ROTCTraining Available At 1,756 Colleges (NAPSA)—When looking for the right college, there are many factors to consider besides majors and admission policies. Fortunately, there are resources to help navigate the process of choosing the rightcollege. The College Board, a nationally recognized source of essential information for college-bound students and their families, recently released its annual College Board College Handbook 2002, the only guide to all 4-year and 2-year U.S. colleges and universities. A companion volume, the Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees 2002, with information on over 600 majors and the schools that offer them, has also been released. School descriptions contained in the College Handbook 2002 are composed from data supplied by the colleges themselves in response to the College Board’s Annual Survey of Colleges and include important information about admission requirements, costs, financial aid availability, the composition of the student body, academic majors, sports offerings and more. For example, did you knowthat: 1,756 colleges reported they offer ROTC, including 949 offering army ROTC, 607 offering air force ROTC and 200 offering naval ROTC. 643 schools are affiliated with a religion. 1,252 colleges reported that they offer courses over the Internet—a 45 percent increase over last year. 954 colleges reported that they offer on-campus daycare. 5\AColiege ‘“ pAfaitese College Handbook M ONLY guide id ees New handbooks offer some surprising and important information about colleges. Only 17 colleges reported that they allow pets in the dorms. 1,090 colleges reported that they allow freshmen to have cars on campus. 224 colleges reported that they award credit or placement out of introductory courses for life/work experiences. 117 colleges report that they offer a degree in Zoology. 114 colleges, two of which are in Nebraska, offer a semester at sea. Almost as many colleges report that they offer a degree in carpentry (132) as computer graphics (149). The College Handbook 2002 offers comprehensive and up-todate facts on more than 3,600 colleges. And, included with every Handbook is an all-new CD-ROM that includes a mini-SAT from the program One-on-One with the SAT”, with actual SAT questions that give a predicted score. The CD also provides information on financial aid, and direct links to the online college and scholarship searches on collegeboard.com.
