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This is a comprehensive and informative resource that ranks each university throughout the nation by size, degrees offered, tuition costs, admission, graduation, and retention rates. This type of information is very valuable to today's students who are not only dealing with the competitive nature of higher education but also the rising cost associated with them.

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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES is located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences.

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Under HB 3, school boards are required to adopt plans in early childhood literacy and math, as well as college, career, and military readiness.

 

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College is a major investment, and for low-income students, the cost can be even tougher to cover. But these resources and support can help students in need tackle tuition and gain the guidance they need to succeed in school.

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Cappex is a great interactive collegiate matchmaking resource that, in addition, maintains a valuable database of more than 79,000 college scholarships.

On this site, you’ll find tons of student reviews, photos, videos and forums that focus on specific colleges.

Labor Market and Career Information (LMCI) is a department of the Texas Workforce Commission within the External Relations Division. Our mission is to improve the way Texans make career and educational decisions by providing useful and reliable information about careers, educational training options and jobs.

By serving student-athletes, the NCAA also serves parents and guardians. The organization doesn't just help your child realize the dream of playing college sports. It also helps prepare for the reality of life after college.

A comprehensive listing of Texas nursing schools. You will find information on specific nursing programs such as licensed practical nursing, RN associate's degree, and bachelor's degree. You'll also find a profile of nursing education and careers in each major Texas city.

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Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, is a program that allows eligible grades K-12 and college students in U.S. military families to connect to a live tutor online at any time for one-to-one help with homework, studying, test prep, proofreading and more. The service is available at no charge to all grades K-12 students and service members—regardless of whether the service member is serving full-time or part-time—plus some adult dependents in Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve families. Click the blue button above showing your family’s branch of service to determine your eligibility and to create an account.

The Virtual Center is a joint venture between the Alamo Colleges and Workforce Solutions Alamo. It brings together high quality career and education planning information with links to the most effective tools available online to assist you in achieving your career and educational goals.

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