Testing & Education Reference Center

Testing & Education Reference Center Sample Searches

Testing & Education Reference Center is a database that helps users prepare for higher education and the work world by providing access to specialized tests for college, graduate school, the military or trade school.

Search 1:

A housewife using Testing & Education Reference Center at her local library wanted to find a college that offered a bachelor's degree in advertising as a distance learning program.

Solution:

1. Open Testing & Education Reference Center
2. Go to the "College Search" page
3. Click on the "Looking for a college?" link, then the "Distance Learning Programs" link
4. Select "Advertising" under "Course of Study"
5. Select "Undergraduate Bachelor's" under "Degree/Award Level"
6. Click on the "Results" button and retrieve two colleges

Search 2:

A high school graduate in Guam wants to find a school that offers vocational education in the area of restaurant management or operations that also offer financial aid.

Solution:

1. Open Testing & Education Reference Center
2. Go to the "Specialty & Career Program Search" page
3. Click on the "Vocational & Technical Schools" link
4. Select "Restaurant Operations" in the "Program Search" box
5. Select "Yes" in the "Offers Need-Based Financial Aid" box
6. Click on the "Search" button to go to the "Location Search" page
7. Select "Guam" in the "Select State" box
8. Click on the "Search" button to retrieve a city in Guam to search. In this case, Barrigada.
9. Click on the "Search" button to retrieve a college in that offered the desired vocational program:

   Guam Community College
   Barrigada, GU

Search 3:

How can a person find tips on taking the firefighter's exam?

Solution:

1. Open Testing & Education Reference Center
2. Go to the "Test Preparation" page
3. Click on the "Firefighter Exams" link under "Civil Service and Licensing"
4. The ARCO Everything You Need to Score High on Firefighter, 13th Edition opens up as a PDF document.