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Educational Advisement Guides & Flyers
Education Guides 1-7
- Returning to Learning: Guide to Sound Decision Making [pdf] [text] A seven-page guide covering tips on making educational decisions, developing career plans, identifying options for school, and being an informed educational consumer.
- Non-traditional Approaches to Further Education [pdf] [text] A five-page guide to the major alternatives for taking courses and gaining college credits including distance learning, credit-by-examination programs, and evaluation of learning.
- Credit-By-Examination Programs [pdf] [text] A six-page guide that describes the major exam programs used to gain college credits and how to use them. Included are CLEP, DSSTs, Excelsior College Exams, and Thomas Edison College Examinations.
- Tax Credits for Education [pdf] [text] A four-page guide
on how to use the HOPE Credit and the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit to
receive back up to $2000 per year for tuition paid out-of-pocket or
through loans.
- Scholarships [pdf] [text] A five-page guide on how to find and effectively apply for local and national scholarships based on academic major, geographic location, and other factors.
- Informational Interviewing [pdf] [text] A four-page guide about how to use informational interviewing techniques to understand specific job titles, define job objectives, and build a personal network of contacts.
- Networking [pdf] [text] A five-page guide to why and how to contact people who are in a position to help you in a job search, especially with finding out about agencies and the types of positions they offer.
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