Loans
Ready for Zero: This free website provides students with tools they can use to learn how to better manage and eliminate student loan debt.
www.readyforzero.com/resources/student-loan-debt/
The Project on Student Debt: The project on student debt provides students with a variety of facts and figures about student debt nationwide.
www.projectonstudentdebt.org/
Scholarships
Klamath Community College scholarship Page: This page is updated often and displays local and national scholarships.
www.klamathcc.edu/Admissions/Financial-Aid/Scholarships
The Oregon Student Access Commission: This must-visit website provides information about applying for hundreds of scholarships in Oregon.
oregonstudentaid.gov/
Oregon Goes to College: Oregon Goes To College is the go-to resource for information about how to get ready for college.
https://oregongoestocollege.org/
Budgeting for School
College Budgeting: How to save money in college. This website talks about budgeting, tracking spending, planning ahead and has links to scholarship, student loan information on consolidation and forgiveness.
www.debt.org/students/college-budgeting-101
Not sure how to handle your finances and student aid (grants, scholarships, loans, work-study) while you're in school?
https://studentaid.gov/resources/prepare-for-college/students/budgeting https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/prepare-for-college/budgeting
Budget Recipes: This website lists quick and budget-friendly recipes for college students.
www.food.com/cookbook/college-budget-recipes-83331
Salt Money: This is a website about financial literacy that KCC pays a membership fee for so all students have extra access to tools and information about budgeting, saving and more. They have a website and a blog you can follow.
www.saltmoney.org/index.html
Test Anxiety
This YouTube video provides tips for controlling test anxiety.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2DgB3X2Afg
ETS Test Anxiety Guide.
www.ets.org/s/praxis/pdf/reducing_test_anxiety.pdf
Health and Wellness
101 Health and Wellness Tips for College Students.
healthservices.camden.rutgers.edu/topics_wellness
Resumes and Interviews
The Visual Communication Guy: This website provides tips and tools for creating a visually stimulating resume.
thevisualcommunicationguy.com/
College Transferring
The College Navigator website: This is a database where students can search for schools nationwide to find a program that fits their needs.
nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
College Transfer: This website provides a broad overview of the transfer process and advice on each step of it.
www.collegetransfer.net/
Online Workshops
If you haven’t had time to attend in-person workshops about goal setting, stress management, developing critical reading skills, developing effective paragraphs, taking effective notes, writing an effective thesis statement, conquering test anxiety, goal setting and time management, and stress management, Austin Community College offers free online workshops. They are short and take approximately 10-30 minutes to complete, depending on the course. For more information or to take one of these workshops, go to www.austincc.edu/support/advising/workshops.php.