These links provide information of general interest to Hoosiers about higher education across the state:
Commission for Higher Education
Information on state schools, grants, information for students, legislative updates relating to education, etc...
Commision on Proprietary Education (COPE)
Information about proprietary schools, including graduation records from schools that have closed.
Indiana's Education and Training Choices
Developed by Indiana’s Workforce Development, this system is designed to allow people to search for training programs and compare the costs, training program outcomes, length of the training, degrees and certifications available, and other factors that will help them choose appropriate training.
Indiana Distance Education Resource
These Links provide information about distance learning programs nationwide.
ICN - Indiana College Network
Indiana College Network – the main Web site for directing people interested in eLearning in Indiana.
IHETS (Higher Ed. Telecomm. System)
As a higher education consortium, the goal of IHETS is to enhance the educational, social, and economic development of Indiana citizens through effective and collaborative use of telecommunications and information technology for education and learning.
The following links are Web sites devoted to Indiana University courses that are offered online. Additionally, IU offers a high school degree (information about this may be found in the first link).
Indiana University, Bloomington Continuing Studies Program
Indiana University, Bloomington, School of Education Program
IU Online
Below are other Indiana universities that offer distance learning programs:
Ball State University Distance Learning
Indiana State University Distance Learning
Purdue Distance Learning
Taylor University Distance Education
National Distance Education Resource
The following are just various links to distance education search engines. A few of the sites also have some good general information about distance education.
AcademicInfo.net
Distance Graduate Programs
E-learners Online Degree Program Research Page
Peterson's Distance Learning
University of Wisconsin Distance Ed. Clearinghouse
Virtual Universities
WorldWideLearn
Undergraduate College Search
The following sites are useful Web sites for finding colleges and universities:
College Board School Search
CollegeNet.com
Community College Web
EdRef College Search Directory
IPEDS College Search By Location
Peterson's Search
Schools Sponsoring NCAA Sports
College Ranking
Both undergraduate and graduate colleges ranked:
College Confidential
What's wrong (and right) with college rankings? Become an informed consumer of information about college rank.
College Prowler
A college review by students for students.
collegerank
Wide-ranging information about college choice, college planning and college life.
US News and World Report College Rankings :
US News and World Report’s website for America’s Best colleges - categorized by program/field of study.
Princeton Review
62 rankings lists across 8 categories, based on feedback from more than 120,000 students across the nation.
Vangaurd College Ranking
Profile the top colleges and universities in the United States. These rankings apply data compiled by the National Research Council (NRC), and are scholarly in nature.
Washington Monthylyy
Most rankings are based upon what people think you can get out of attendence at a particular school. Washington Monthly's report focuses on what colleges and universities do for the country.
Graduate School Entrance Exams
Educational Testing Services
ETS designs and administers a number of standardized tests, including PRAXIS (teacher certification), the SAT, the GRE, Advanced Placement Tests, and several English as a second language exams.
GMAT & MBA Info
General information about finding MBA schools, preparing for GMAT and MBA, applying for admission, and deciding which school to attend.
Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
Students in liberal arts take the Graduate Record Exam before applying to graduate programs.
Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
Law School Admission Council’s Web site with information about law schools and preparing for and taking the LSAT
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
Information about taking the Medical College Admission’s Test
Study Guide Zone:
A general resource that provides links on the various educational tests, practice tests, and other helpful links for students
Graduate Schools
Three major links for providing information about graduate school:
GradSchools.com
A search engine for finding graduate schools
Graduate Guide
Another search engine with additional information about financial aid
Peterson's Graduate Planner
Site that covers the basics for applying to graduate school - getting started, finding a school, taking the different tests, and paying for the degree(s).
International Students
eduPASS
Help for Foreign Students in the US