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    • General
      • Mission & Strategic Plan
      • Hours & Contact Information
      • News
      • Meet the Staff
      • Employment
      • Library Shop
      • History of the Library
      • Service Area
      • Sponsors
      • Virtual Tour
    • Ordinances & Policies
      • Library Ordinances & Policies
      • FOIA
    • Board of Trustees
      • Minutes & Agendas
      • Meet the Board
      • Board Meeting Schedule
      • Board Committees
  • How Do I...?
    • Donate to the Library
    • Get a Library Card
    • Pay Library Fines
    • Pick-Up/Return Books
    • Reserve a Room
    • Print, Fax & Laminate
    • Use Vega Catalog
    • Live
  • Library Services
    • Book Sale
    • Career Online High School
    • License Plate Renewals
    • Museum Adventure Pass & Explore More Illinois
    • Notary & Voter Registration
    • Public Warming & Cooling Center
    • Recycle Here
    • Additional Patron Services
  • Books & More
    • eReading & Streaming
      • eBooks & Audiobooks
      • eNews
      • Kanopy
      • Podcast
    • In-House
      • Book Clubs
      • Virtual Reality
      • 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
    • Reader's Advisory
      • Britannica Library
      • Book Awards
      • BookBrowse
      • Find Your Next Great Read
  • Events
    • Kids
    • Teens
    • Adults
    • Full Calendar
    • Summer Reading Program 2023
  • Resources
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Colleges & Universities

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Accredited Schools Online

Prospective students are able to search for schools using various criteria and compare online college programs to find the right fit for their personal, educational, and professional needs. - Accredited Schools Online

 

The Best Colleges

 Find information on hundreds of online programs. Only include schools that are recognized and reputable, affordable, and good quality for your money. - bestcolleges.org website

Affordable Colleges

Browse affordable colleges that offer students the most value for their tuition dollars. - AffordableColleges.com

College Degrees Online

Explore online degree programs in the United States, sourced by data from the US Department of Education, NCES, every accrediting board in the US, the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. There are over 2,400 different colleges with online degrees at some level. 

 

State of Illinois Colleges & Universities

Explore a comprehensive list of schools in Illinois as well as resources that will help the college planning process, financial planning, online education resources, and potential internships.

 

Local Colleges & Universities

Aurora University

At Aurora University, we are an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning.We combine the wide range of programs expected at a university with the personal attention of a small college. - AuroraU webpage

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Joliet Junior College

Joliet Junior College, the nation’s first public community college, offers pre-baccalaureate programs for students planning to transfer to a four-year university. - JJC webpage

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Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University is a public research university located in DeKalb, Illinois, United States in Chicagoland, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon.

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Waubonsee Community College

Waubonsee Community College is a two-year community college, founded in 1966, located in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. Its four campuses are located in Sugar Grove, Aurora, and Plano.

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Educational Planning & Prep

Educational Planning & Preparation

2020 Most Affordable Colleges

2020 Affordable Online Bachelor's Degrees

Affordable Online Associate Degrees

Best Colleges for your Money Ranked 2019

Accredited Business School Programs

 


ACT Student | The ACT Student Web Account where you can register for the test, upload your photo, send your scores, and more!

The Best Schools | n independent organization comprised of a dedicated group of educators, professionals, and authors providing the best resources and advice to assist learners through every step of their education, into their careers, and toward sustainable lifelong learning. Learn more about us, if you do not want to receive emails from us in the future, please reply to this message with "Remove" in the subject line. - BestSchools.org

• Earning your Associate’s degree online:
https://thebestschools.org/degrees/online-associates-degree/
• Earning your Bachelor’s degree online:
https://thebestschools.org/degrees/online-bachelors-degree/
• Earning your Master’s degree online:
https://thebestschools.org/degrees/online-masters-degree/

College Board | Get information on tests, find colleges, learn about financial aid and get application help.

College Affordability | An excellent resource that aid that helps you determine the affordability of colleges across the nation.

 

College Degrees Online | Search for various college degrees you can achieve online.

Education Planner | A resource filled with information and links to help find a college, plan your college experience, and find scholarships and financing.

Homeless Youth & Higher Education |A resourceful guide to aid youth who do not have dependable finances acheive higher education.

OnlineU | Gain insight into college affordability and increase accessibility to online college information.

Resources & Scholarships for Homeless and Housing-Insecure Students | The page provides an extensive list of on-campus, community, government, and online resources that are dedicated to helping homeless and housing-insecure students. 

 

Tools & Online Education

Educational Tools / Online Education

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 CourseEra

Coursera provides universal access to the world’s best education, partnering with top universities and organizations to offer courses online. Every course on Coursera is taught by top instructors from the world’s best universities and educational institutions. Courses include recorded video lectures, auto-graded and peer-reviewed assignments, and community discussion forums. When you complete a course, you’ll receive a sharable electronic Course Certificate.- courseera.org.

Online and open to everyone ; Learn a new skill in 4-6 weeks ; Priced at about $29-$99 ; Earn a Course Certificate

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EdX

Free online courses from the world's top universities. May earn a valuable certificate and/or professional certificate. Many courses eligible for academic credit. Offers MicroMasters and series programs.

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Duolingo

Learn a language! Choose from 28 different languages to learn through various lessons. Read, listen, and speak to learn and keep track of your progress.

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Grammarly

A free proofreading tool that checks for proper grammar in essays, journals, emails, posts, or any other document in need of grammatical editing. This tool is available for use both on and offline.

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Open Culture

Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community. Some of the major resource collections include:

  •  1200 Free Online Courses from Top Universities
  •  MOOCs from Great Universities (Many With Certificates)
  •  1,150 Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns, etc.
  •  Learn 46 Languages Online for Free: Spanish, Chinese, English & More
  •  900 Free Audio Books & 800 Free eBooks for iPad, Kindle & Other Devices
  •  200 Free Kids Educational Resources: Video Lessons, Apps, Books, Websites & More.

 

                                

Driving-Tests

Driving-Tests helps prepare new and aspiring drivers, as well as more experienced drivers such as renewal applicants or senior citizens, for their DMV knowledge exams.

  •  Access to a DMV office finder
  •  Challenge Bank ( special test that stores the user's wrong answers from taking practice tests.
  •  Beginner driver's guide
  •  Online practice tests for car, motorcycle and commercial driver's license
  •  Virtual DMV assistant
  •  Official state driver's manuals

 

Financial Aid

Financial Aid

FAFSA

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). All students interested in financial aid for college will need to complete this form.

Student Aid

Federal Student Aid provides publications, online tools, videos, and other resources from the U.S. Department of Education's Publication Center.

Student Loan Refinancing

Explore a thoroughly investigated report that provides information on when you should (and shouldn’t) refinance student loans, current rates from all available lenders, and suggestions on which lenders to stay away from for reasons such as past lawsuits, excessive consumer complaints and more. This report is brought to you by educationdata.org. 

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