About Preparing for College

This Web site is meant to be a resource for students, families, and educators to help make the most of the 6th through 12th grade years and beyond. It will help answer questions and provide the tools needed to understand and to take advantage of available opportunities in higher education.

The first section of this site, Why College?? Why Not!! has information on the reasons why going to college is a smart idea that can help you to have a better life. The second section, Thinking Ahead About College, gives information on academic and financial plans and explains why it is important to start planning early. Rhode Island higher education financial aid and information resources, colleges, and proprietary schools are in the section titled Rhode Island Postsecondary Education Resources. The Rhode Island Opportunity Programs section lists those outreach programs designed to increase the attendance and success in higher education of educationally or economically disadvantaged students.

The other sections of the Web site provide many additional sources of information from the Internet that will be helpful throughout the process of preparing for and applying to college. These sites are linked as a service only, and are provided as a tool to help visitors explore the wide range of options and information available and help them make informed choices about how to prepare for and pursue postsecondary education opportunities. These sites contain useful information, most of which is free, that may assist students, families and educators. Preparing for College has made every effort to link only to sites that do not require private information or require a fee to access information. A change in this policy at any site should be reported to the webmaster using the link to the feedback page at the bottom of the each page of the site. Because of the number of Internet sites devoted to the college planning process, the organizations, services, advice, or products contained on them cannot be endorsed or guaranteed by the RI Office of Higher Education, but are entirely the responsibility of the webmaster of the site visited. Throughout this document, the term "college" is used to refer to all postsecondary institutions--technical colleges, junior colleges, community colleges, other two-year colleges, and four-year colleges and universities.

CREDITS

THANK YOU to the following people:

We are very thankful to Nancy Evans-Bockbrader for her wonderful graphic design work (especially the animation!). We thank Nancy for the time she spent on this project and for her success in putting our vision on paper and online. Please respect her work and do not appropriate any graphics on this site without the artist's permission.

RITIE (Rhode Island Transition-Independence-Employment) is a U.S. Department of Education Grant (#H158A6 00002-95) administered by the RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities (formerly the University Affiliated Program) at Rhode Island College, the RI Department of Human Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services, the RI Parent Information Network and the RI Regional Transition Centers. The Rhode Island Office of Higher Education notes the contributions of Linda Amaral and David Sienko to the disabilities information in Preparing for College. Their expertise and commitment to the education of all children enriches this site.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to Richard Benjamin for allowing us to use his photos on our Web site. Please respect the fact that the photographs are for us to look at and to get a feel for the city of Providence. All pictures remain the property of the photographer, and they may not be used in any form without his written permission. Thank you! Visit his Web site,which has a collection of some beautiful photographs of the city of Providence, or contact Richard Benjamin directly to find out more about his work or to purchase one of his photographs.

This Web site was created using images from public and private domain sources. To the best of our knowledge, we have obtained permission from all private sources for the use of those pictures. However, we realize that not all public sources may have obtained proper permission for use of the images that they provide. If there are any copyrighted images on this site that are private property and should not be used, please contact the webmaster, and they will be immediately removed.

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Rhode Island Office of Higher Education
Academic and Student Affairs
Shepard Bldg. 80 Washingon St. Providence, RI 02903
(401) 456-6000

Web site developed in December 1998 by Phyllis Harnick and Timothy S. Chace
Site last updated September 2009 by Michol Stapel