Education research and comparison search engine, StudentAdvisor.com, officially launched today. The site's partner, Newsweek Education, a special section of Newsweek.com, also arrived online today. This joint venture is designed to present students and parents with the best available options for higher education.
StudentAdvisor.com offers a free database of over 7,000 colleges, from private schools to online programs, for students to compare as they consider what education option is best for them. According to the site's FAQs page, StudentAdvisor.com combines statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education (NCES) with information from colleges to provide a comprehensive information source for students and parents.
“We spent months conducting focus groups and speaking to parents and students about their college research experiences,” said Brian Eberman, CEO of StudentAdvisor.com. “We created StudentAdvisor.com directly based on the conversations we had. Their pain points became our business model, and now parents and students have access to the valuable information they craved on everything from researching colleges, to paying for school, to even planning for your career after graduation.”
The Newsweek Education site guides families through the college application process. To this end, Newsweek.com is ranking colleges to help parents and students make a better informed decision when choosing a college. The Newsweek College Rankings offer prospective students and their parents a look at not only academic opportunities but also school size, location, and even the social scene. Career preparation is also a consideration for the rankings.
StudentAdvisor.com provides its own college ratings. The overall average for a school is determined by a numbers of factors, including academics, campus facilities, sports programs, and student life. Alumni and faculty members, as well as parents and students, are encouraged to post reviews for their college. The site also offers free digital magazines for students and parents on topics from the admissions process to financial aid, scholarships and internships.
For more information regarding StudentAdvisor.com, visit their FAQ page at http://www.studentadvisor.com/pages/faqs.
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