PUBLICATION MATERIALS

The National Center for College Costs has created many publications to assist students and parents with a variety of college preparation issues. The NCCC has grouped key publications below by topic. For more information on any of the topics below, click on the corresponding link to open a PDF version of our publication on the related topic. (Note: A PDF file viewer must be installed on your computer for viewing - click here to download Adobe Reader.)

College Costs, Including the College Costs Estimator Program

College Costs Estimator Form - Dependent Student	1/30/2010	141.0 KB
College Costs Estimator Form - Dependent Student (Spanish Version)	8/6/2009	135.8 KB
College Costs Estimator Form - Independent Student CCE form for students that qualify as independents.	8/6/2009	123.5 KB
College Costs Estimator Form - Tip Sheet Tip sheet for the CCE form.	1/30/2010	122.5 KB
College Costs Estimator Form - Tip Sheet (Spanish Version) Spanish version of the CCE form tip sheet.	8/6/2009	124.3 KB
Financial Aid-What is it and Where Does it Come From (Illinois) Explanation of the types of financial aid availalbe in Illinois.	8/17/2009	114.0 KB
Financial Aid-What is it and Where Does it Come From (Indiana) Explanation of the types of financial aid availalbe in Indiana.	8/17/2009	115.6 KB
Financial Aid-What is it and Where Does it Come From (Ohio) Explanation of the types of financial aid availalbe in Ohio.	8/17/2009	112.3 KB
Financial Aid-What is it and Where Does it Come From (Texas) Explanation of the types of financial aid availalbe in Texas.	8/17/2009	114.1 KB
Graduate School Financial Aid Financial aid options that are available for graduate school.	8/6/2009	96.5 KB
Insights on Investing College savings strategies designed to help families understand where to start.	10/6/2009	187.8 KB
Key Financial Aid Terms Brief explanations of commonly used key financial aid terms.	8/6/2009	68.0 KB
Local Scholarship Opportunities Tips on where students can look for local scholarship opportunities.	8/6/2009	54.5 KB
Scholarship Search Websites (Illinois) Websites to use for free scholarship searches and more.	8/6/2009	95.8 KB
Scholarship Search Websites (Indiana) Websites to use for free scholarship searches and more.	8/6/2009	96.8 KB
Scholarship Search Websites (Ohio) Websites to use for free scholarship searches and more.	8/6/2009	100.8 KB
Scholarship Search Websites (Texas) Websites to use for free scholarship searches and more.	8/6/2009	95.8 KB
Undergraduate Loan Options Undergraduate loan options that can be utilized to help pay for higher education.	8/6/2009	97.7 KB

The College Selection Process

8 Steps to Successful College Selection The eight steps to finding the best college for you.	8/6/2009	54.3 KB
8 Steps to Successful College Selection (Spanish Version) Los ocho pasos a la selección colegial exitosa.	8/6/2009	74.9 KB
College Selection Criteria List of the most common college selection criteria.	8/6/2009	91.6 KB
College Selection Criteria (Spanish Version) List of the most common college selection criteria.	8/6/2009	99.9 KB
College Tour Tips Questions to ask on ANY college vist.	8/25/2009	77.6 KB
Timeline - The Next Steps to a College Education A timeline with tips to use throughout your high school years.	8/6/2009	233.1 KB
Timeline - The Next Steps to a College Education (Spanish Version)	8/6/2009	242.8 KB

The College Admission Process

SAT and ACT Overview SAT & ACT overview including test dates for 2009-2010 and SAT & ACT test preparation websites.	8/6/2009	289.0 KB
Tips for Admission, Scholarship and Employment Interviews Tips for before, during and after an interview.	8/6/2009	73.4 KB
Tips to Writing a Personal Statement or Essay - Common Applicaiton Questions Sample essay questions found on college applications.	8/6/2009	65.5 KB
Tips to Writing a Personal Statement or Essay - Essay Critique Sheet Form that will help other individuals critique your application essay(s).	8/6/2009	42.6 KB
Tips to Writing a Personal Statement or Essay - Questions to Ask Yourself Potential topics that will help you find a vehicle to help others to get to know who you really are.	8/6/2009	25.2 KB