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PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR COLLEGEWhere can I get more information on the topics discussed in this article?In this section you will find phone numbers, addresses, and books that you can use to get more information about planning for college both financially and academically. You should be able to find most of these books and others like them at your local library.The following publications and organizations represent a partial list of such sources of information. Their placement on this list does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education. Books About Occupations and Careers(1) The Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1992-93 Edition. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1992.(2) Careers for the '90s: Everything You Need To Know to Find the Right Career. Research and Education Association, 1991. (3) The College Board Guide to Jobs and Career Planning, Joyce Slayton Mitchell. The College Board, 1990. Books About Choosing a College(1) The College Handbook, 1992. The College Board, 1991.(2) Peterson's Guide to Four-Year Colleges, 1993, Twenty-Third Edition. Peterson's Guides, Inc., 1992. (3) Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, Nineteenth Edition. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1992. Information About Taking Standardized Tests(1) The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the Achievement Tests. Write or call: The College Board/ATP P.O. Box 6200 Princeton, NJ 08541 Phone: 609-771-7600 (2) The ACT. Write or call: ACT Registration P.O. Box 414 Iowa City, IA 52243 Phone: 319-337-1270 (3) The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Write or call: PSAT/NMSQT P.O. Box 24700 Oakland, CA 94632-1700 Phone: 609-683-0449 or 510-653-5595 Books About Preparing for Standardized Tests(1) Barron's How To Prepare for the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, Seventh Edition, Samuel Brownstein, Mitchel Weiner, and Sharon Welner Green. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1989.(2) Barron's How to Prepare for the Scholastic Aptitude Test, Sixteenth Edition, Samuel C. Brownstein, Mitchel Welner, and Sharon Welner Green. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1991. (3) Cracking the The SAT and the PSAT, 1993 Edition, Adam Robinson and John Katzman. The Princeton Review, 1992. Books About Financing Your Child's Education(1) How To Pay For Your Children's College Education, Gerald Krefetz. The College Board, 1988.(2) Meeting College Costs. The College Board, 1991. (booklet) (3) College Financial Aid, Fourth Edition. College Research Group of Concord, Massachusetts, and John Schwartz. Arco Publishing, a Division of Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1991. Information About U.S. Savings BondsWrite to: Office of Public Affairs U.S. Savings Bonds Division Washington, DC 20226 Information About Federal Student Financial Aid Request The Student Guide by writing to: Federal Student Aid Information Center P.O. Box 84 Washington, DC 20044 Call the Federal Student Financial Aid Information Center toll-free at 1-800-4FED-AID. Books About Private Sources of Financial Aid(1) Foundation Grants to Individuals, Seventh Edition. The Foundation Center, 1991.(2) The A's and B's Of Academic Scholarships, Deborah L. Klein, Editor. Octameron Associates, 1992. (3) The Scholarship Book, Third Edition, Daniel J. Cassidy and Michael J. Alves. Prentice Hall, Inc., 1990. Information About Opportunities in Each StateFor Information about State financial aid and colleges and universities in specific States, contact the agencies listed below. They can provide you with other contacts in the State for more information.ALABAMA Executive Director Commission on Higher Education One Court Square, #221 Montgomery, Alabama 36197-3584 (205) 269-2700 FAX: 240-3349 ALASKA Executive Director Alaska Postsecondary Education Commission P.O. Box 110505 Juneau, Alaska 99811-0505 (907) 465-2962 FAX: 586-4002 President University of Alaska System 202 Butrovich Building Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5560 (907) 474-7311 FAX: 474-7570 ARIZONA Executive Director Arizona Board of Regents 2020 North Central, Suite 230 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 (602) 229-2500 FAX: 229-2555 ARKANSAS Director Department of Higher Education 114 East Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 324-9300 FAX: 324-9308 CALIFORNIA Executive Director California Postsecondary Education Commission 1303 J Street, 5th Floor Sacramento, California 95814-2983 (916) 445-1000 FAX: 327-4417 California Student Aid Commission 1515 "S" Street North Building, Suite 500 P.O. Box 510845 Sacramento, California 94245-0845 (916) 445-0880 COLORADO Executive Director Commission on Higher Education 1300 Broadway, 2nd Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 866-4034 FAX: 860-9750 CONNECTICUT Commissioner of Higher Education Department of Higher Education 61 Woodland Street Hartford, Connecticut 06105 (203) 566-5766 FAX: 566-7865 DELAWARE Executive Director Delaware Higher Education Commission 820 French Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 577-3240 FAX: 577-3862 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Chief Office of Postsecondary Education Research and Assistance 2100 M. L. King Jr. Avenue, #401 Washington, D.C. 20020 (202) 727-3685 FLORIDA Executive Director