Indexes. The advice center. Geographic listing of close-ups. Choosing your top ten colleges -- Surviving standardized tests -- Planning is essential on the road to college -- The whys and whats of college visits -- Honors programs and colleges: smart choices for an undergraduate education -- Public and private colleges and universities -- how to choose -- Distance education -- it's closer than you think -- Why not women's colleges? -- Applying 101 -- The "early decision" decision -- Coming to America: tips for international students considering study in the U.S. -- Financial aid countdown calendar -- Who's paying for this? Financial aid basics -- How to use this guide -- Institutional changes since Peterson's Four-Year Colleges 2018 -- Profiles. United States and U.S. Territories -- Canada -- International -- College close-ups. Featured schools -- Indexes. Majors -- Entrance difficulty -- Cost ranges -- Advertisers Index -- Alphabetical listings of colleges and universities -- Geographic listing of close-ups.
Summary:
Peterson's® Four-Year Colleges 2020 is a valuable resource that includes information on every accredited four-year undergraduate institution in the U.S. and Canada, more than 2,500 institutions in all. It also includes detailed two-page descriptions written by admissions personnel for over 175 colleges and universities. College-bound students and their parents can access details including campus setting, enrollment, academic programs, entrance difficulty, expenses, student-faculty ratio, application deadline, and contact information, as well as the most frequently chosen baccalaureate fields. A special section called "The Advice Center" provides insider info on specialized college options such as Honors Programs and Colleges, Online Learning, Women's Colleges, Public vs. Private and much more. Helpful articles on making a list of your "Top-Ten" colleges, surviving standardized tests, preparing to get into college, paying for college, scholarship guidance, and advice for international students applying to U.S. colleges and universities provide additional need-to-know information for the college selection process.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.