Links

• TRIO Organizations
• ACT Information
• Financial Aid
• Tutoring
• College Home Pages
• Career-Related
• Kentucky Legislators

TRIO Organizations

• www.ed.gov/programs/triotalent
• www.kaeopp.org
• www.saeopp.org

ACT Information

• www.actstudent.org

Financial Aid

The following links may be helpful as students plan for their careers.

Government aid

• www.pin.ed.gov - First step to completing the FAFSA is to get your PIN
• www.fafsa.ed.gov - Online form to complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid over the Internet
• www.finaid.org - A financial aid page providing a vast source of financial aid information
• www.kheaa.com - Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority provides information about college financial aid. You can even check your KEES award online!
• www.gohigherky.org - A complete guide to attending college in Kentucky - insert your information into financial aid and college applications, visit campuses virtually, and explore career options
• www.salliemae.com - Extensive financial aid site that includes scholarship and loan information.

Scholarships

• www.scholarships.com - Offers college scholarship search service
• www.schoolsoup.com - Offers college scholarship search service
• www.fastweb.com - Tailored scholarship search of over 180,000 scholarships, fellowships, loans, and grants available to students free.

Tutoring

Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and Webster County public libraries offer free online tutoring to students in their counties between the hours of 2 PM and 10 PM. Some of the faculty at Madisonville Community College have been very impressed with the quality of tutors and say that the experience of tutors and response time have been excellent. If you have questions about homework assignments in Math, English, Social Studies, or Science , feel free to take advantage of this free service by logging into the followings sites:

• Hopkins County (use passcode hcmpl)
• Muhlenberg County
• Webster County

College Home Pages

Check out the colleges and universities in and around Kentucky.

Career-Related

The following links may be helpful as students plan for their careers:

• www.gohigherky.org/career/careercenter/ - The Career Key interest inventory assist students with identifying personality types, finding jobs that fit those types and has links to find out more about those jobs.
• www.about.com - About.com offers a variety of information regarding careers
• www.jobprofiles.org - Experienced workers share the rewards and stressful parts of their jobs, basic skills required, challenges of the future and advice on entering the field
• www.jobstar.com - Check this site out to find more information about planning your future
• www.bls.gov/oco/ - The OOH is an excellent starting place to search for employment information on specific occupations based on data supplied by the federal government

Kentucky Legislators

The following is contact information for Kentucky's senators and First District Representative.

Senator Mitch McConnell
361-A Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2541
fax (202) 224-2499
www.mcconnell.senate.gov

Senator Rand Paul
United States Senate
SRC5 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-1703
(202) 224-4343
fax (202) 228-1373
http://paul.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm

Representative Edward Whitfield
301 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1701
(202) 225-3115
fax (202) 225-3547
www.house.gov/whitfield