Af ! liation
Most colleges or universities are public , meaning that they are sponsored and supported by their state’s taxpayers. Other colleges are private , which means that the college does not rely on taxpayer support. Some colleges have ethnic or religious af ! liations . That doesn’t mean a student must be of a certain race or religion to go there. It means that the college was started by, or for the purpose of educating a particular group of people, or is a member of an association promoting educational opportunities for certain people. Many students are attracted to colleges with an af ! liation. Check out the chart below. Review the college af ! liations. Do any of these appeal to you?
Af ! liation
Informative Website
African American Colleges
www.blackcollegesearch.com hbcuconnect.com
Hispanic Association of Colleges
www.hacu.net
Jesuit (Catholic) Colleges
www.ajcunet.edu
Christian Colleges
www.christiancolleges.com www.christiancollegeguide.net www.aihec.org www.tribalcollegejournal.org
Tribal Colleges and Universities
Jewish Colleges and Universities
www.hillel.org www.koach.org
Lutheran Universities
www.lutherancolleges.org
Women’s Colleges
www.womenscolleges.org
Military Colleges
www.amcsus.org
Baptist Colleges
www.sbc.net/colleges.asp www.baptistschools.org
Quaker Colleges
www.quaker.org/colleges.html
Learning Disabled
www.college-scholarships.com/learning_disabilities.htm www.ahead.org/sigs
Chapter 3 Learning Goals Check
Can you:
De ! ne region, academic, setting, size, personality, af ! liation, Grade Point Average (GPA)?
Explain basic college selection criteria?
Understand that with so many college choices in the U.S., there is a good college ! t for every student?
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