Peterson's Two-Year Colleges 2011 includes information on nearly 2,000 accredited two-year undergraduate institutions in the United States and Canada, as well as some international schools. It also includes scores of detailed two-page descriptions written by admissions personnel. College-bound students and their parents can research two-year colleges and universities for information on campus setting, enrollment, majors, expenses, student-faculty ratio, application deadline, and contact information. SELLING POINTS: Helpful articles on what you need to know about two-year colleges: advice on transferring and returning to school for adult students; how to survive standardized tests; what international students need to know about admission to U.S. colleges; and how to manage paying for college State-by-state summary table allows comparison of institutions by a variety of characteristics, including enrollment, application requirements, types of financial aid available, and numbers of sports and majors offered Informative data profiles for nearly 2,000 institutions, listed alphabetically by state (and followed by other countries) with facts and figures on majors, academic programs, student life, standardized tests, financial aid, and applying and contact information Exclusive two-page in-depth descriptions written by college administrators for Peterson's Indexes offering valuable information on associate degree programs at two-year colleges and four-year colleges-easy to search alphabetically

Today's students can feel lost in the abundance of information that is made available to them through the Internet. This crucial book arms students with the right tools to determine which online sources are credible and which aren't. Engaging and informative, it allows them to identify valid, factual information from unsourced statements, misinformation, and outright falsehoods. The skills that students take away from this book will serve them well in their academic life beyond junior high and high school.

Welcome to college via the Internet. Because of the tremendous growth of education on the Internet, students can now experience the college dream through cyberspace and put together all or part of their college education in many fields with few or even no visits to any campus. The academic resources of the world are delivered to their front door through modem or network.

A reference guide to more than 1,500 community and junior colleges.