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The University of Wisconsin System is one of the biggest and best systems of higher education in the world. Pursue your educational dreams at any one of our 13 two-year or 13 four-year campuses located throughout Wisconsin. The UW HELP site contains easy-to-understand information about financial aid, and about costs for the UW System campuses.
Wisconsin’s 20 private colleges and universities have lots to offer you, including smaller class sizes, individual attention from professors, opportunities for involvement and leadership, and financial aid packages that make higher education affordable. Find the college or university that's right for you on WisconsinMentor.
Wisconsin's Technical Colleges - Explore the high-skilled, hands-on occupational education that employers need.
The Educational Approval Board (EAB) is a postsecondary education agency that exists to protect Wisconsin’s consumers and support quality educational options by regulating for-profit and certain non-profit schools, colleges and universities.
Payback Calculator - This website is designed to give you an estimate of your financial payback from graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The answer will be calculated based on your personal characteristics.
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Wisconsin Covenant - Eighth graders can take the pledge which will start them on their way to college!
WISCareers - Ask your public school if it has a membership to let students use this site for free.
EdVest is one way to save money for qualified expenses at two- and four-year colleges, and at technical, vocational and graduate schools.
Gear Up - This program helps students and their families learn about and prepare for college beginning in grade 6. Only kids from specific schools may participate.
LYFE On-Line - A site motivating students of color and other historically disadvantaged youth to consider college
Pre-college programs are aimed at helping students prepare for college. They give them the opportunity to investigate careers, conduct research, build a portfolio, experience college life, develop academic skills and/or prepare for college enrollment. Almost every college (2 and 4 year) in the state of Wisconsin offers pre-college programs. Contact a college in your area to find out about these opportunities. Students in the Milwaukee area can use the Directory of College Access Programs. You may also be interested in a wider variety of youth programs (precollege, outdoor programs, and athletic camps) offered through the public colleges and universities in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Education Fairs (WEFs) are held in many locations around the state in September and October. They are free, and over 100 admission representatives from all over the region are there to answer families’ and counselors’ questions about college.
Milwaukee is a site for a National College Fair. The free 2008 Fair is scheduled October 26 at the Midwest Airlines Center. More than 4,000 students, family members and counselors will be there to attend presentations about college and talk with admission representatives from around the country.
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Check out our MySpace and Facebook pages to let everyone know that you’re going to college!
Mead Public Library: http://www.meadpubliclibrary.org/teens
Cadott Community Library: http://www.cadottlibrary.org/node/1
Prairie du Chien Memorial Library: http://www.prairieduchien-wi.gov/internal/library_home.htm
Madison Public Libraries: http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/youth/index.html
Germantown Community Library: http://www.germantownlibrarywi.org/teen_page.htm
Oneida Library: http://www.nfls.lib.wi.us/one/kids-teen.htm
Minocqua Public Library: http://www.minocqualibrary.org/kidspage.htm
Adams County Library: http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/acl/teens.html
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Wisconsin Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA)-- a non-profit organization comprised of financial aid professionals from across Wisconsin
Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation and Affiliates -- dedicated to changing lives for the better through higher education. They work with schools, lenders, and community organizations to help millions of people pay for college and build brighter futures.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid--ensures that all eligible individuals can benefit from federally funded or federally guaranteed financial assistance for education beyond high school.
Compass Guide -- A nonprofit collaboration whose mission is to increase post-secondary access for Milwaukee youth, especially those who are low-income, students of color or the first in their families to attend college. Perhaps the site's most popular feature is the scholarship listing where you will find more than $3 million in Milwaukee scholarships