cosmetology and specialized trade schools, the profiles found in the beginning of the guide get right to the facts on tuition, fees, class sizes and required exams. The program grid,…
Descriptors: College Choice, Decision Making, Higher Education, Guides
Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2022
This guide presents what Minnesota has to offer for higher education. With two-year and four-year public and private institutions as well as accredited cosmetology and specialized trade schools, the profiles found in the beginning of the guide get right to the facts on tuition, fees, class sizes and required exams. The program grid, found in the…
Descriptors: College Choice, Decision Making, Higher Education, Guides
O'Shea, Joe – Teachers College Press, 2020
How do you know which college is right for you? And what should you do during college to make the most of your time there? In "Doing College Right," dean of undergraduate studies Joe O'Shea helps readers to both choose a college and make key decisions throughout their higher education journey. O'Shea harnesses the latest research on how…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Role, College Choice, Decision Making
Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2020
This guide presents what Minnesota has to offer for higher education. With two-year and four-year public and private institutions as well as accredited cosmetology and specialized trade schools, the profiles found in the beginning of the guide get right to the facts on tuition, fees, class sizes and required exams. The program grid, found in the…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Programs, Profiles, Institutional Characteristics
Mayne, Tracy J.; Norcross, John C.; Sayette, Michael A. – Guilford Publications, 2006
Now in its 2006-2007 edition, this perennial bestseller is the resource students count on for the most current information on applying to doctoral programs in clinical or counseling psychology. The Insider's Guide presents up-to-date facts on 300 accredited programs in the United States and Canada. Each program's profile includes admissions…
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Doctoral Programs, Profiles
Sayette, Michael A.; Mayne, Tracy J.; Norcross, John C. – Guilford Publications, 2004
Now in its 2004/2005 edition, this perennial bestseller is the resource students count on for the most current information on applying to doctoral programs in clinical or counseling psychology. The Insider's Guide presents up-to-date facts on nearly 300 accredited programs in the United States and Canada. Each program's profile includes admissions…
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Doctoral Programs, Profiles

Schuh, John; Kuh, George – Journal of College Admission, 1991
Recommends that counselors advise students to look at seven often underemphasized, but important, aspects of college life that should be considered when examining student recruitment publications and visiting colleges and universities. Offers advice to high school students about how to evaluate the quality of these aspects of the learning…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, High School Students, High Schools
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1993
This booklet was written to help students and other young people decide on a job or career, find the training they need to pursue that career, and get the financial aid they may need to attend school. The first suggestion in the booklet is that individuals who do not have a high school diploma either finish high school or get a General Education…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Choice, Decision Making, High School Graduates
College Board, New York, NY. – 1992
This directory is intended to provide students and their advisors with authoritative information on 3,171 colleges and universities in the United States as well as supplementary information. The information was gathered in the winter and spring of 1992 through the College Board's Annual Survey of Colleges with descriptions subsequently verified…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Choice, College Programs, Colleges
Reese, Lee W. – 1974
This handbook provides the practicing educational and career counselor with basic information about a college's policy regarding credit by examination, particularly the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). CLEP is a national program that is readily available to the general public. It is designed to measure knowledge acquired outside the…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Adult Students, College Choice, College Credits
Smith, Mike, Ed. – Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education, 2004
This resource guide is an alphabetical listing of information on Arizona's universities, colleges, and career schools. Each institution has unique admission guidelines, program requirements, and course offerings.This guide recommends that candidates who have narrowed their school choices to several institutions should:(1) Call the schools they are…
Descriptors: Resource Materials, Career Education, Job Placement, Student Financial Aid
Hahn, Andrew; And Others – 1990
This guide presents a new focus, called future options education, for career and college planning for students in the middle grades. Chapter 1 introduces the concept of future options education, describing it as a sustained, comprehensive, age- and stage-appropriate mix of guidance and counseling, with an enhanced curriculum and supplemental…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Choice, Counseling Techniques, Intermediate Grades
Forsyth, Dolores I. – 1987
This document provides information on college planning and was developed for high school seniors attending Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Illinois. Although some information is specific to Lyons Township seniors, most of the information is relevant to college-bound students in general. Six steps in applying to college are outlined: (1)…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Choice, Decision Making
Gernand, Renee, Ed. – 1992
This handbook is designed for college students transferring between colleges. The handbook treats those moving from a 2-year to a 4-year institution, those moving between 4-year institutions, moving from a 4-year to a 2-year college and those moving between 2-year colleges. The book brings together advice of college officials and students who have…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Programs, College Transfer Students, Colleges

Peltzman, Barbara Ruth – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1990
Suggests criteria for use by learning-disabled (LD) students in selecting a college. Offers 22 suggestions to help LD students cope with college life; e.g., organize your time, develop/use study skills, set realistic goals, use a tape recorder, use tutoring services, and seek career counseling. (GFW)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Cognitive Restructuring, College Choice, College Students