Quick facts, encyclopedias, stats, etc.

College catalogs & other college resources

Back to College - A useful website for re-entry and nontraditional students, with lots of information about everything from choosing a college to financial aid, foreign study, internships, online degrees, life experience credit, etc.

CampusTours.com - Use this web site to access colleges which have online campus tours, maps, Webcams, and Web sites. You can browse alphabetically or by state.

Education (usnews.com) - This is a web site from U.S. News & World Report which provides guidance in choosing a college or graduate school. It includes college rankings, directories, and financial aid information. There are also directories and information for selecting community colleges and distance learning programs.

CollegeSource Online (this database can be accessed off-campus only by COCC students and faculty) - This database features over 26,948 college catalogs in complete cover to cover original page format including 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional schools. It also provides profiles, links to the colleges web sites, and maps for directions.

CollegeNET - This web site allows you to search institutions by various criteria including geography, major, tuition, and enrollment. Also includes hotlinks from search results directly to homepages of the schools.

Peterson's Education & Career Center - This web site provides information about thousands of colleges, universities, undergraduate and graduate programs, applications, funding and more.

The Princeton Review: Best 351 College Rankings - "Each year, The Princeton Review surveys thousands of college students to get the inside word about what's going on at the nation's top 351 colleges. Some rankings cover the serious side of school -- academics, professors, libraries, etc. -- and others tell you what it's really like to live there -- parties, dating, food, dorms, etc." Browse by categories or search by school name.