Colleges and Universities Results
* Includes Peer Reviewed Content
Career Library
(Provider: COIN)
Description: Explore college and career options, take practice tests, build a resume, and more.
CollegeSource
(Provider: CollegeSource)
Description: Online access to thousands of college catalogs and course descriptions including a search feature by location, degree, tuition, etc.
Article Databases (multiple subjects)
EBSCOhost*
(Provider: Ebsco)
Description: Combined search of Ebsco’s academic, general, health, business, and vocational journal databases. Includes scholarly and peer reviewed articles as well as general interest magazines and consumer information.
JSTOR*
(Provider: JSTOR)
Description: An archive of full-text articles from over 400 scholarly journals. JSTOR does not include the most recent few years of the journals.
ProQuest Newspapers
(Provider: Proquest)
Description: "offers full-text access to over 850 regional, national, and international newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, and the Times of London."
ProQuest*
(Provider: Proquest)
Description: Combined search of Proquest’s academic, general, health, business, and vocational journal databases. Includes scholarly and peer reviewed articles as well as general interest magazines and consumer information.
Reference Databases (multiple subjects)
Biography Reference Bank
(Provider: EBSCO)
Description: Covers over 500,000 people and includes over 36,000 images. Includes biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches and obituaries.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
(Provider: Ebsco)
Description: Basic-level, general encyclopedia.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
(Provider: Gale)
Description: multi-subject reference guides and encyclopedias
Oxford English Dictionary
(Provider: Oxford)
Description: definitions, pronunciation, and history of the English language
Oxford Reference Online
(Provider: Oxford)
Description: contains over 125 reference works published by Oxford University Press
Free Resources on the Web
- ASSIST: Student-Transfer Information System
- BrainTrack: Universities, Colleges and Careers
- California Virtual Campus Distance Education Catalog
- CaliforniaColleges.edu: Official Source for College and Career Planning
- CampusTours
- College Board (School search, scholarships & admission requirements)
- College Navigator (U.S. Dept. of Education)
- College Prowler College Rankings (By students, for students)
- CollegeSource Online: College catalogs and course descriptions
- Federal School Code Search
- Financial Aid Information (including scholarships and grants)
- GradSchools.com
- Online Degree Directory
- Petersons.com: College planning
- San Diego Community College District Student Web Services
- Test Prep Review: Free online practice tests
- U.S. Higher Education and U.S. Regional Accrediting Organizations
- U.S. News Ranking of America's Best Colleges
- U.S. News Ranking of America's Best Graduate Schools