• Accounting/Bookkeeping
• Accreditation
• Benefits
• Careers
• Consumer Protection
• Employment
• Financial Aid
• Industrial Codes
• Job Listings
• Management
• Marketing
• NAISC and SIC Codes
• Safety, Occupational

Accounting/Bookkeeping

• Accounting I Internet Lecture Notes
• AICPA’s Accounting Education Center
• American Accounting Association “Student SuperLinks
• American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers - National professional association. Continuing education, job listings, and more.
• American Payroll Association - Professional development and training, “Joblinks,” certification information, etc.
• Basic Financial Statements: Self-Paced Overview
• Deloitte: International Tax and Business Guides
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Accounting – MIT Open Courseware; more accounting-related MIT courseware
• So, You Want to Learn Bookkeeping tutorial
• Tax and Accounting Sites Directory - Tax and accounting sites for browsing and searching.

Accreditation

• Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities - Official web site of the accrediting body in our area. Contains the accreditation standards online.

Benefits

• National Council on Aging Benefits CheckUp - NCOAs web site that allows seniors and people with disabilities to determine what federal benefit programs that may be eligible for.

Business

• Association of Washington Businesses - “Washington State's Chamber of Commerce.”
• Deloitte: International Tax and Business Guides
• Business.com - One of the best business search engines.
• Business Research Guides - A list of online and other resources compiled by the Rutgers University Libraries.
• GGMARK.COM
• Disability and Business Technical Information Center (DBTAC) Northwest

Careers (See also individual career-training programs; Job Listings)

• Career Voyages - Career descriptions, forecasts, videos, and more from the U.S. Department of Labor.
• Cyber Careers for the Net Generation - Produced by the North West Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET) at Bellevue Community College. Job listings; career exploration information.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Employment outlook, qualifications, working conditions, etc. on hundreds of careers.
• O*NET - Detailed information on many occupations. Skills Profiler included. O*Net has replaced the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
• Pierce County Careers Consortium (PCCC) - The mission of the PCCC is to have all Pierce County students "receive an education that prepares them for successful careers."

Consumer Protection

• Find-It! Consumer - A web site for "one-stop" searching for consumer protection and safety information. Sponsored by eight local and state governmental agencies.

Employment -- See individual career-training programs; Job Listings

Financial Aid (See also Scholarships)

• Bates Technical College, Financial Aid Office
• FAFSA - Official web site for completing the US Dept. of Educations online financial aid form. The ID number for Bates Technical College is 012259. The form takes about one hour to complete. If you have problems completing the form, contact the College's Financial Aid Office at (253) 680-7020 from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. You can also call 1-800-801-0576 for questions or problems with completing the online form.
• Fast Web - Scholarship database.
• Federal Student Financial Assistance - Information on funding your education.
• Pacific Northwest Scholarship Guide
• Paying for College - From the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board.
• Student Guide - Covers the U.S. Department of Education's major aid programs, including Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, and PLUS Loans.

Industries

• "Industries" -- Deloitte LLP's downloadable reports on recent development in about 20 industries.
• Industry Overviews -- From Hoover's Directories.

Industrial Codes

• NAISC (North American Industry Classification System - These codes, like their predecessor, the SIC system (see below), can be used to find information on industry and products. Links to SIC equivalents.
• Standard Industrial Classification Search - U.S. Department of Labors OSHA site which allows you to look up SIC codes.

Job Listings – (See also individual career-training programs)

Note to Students: When posting your resume or completing a job application online, use caution when providing personal information (such as your home address). Many employers make their first contact by phone or email.

• Aboutjobs.com.
• Americas Job Bank
• Best Jobs USA
• CareerBuilder
• CyberCareers for the Net Generation
• Dice.com - High tech jobs.
• Yahoo HotJobs
• Job-Hunt.org
• Jobs.net
• Monster.com
• SnagaJob.com
• Quintessential Careers.
• USA Jobs
• WorkSource Washington (formerly WORK:Wash. Online Re-Employment Kiosk)

Management

• Free Management Library - Links to a wide variety of management-related (from fundraising to personal wellness) sites.

Marketing

• Academy of Marketing Science - An ”international, scholarly, professional organization.” Conferences; jobs in marketing education and research.
• Advertising Educational Foundation - Career advice; job links; online videos (including award-winning ads); reading lists, etc.
• American Marketing Association - Online articles and videos; job listings; marketing glossary; searchable service directory, etc.
• GGMARK.COM
• Direct Marketing Association - Job listings; internship information; online articles; ethical guidelines, and more.
• Marketing Virtual Library - Annotated guide to marketing resources.
• Media Job Market - Job listings.
• Promotion Marketing Association - Job bank; online articles; certification information; statistical reports, etc.

NAISC Codes -- See Industrial Codes

Safety, Occupational

• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Searchable by chemical name, trade name, keyword, registry number, etc.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U. S. Department of Labor - Standards, interpretations, and more.
• Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, Safety Information - Includes WISHA rules, links to training, etc.

Scholarships (See also Financial Aid)

• Fast Web - Scholarship database.
• Pacific Northwest Scholarship Guide
• The WashBoard - launching in December 2009, the WashBoard connects Washington students to relevant students in one stop.

SIC Codes -- See Industrial Codes