Postsecondary Education Planning Commission Florida Education Center Collins Building Tallahassee, Florida 32399 (904) 488-7894 FAX: 922-5388 Office of Student Financial Assistance Florida Department of Education Florida Education Center, Suite 1344 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 (904) 488-1034 GEORGIA Chancellor Board of Regents University System of Georgia 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334 (404) 656-22O4 FAX: 651-9301 Georgia Student Finance Commission 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 200 Tucker, Georgia 30084 (404) 493-5402 HAWAII President University of Hawaii System 2444 Dole Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (808) 956-8213 Hawaii State Postsecondary Education Commission 2444 Dole Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (808) 956-8213 IDAHO Executive Director for Higher Education State Board of Education 650 West State Street, #307 Boise, Idaho 83720 (208) 334-2270 FAX: 334-2632 ILLINOIS Executive Director Board of Higher Education 500 Relsch Building 4 West Old Capital Square Springfield, Illinois 62701 (217) 782-2551 FAX: 782-8548 Illinois Student Assistance Commission Executive Offices 500 West Monroe Street, Third Floor Springfield, Illinois 62704 (217) 782-6767 INDIANA Commissioner for Higher Education Commission for Higher Education 101 West Ohio Street, Suite 550 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1909 (317) 232-1900 FAX: 232-1899 State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana 964 North Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 (317) 232-2350 IOWA Executive Director State Board of Regents Old State Historical Building East 12th & Grand Des Moines, Iowa 50319 (515) 281-3934 FAX: 281-6420 Iowa College Student Aid Commission 201 Jeweft Building 914 Grand Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50309 (515) 281-3501 KANSAS Executive Director Kansas Board of Regents 400 SW 8th Street, #609 Topeka, Kansas 66603 (913) 296-3421 FAX: 296-0983 KENTUCKY Executive Director Council on Higher Education W. Frankfort Office Complex 1050 U.S. 127 South Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 (502) 564-3553 FAX: 564-2063 Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority 1050 U.S. 127 South, Suite 102 Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 (502) 564-7990 LOUISIANA Commissioner Board of Regents 150 Riverside Mall, Suite 129 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801-1303 (504) 342-4253 FAX: 342-9318 Office of Student Financial Assistance, Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission P.O. Box 91202 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-9202 (504) 922-1011 MAINE Chancellor University of Maine System 107 Maine Avenue Bangor, Maine 04401-1805 (207) 947-0336 FAX: 947-0336 x293 Financial Authority of Maine, Maine Education Assistance Division One Weston Court State House, Station 119 Augusta, Maine 04333 (207) 289-2183 MARYLAND Secretary of Higher Education Maryland Higher Education Commission 16 Francis Street Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (410) 974-2971 FAX: 974-5376 MASSACHUSETTS Chancellor Higher Education Coordinating Council 1 Ashburton Place, Room 1401 Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1530 (617) 727-7785 FAX: 727-6397 Massachusetts State Scholarship Office 330 Stuart Street Boston, Massachusetts 02 116 (617) 727-9420 MICHIGAN Associate Superintendent for Postsecondary Education State Department of Education P.O. Box 30008 Lansing, Michigan 48909 (517) 335-4933 FAX: 335-4565 Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority P.O. Box 30008 Lansing, Michigan 48909 (517) 373-3394 MINNESOTA Executive Director Higher Education Coordinating Board 550 Cedar Street, #400 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 (612) 296-9665 FAX: 296-3272 MISSISSIPPI Commissioner Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, Mississippi 39211 (601) 982-6611 FAX: 987-4172 MISSOURI Commissioner of Higher Education Coordinating Board for Higher Education 101 Adams Street Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 (314) 751-2361 FAX: 751-6635 MONTANA Commissioner of Higher Education Montana University System 33 South Last Chance Gulch Helena, Montana 59620 (406) 444-6570 FAX: 444-7729 NEBRASKA Executive Director Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education 6th Floor, State Capitol P.O. Box 95005 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 (402) 471-2847 FAX: 471-2886 NEVADA Chancellor University of Nevada System 2601 Enterprise Road Reno, Nevada 89512 (702) 784-4901 FAX: 784-1127 Nevada Department of Education 400 West King Street, Capitol Complex Carson City, Nevada 89710 (702) 687-5915 NEW HAMPSHIRE Executive Director New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission Two Industrial Park Drive Concord, New Hampshire 03301-8512 (603) 271-2555 Chancellor University System of New Hampshire Dunlap Center Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3563 (603) 868-1800 FAX: 868-2756 NEW JERSEY New Jersey Department of Higher Education Office of Student Assistance and Information Systems 4 Quakerbridge Plaza, CN 540 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 1-800-792-8670 NEW MEXICO Executive Director Commission on Higher Education 1068 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-4295 (505) 827-7383 FAX: 827-7392 NEW YORK Commissioner