Resources
The following organizations are mentioned in
Within View, Within Reach
- The College Board (www.collegeboard.com)
The College Board is driven by a single goal — to ensure that every student has the opportunity to prepare for, enroll in and graduate from college.
- ACT (www.actstudent.org)
The mission of ACT is to help people achieve education and workplace success.
- Americorps (www.americorps.gov)
AmeriCorps is a network of three programs that each year support the engagement of nearly 75,000 Americans in service to meet critical needs in education, the environment, public safety, homeland security and other areas.
- National Association for College Admission Counseling (www.nacacnet.org)
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) is an organization of more than 11,000 professionals from around the world dedicated to serving students transitioning from secondary to postsecondary education, including guidance counselors, admission and financial aid officers and others.
- FinAid (www.finaid.org)
FinAid is the most comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools -- on or off the web.
- The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
Note: The FAFSA is FREE. Don't be fooled by other websites that will fill out your application for a fee. The Free Application is FREE. The link above is to the official government sponsored website.
- FAFSA4caster (www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov/F4CApp/index/index.jsf)
FAFSA4caster helps families and students understand their options for paying for college.
- Federal Work Study (www2.ed.gov/programs/fws)
The Federal Work Study (FWS) Program provides funds that are earned through part-time employment to assist students in financing the costs of postsecondary education.
- Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education (studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp)
Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, plays a central and essential role in America's postsecondary education community. The Federal Student Aid team is passionately committed to making education beyond high school more attainable for all Americans, regardless of socioeconomic status.
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.