Counseling
Student Resources
Student Resources
Why to go, how to go, and how to pay for college - U.S. Department of Education website
Allied Health Programs
- Board of Registered Nursing - Nursing programs in California
- Foreign Medical Professionals - Information for doctors, nurses, and dentists regarding U.S. board exams
- Health Occupations - Information about program locations and descriptions of health field occupations
- HOPE Center - Los Rios Health Occupations Preparation and Education Programs.
- Regional Health Occupations Resource Center - A list of allied health programs offered at community colleges for the northern California region. Click on "Allied Health."
Financial Aid/Scholarships
...A List of Scholarships on the Internet (over 100 links to scholarship sources)
- California Student Aid Commission - Hot financial aid news, information for students and parents, and more.
- College Board School Codes - Find College Board codes for any high schools or colleges.
- College-Scholarships.Com - An all purpose college and scholarship information site including links to scholarship search databases, college websites, ACT and SAT prep information and more.
- FastWeb - A searchable database of more than 180,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, & loans.
- Federal info regarding programs, grants & loans
- FinAid! - A comprehensive guide to student financial aid & scholarships.
- Free Scholarship/Loan Searches
- Get Recruited by Colleges and Universities - Free service offers opportunity to get recruited and receive scholarships to attend colleges and universities throughout the U.S.
- Grants for Minorities: Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Latinos and Native Americans
- Guaranteed Scholarships and Financial AidLists and describes scholarships offered by by individual colleges and universities to all enrolled students meeting the specific criteria
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Latino College Dollars - Scholarships for California's Latino Students
- Scholarships for Latino Students
- The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid - Includes almost everything you need to know about financial aid.
Food/Shelter Resources
Student Education and Survival Resources
- The Student Survival Guide - An Internet resource guide for success in college.
- ToolKit for Hispanic Families - Resources to help Hispanic students succeed in school.
Study Skills
- Study Guides for Tests (assessment, nursing, etc.)
- SCC Accuplacer Test Guide
- Assessment (reading, writing, math)
- Nursing
- All Study Guides Available
- Study Skills Self-help Information- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University site on study skills and self-help techniques.
Transfer/Colleges
- American Universities
- California Colleges.edu - California colleges, careers, campus and financial aid info
- California Community Colleges
- California Universities/Private Schools - Links to California 4-year public and private colleges.
- Take virtual campus tours of universities throughout the U.S.
- CollegeNET- Search for colleges using various search criteria, find information on financial aid and scholarships, and apply online.
- UC Outreach Connection
Veterans
- National Veteran's Foundation - Resources for veterans
- The Coming Home Project - a nonprofit for Vets where they can get assistance with health related issues
- Career One-Stop Centers - Military transition pathways to career success
- Military OneSource - online veterans community and counseling
Work Experience
- SCC Work Experience and Internships - SCC specific work experience information
- Cooperative Work Experience Education and Internship Program - Los Rios district-wide work experience information
revised Nov. 2009