Future Planning
Library Resources
The Monarch Library System offers a wide variety of materials on college and career planning. Use the Monarch catalog to find more books by searching for your area of interest. Some topics and examples of where to find resources are listed below. Not finding what you are looking for? Ask a librarian!
Books
- For test prep start at 378.1. Not the test you're looking for? Search the catalog or ask a librarian for additional help!
- For college search and financial planning start at 378.3
- For career path, resumé, and cover letter writing start at 650.14
Digital Resources
Online Resources
College Planning
- American Association of Community Colleges: Community College Search https://www.aacc.nche.edu/college-finder/
- American Indian Higher Education Consortium www.aihec.org
- Association of University Centers On Disabilities www.aucd.org
- Catholic Colleges Online www.catholiccollegesonline.org
- College Board https://www.collegeboard.org
- Common Application www.commonapp.org
- Council for Christian Colleges & Universities www.cccu.org
- Historically Black Colleges & Universities www.HBCUConnect.com
- Hillel International: Jewish Campus Organization www.hillel.org
- NAIA Eligibility Center https://www.playnaia.org/
- NCAA Eligibility Center https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/
- Study in Canada www.studyincanada.com
- University of Wisconsin System https://www.wisconsin.edu/
- UW Help http://www.uwhelp.wisconsin.edu
- Wisconsin Private Colleges http://www.wisconsinsprivatecolleges.org
- Wisconsin Technical Colleges http://www.wtcsystem.edu
- Financial Aid & Scholarship Resources:
- FAFSA Student Guide https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/resources
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund https://www.hsf.net
- Scholarship Scams https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/financialaid
- United Negro College Fund https://www.uncf.org/
- Testing Resources:
- ACT & Test Prep www.act.org
- SAT & Test Prep www.collegeboard.com
- The National Center for Fair and Open Testing www.fairtest.org
- Kaplan www.kaplan.com
- Peterson’s https://www.petersons.com/
- Princeton Review https://www.princetonreview.com/
Career Planning
- Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin http://www.agcwi.org
- Occupational Outlook Handbook https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
- Wisconsin Career Pathways https://www.wistechcolleges.org/explore-careers
- Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/det/
- Wisconsin Apprenticeships https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/apprenticeship/
- United States Armed Forces
- US Air Force https://www.airforce.com/
- US Army https://www.army.mil/
- US Marines https://www.marines.mil/
- US Army National Guard https://www.nationalguard.com/
- US Navy https://www.navy.mil/
- US Coast Guard https://www.uscg.mil/