Pleasant Valley High Schooltitle

Acadamey Resume Template (Word Format) & Tips

PVHS Resume Template (Word Format) & Worksheet

Computer Competency Information

PVHS Senior Profile
Word document
PDF document

Career Crusing
Subscription to a career and college database.

College Board-Find a College

Handouts for Career Cruising
Choosing a career Careers related to school subjects
Choosing a career(form)

California Career Zone
Great free site for all kinds of information specific to California.

Chico Community Scholarship Application - 2011

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Reality Check
From the California Career Resource Network. An interactive Site that shows the correlation between desired lifestyle, salary, schooling and occupation.

COLLEGE INFORMATION

California Colleges
Information for all California Campuses, including finacial assistance, housing, and admissions applications. The matching assistant finds colleges matching your criteria.

CSUMentor
Information for all California State University Campuses, including finacial assistance, housing, and admissions applications.

California State University System Homepage
Additional information on CSU system schools.

Welcome! California State University, Chico
Links to colleges, career information, and assessments.

UC Pathways
Information on all University of California campuses including finacial assistance, housing, and admissions applications.

America's Best Colleges -- U. S. News and World Report

California Community Colleges Chancellor's Offices
Links to all community collegesin California.

Petersen's
Student recommended site for college/scholarship search.

College Source Online
Allows a college search using criteria such as geography, cost, area of interest, etc. It also includes over 23,000 cover-to-cover college catalogs.

College Net
Includes financial aid information, school and application search. This site also has numerous links to other education related sites.

Campus Tours
This site is linked to over 800 virtual campus tours of schools all over the nation. Student testimonials, audio snippets from real college tour guides, and case studies of current and former students help make the experience more personal, and allow applicants to explore the tour at their own pace.

College View
An informative site giving information on college searches, financial aid, parent questions, graduate programs, diversity in higher education, specific degrees, and study abroad programs.

Historically Black Universities and Colleges
This site is dedicated to historically Black Universities and Colleges and gives information about these schools, financial aid, and employment opportunities once a graduate of one of these institutions.

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
This association represents more than 300 colleges and universities committed to Hispanic higher education success in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Latin America and Spain.
Scholarship and internship program information is also on this site.

Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States
Informative page on 46 military colleges in the United States and the requirements these schools have.

Find Trade Schools
Find the right trade school for you by selecting a category, state, and school and this site will link you to over 200 institutions.

Trade Schools, Colleges & Universities

CAREER INFORMATION

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Best Careers 2010
From U.S. News and World Report

Vocational Information Center
"Explore vocational and technical careers, check out the skills employers really want, find a trade school, research technical topics and take a look at the current job market.

Planning a Career
Career planning information.

O*Net Online
Provides comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations.

CaCTIS
Information on careers and job openings in California.

America's Job Bank
America's job bank, current openings, and resume writing.

MyFuture.Com Career Toolbox
Preparing for the future often leads to success. This site - perfect for high school and college students - facilitates just that with quizzes and resources to help you find your ideal job.

America's Career InfoNet
Occupational information, videos, resume, job search resources.

TESTING REGISTRATION & PREPARATION

SAT Test Registration and Preparation

ACT Test Registration and Preparation

Butte Study Guides
Use this for studying for the Butte College Assessment Skills Test. 

SAT Math Pro
"Combining on demand video instruction with interactive quizzes, SAT Math Pro" presents lessons to help master the Math portion of the SAT test.

Kaplan

Vocabulary
"Separated into 3 levels of difficulty, these free interactive vocabulary puzzle and activity sessions use Latin and Greek "roots and cells" to help decode words."

SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES

CalGrant

FastWeb
One of the largest and most comprehensive scholarship resources currently available.

GoCollege
Thought to be the single largest scholariship database available; over $2 billion available quarterly.

2004 Free Scholarship Searches
A site dedicated to 2001 resources for college scholarship, grants, and other financial aid.

IPEDS College Opportunities On-Line, Electronic Directory of Postsecondary Institutions
Developed by the National Center for Education Statistics, presents current information on college costs, information on financial aid,
enrollment, and types of programs that are offered at thousands of colleges and universities nationwide. 

College and University Scholarships
Information on scholarships, financial aid and admissions.

College and Beyond
This provides a calculating device that lets you see what you might qualify for.

Embark
A comprehensive site that brings all educational financial resources together.

The Scholarship Page
An index or search the database for a massive collection of scholarships in many disciplines.

College Bound Home
Huge search engine and database for 1200 schools.

WinScholarships.com
Learn how to win scholarships and receive financial aid.

Golden State ScholarShare Trust On-line
Information about the Governor's Scholars and Distinguished Mathemantics and Science Scholars Awards

Essay Edge
Essay sample and tips (for a fee-essay editing)

STUDY GUIDES

Butte Study Guides
Use this for studying for the Butte College Assessment Skills Test.

Resumes and Cover Letters

Resumes for Teachers
Suggestions from Boston College, primarily designed for student teachers.

Resumes Tips for Teachers
Suggestions from Teachers4America, primarily designed for student teachers.

updated 10/19/2011