The US Department of Education operates this site which has a section on federal financial aid, as well as other linked resources. A free scholarship search is available here. Users can establish an electronic mailbox for future scholarship news, apply to college online or use the college directory. There is also a section called Parent Pages. This organization posts information on scholarship scams as well as provides a scholarship search.
Users can subscribe to a free newsletter or submit questions to the financial aid advisor.
Yahoo offers links to many useful college sites on the web. This is the site of the Occupational Outlook Handbook , a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Job descriptions, employment opportunities, training and earnings are among the many useful topics covered. The College Parents Association sponsors this site which includes a section on scholarship scams, alcohol abuse on campus and many other topics of concern to parents sending their children off to college. This site lists the results of its freshman survey about colleges.