Links & Resources For Guidance Counselors
CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Furnishes information and tools to U.S. citizens with student loan or consumer debt concerns, including a complaint filing process
- College Cost Comparison Tool - Provides a new interactive tool to help students make more informed postsecondary school choices
- Know Before You Owe - Supplies helpful advice about student loans to help minimize student debt
College Portrait - Provides accountability data on institutional performance; sponsored by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges and by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
College.gov - Site designed by students and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education
Consumer Credit Counseling - Promotes quality and consistent delivery of credit counseling services
Degree Search.org - Provides a database of every school and program in the U.S. Potential students can search and find the school and degree they are looking for, for free
FAMOUS - Provides a link to Missouri state student financial assistance programs integrated database
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - Allows students and parents to fill out the FAFSA with step-by-step instructions
Imagine America Foundation - Provides scholarships for education, awards, financial aid information, sector research and faculty training; honors achievement in career education; and supports and promotes the benefits of career colleges to the general public
Journey to College - Join the MDHE in the social media world; J2C can be found on Facebook and Twitter and presents information on planning and paying for college in the form of videos, helpful links, surveys, and more
Jump $tart Coalition - Encourages curriculum enrichment to ensure that basic personal financial management skills are attained during the K-12 educational experience
List your financial aid workshop at masfap.org - Promote your "Planning & Paying for College" workshop by adding it to the Missouri Association for Student Financial Aid Personnel's Show Me to College events database
Mapping Your Future - Provides students and parents with information on financial strategies, career options, and college planning
Missouri Connections - Open the door for career awareness and exploration, search and compare colleges, prepare for transition to postsecondary education and the world of work. Students (grades 7-16), parents, guidance counselors, and educators can use the online system at no charge
Missouri Council on Economic Education - Supplies financial literacy resources, videos, and tools for Missouri's personal finance teachers
MOST - Missouri's 529 college savings plan that helps parents and families save for postsecondary expenses for their younger children
National Council on Economic Education - Promotes economic literacy with students and their teachers
National Endowment for Financial Education - Dedicated to helping all Americans acquire the information and gain the skills necessary to take control of their personal finances
Online Degree Navigator - Use this tool to review ratings and comparisons for the best online and on-campus college and university degrees
Sallie Mae sites and online tools
- College Answer - Offers college planning tools in both English and Spanish
- Education Investment Planner - Helps students and their families create a college spending plan based on their budget and financial goals
Show-Me Scholars - Learn how to bring this program offered by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce to your community and school
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