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Minnesota Information

• Minnesota Career College Association - A career education focused organization that represents private post-secondary colleges in Minnesota.
• Minnesota Office of Higher Education - A state agency that provides students with financial aid programs and serves as the state's clearinghouse for data, research, and analysis on post-secondary enrollment, financial aid, finance, and trends.
• Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MNSCU) - Minnesota's statewide system of state universities, community, and technical colleges.
• Minnesota Transfer - A web-based service that enables students, transfer specialists, and educators to access accurate transfer information. It is sponsored by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; the University of Minnesota and private colleges are partners in this venture. Information about colleges and universities in Wisconsin and North Dakota is also provided.
• MN Web Directory: Education - Directory of state colleges and universities, private colleges, public and private K-12 schools, and education associations.
• Minnesota's Private Colleges - A variety of information on 17 Minnesota four-year liberal arts private colleges.
• University of Minnesota - Information on departments and services, admissions, and access to the Minnesota Daily.

Organizations

• ACT - The latest ACT test scores are provided.
• American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) - The AACC works to promote the goals of community colleges. Research and statistics are available.
• College Board - See the latest SAT test scores.
• College Savings Plans Network (CSPN) - The CSPN serves as a clearinghouse for information about college savings programs including states' programs.
• Education Commission of the States (ECS) - To link directly to information on postsecondary education, go to their Education Issues page. A Postsecondary Governance Structures Database is also available.
• Institute for Higher Education Policy - The Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose mission is to foster access to, and quality in, postsecondary education.
• Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) - Promoting interstate cooperation and resource sharing in higher education with a focus on cost savings programs, student access, and policy research. Search the Postsecondary Education Resource Library for higher education data by state or by issue.
• National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education - Provides analyses of state and federal higher education policies.
• NCHEMS Information Center for State Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis - Comparative state data on a variety of higher education issues.
• Sallie Mae - The leading provider of student loans in the U.S.
• State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) - Information on a variety of higher education issues as well as financial data, including the report, State Higher Education Finance FY2009.

Higher Education Directories

• American School Search - Search by schools, by degree programs, and by state.
• American Universities - An alphabetical list of American universities with websites.
• College Navigator - A product of the U.S. Department of Education, this site has information about preparing for higher education, including financial aid options. Search for colleges using a variety of criteria.
• College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees - Quick access to a variety of higher education-related topics.
• Distance Learning: Colleges and Universities With Distance Education Programs - Organized by state or province; search by institution name, program, or by zip code.
• EdRef College Search Directory - Information about thousands of US colleges.
• Peterson's - Databases on colleges and universities and on higher education issues.
• Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries - This National Center for Education Statistics database is searchable by institution name, city, or zip code. A variety of statistics are available for each institution.
• University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN) - Comparable data for private colleges and universities and links to campus information.
• U.S. College Search - Search for colleges by state, degree programs, and college name. Includes a directory of online colleges and an occupations guide.
• Vocational Schools Database - A database of private postsecondary vocational schools in the 50 states, organized state and training occupation.

Other Information

• Campus Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool - Data on reported criminal offenses for many colleges and universities in the United States.
• College and University Rankings - A compilation of higher education rankings.
• College InSight - Higher education data on a variety of topics including affordability, diversity, and student success; from the Institute for College Access & Success.
• Educational Attainment - Data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) for the United States, with limited data for states and selected metropolitan areas.
• Grapevine - A national database of tax support for higher education, provided by the Center for Higher Education & Educational Finance.
• Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education - Information on federal higher education programs, including student aid.
• U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges - View their annual college rankings report.