Students

What do prospective students need to know?

 

• TENNESSEE SCHOLAR DOLLAR$ For everything you need to know about the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarships.

• FAFSA opens the door to the federal student aid process. Every step you take will get you closer to achieving your educational goals. Find out what you can expect from beginning to end.

• Education information and activities for students everywhere!
  Welcome to the NCES Students' Classroom, for kids and adults alike. Move your mouse over the images and watch the chalkboard to see what's available, or use the text links below.

• IPEDS College Opportunities On-Line is your direct link to nearly 7,000 colleges and universities in the United States. If you are thinking about a large university, a small liberal arts college, a specialized college, a community college, a career or technical college or a trade school, you can find them all here.

• Collegeboard.com Your inside source for connecting students to college opportunity and success. Find out about testing requirements, planning for college, and how to search, apply and pay for college. Offers online assistance with "My Organizer" and College Aid Calculators.

• SHEEO, State Higher Education Executive Officers, website contains information for students, administrators and parents on everything from Financial Aid and Financing to Completion and Graduation data. It is also your source for information for governance and policy issues in post-secondary institutions across the United States.

• SREB works with higher education agencies in the 16 member states to collect and share timely comparative information and higher education data used extensively by state leaders. The Challenge to Lead goals series includes reports related to goals on college readiness, college affordability and teacher preparation.

• Troops and their Families With the National Guard and Ready Reserves being called to active duty and U.S. troops being deployed or reassigned to other duty stations, student loan repayment may be one of the issues on the minds of soldiers and their families.

• Department of Education Anti-Fraud Efforts - The US Department of Education has released information to help students understand the risk of Identity Theft and Fraud with regards to financial aid programs and credit cards.

• Scholarship Scams - In their efforts to pay the bills, many students and their families are unfortunately falling prey to scholarship scams. This website advises parents and students of the warning signs of scholarship scams.