for Higher and Continuing Education Room 5B28 Cultural Education Center New York State Education Department Albany, New York 12230 (518) 474-5851 FAX: 486-2175 The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation 99 Washington Ave. Albany, New York 12255 (518) 473-0431 NORTH CAROLINA Vice President for Planning University of North Carolina General Administration P.O. Box 2688 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-2688 (919) 962-6981 FAX: 962-0488 North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA) P.O. Box 2688 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-2688 (919) 549-8614 College Foundation, Inc. 2100 Yonkers Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 (919) 821-4771 NORTH DAKOTA Chancellor North Dakota University System State Capitol Building Bismarck, North Dakota 58505 (701) 224-2960 FAX: 224-2961 OHIO Chancellor Ohio Board of Regents 30 East Broad Street, 36th Floor Columbus, Ohio 4326-0417 (614) 466-0887 FAX: 466-5866 OKLAHOMA Chancellor State Regents for Higher Education 500 Education Building State Capitol Complex Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 (405) 524-9100 FAX: 524-9235 OREGON Chancellor State System of Higher Education P.O. Box 3175 Eugene, Oregon 97403-1075 (503) 346-5700 FAX: 346-5764 Oregon State Scholarship Commission 1445 Willamette Street Eugene, Oregon 97401 (503) 346-4166 PENNSYLVANIA Commissioner for Higher Education State Department of Education 333 Market Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126 (717) 787-5041 FAX: 783-5420 Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency 660 Boas Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102 (717) 257-2500 PUERTO RICO Executive Director Council on Higher Education Box 23305, UPR Station San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931 (809) 758-3350 FAX: 763-6760 RHODE ISLAND Commissioner of Higher Education Office of Higher Education 301 Promenade Street Providence, Rhode Island 02908 (401) 277-6560 FAX: 277-6111 Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority 560 Jefferson Boulevard Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 (401) 277-2050 SOUTH CAROLINA Commissioner Commission on Higher Education 1333 Main Street, Suite 300 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 253-6260 FAX: 253-6267 South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission 1310 Lady Street P.O. Box 12159 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 734-1200 SOUTH DAKOTA Executive Director Board of Regents 207 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, South Dakota 57501-3159 (605) 773-3455 FAX: 773-5320 Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, Office of the Secretary 700 Governors Drive Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2291 (605) 773-3134 TENNESSEE Executive Director Tennessee Higher Education Commission 404 James Robertson Parkway Parkway Towers, Suite 1900 Nashville, Tennessee 37219-5380 (615) 741-7562 FAX: 741-6230 Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation Parkway Towers, Suite 1950 404 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0820 (615) 741-1346 TEXAS Commissioner Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board P.O. Box 12788, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 483-6101 FAX: 483-6127 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board P.O. Box 12788, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 483-6340 UTAH Commissioner of Higher Education Utah System of Higher Education 355 West North Temple 3 Triad Center, Suite 550 Salt Lake City, Utah 84181-1205 (801) 538-5247 FAX: 521-6930 VERMONT Vermont Student Assistance Corporation P.O. Box 2000, Champlain Mill Winooski, Vermont 05404-2601 (802) 655-9602 Chancellor Vermont State Colleges P.O. Box 359 Waterbury, Vermont 05676 (802) 241-2520 FAX: 244-1746 President University of Vermont 85 South Prospect Street Burlington, Vermont 05401 (802) 656-3186 FAX: 656-8432 VIRGINIA Director State Council of Higher Education 101 North 14th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 225-2600 FAX: 225-2604 WASHINGTON Executive Director Higher Education Coordinating Board 917 Lakeridge Way, GV-11 Olympia, Washington 98504 (206) 753-3241 FAX: 753-1784 WEST VIRGINIA Chancellor State College System of West Virginia 1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Suite 700 Charleston, West Virginia 25301 (304) 348-0699 FAX: 348-0259 Chancellor University of West Virginia System 1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Suite 700 Charleston, West Virginia 25301 (304) 558-2736 FAX: 558-3264 WISCONSIN Higher Educational Aids Board P.O. Box 7885 Madison, Wisconsin 53707 (608) 267-2206 President University of Wisconsin System 1700 Van Hise Hall 1220 Linden Drive Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (608) 262-2321 FAX: 263-2046 WYOMING The Community College Commission 122 West 25th Street Herschler Building, 2W Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-7763 President University of Wyoming Box 3434 University Station Laramie, WY 82071 (307) 766-4121This handbook was written by Elizabeth Eisner and Valentina K. Tikoff, under the direction of Alan Ginsburg, Bruno V. Manno, and Maureen A. McLaughlin. Barbara Gleason, Daniel Goldenberg, David Goodwin, Dan Morrissey, Susan W. Wolf, and Steven W. Zwillinger also contributed to the project.
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