College Online Resources

Below are some online resources used most often by the Office of College Counseling & Advising.

College Search Tools

The College Board
Princeton Review
College Navigator (Natl. Center for Education Statistics, USDOE)
Campus Pride Index (LGBTQ resource)
Colleges That Change Lives
HBCU Digest
Niche
Peterson's
Unigo

Scholarship & Financial Aid Resources

Cappex Scholarship Search
College Board Scholarship Search
Fastweb
Going Merry (Recommended scholarship search and application portal)
Raise.me
Unigo

10 Ways to Attend College for Free (3/17/210) on Bankrate.com
30 Top Scholarships for Public Service Students Scholarships for African-American Students (from bestcolleges.com)
American Indian College Fund
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
Career One Stop (U.S. Department of Labor)
Chegg Scholarship Search
Coca-Cola Scholarship Foundation
College Data
CSS Profile (College Board)
EFC Calculator (College Board)
FAFSA on the Web
Federal Student Aid  (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Financial Aid for Women (Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants)
Financial Aid Opportunities for Minority Students (from bestcolleges.com)
Gates Millennium Scholars Program
Grants for Women
Hispanic Scholarship Consortium
Meeting Street Scholarship Fund (for students from Charleston County, SC)
NAACP Scholarships
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
Niche
Peterson's Scholarship Search
QuestBridge
Regeneron Science Talent Search
SAE International Scholarships (for engineering students)
Sallie Mae Scholarship Search
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Scholarships and Grants
Scholarships.com
Scholarship Portal
STEM Study Scholarship Search
Student Scholarship Search
US Air Force ROTC Scholarships
US Army ROTC Scholarships
US Marine Educational Benefits
US Navy Scholarships
US News Listing of STEM Scholarships (2015)
United Negro College Fund

Testing Information

The National Center for Fair and Open Testing (lists of test-optional colleges)
The College Board

Official ACT Practice
Official SAT Practice (Khan Academy)

Prospective Student Athletes

NCAA Homepage
NCAA Eligibility Center
NCAA Educational Resources

Professional Organizations

National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC)

(Updated August 2021)