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"Higher Education Shines on WebIf you -- or one of your children -- has applied to a college or university, you should be finding out soon whether or not he or she was accepted. Now also is a good time to scope out institutions of higher education on the Web to help with decisions on summer visits.Our first stop is Youngstown State University (www.ysu.edu), which offers a site jam-packed with information. Be sure to share your thoughts about the site, thus earning a chance to win a prize. Check out the breaking news that scrolls down the home page, then turn your eyes to the left to learn more about the university in general, life on campus, athletics, the library, a calendar of events and more. Every section is illustrated with quick-to-download photos. Don't miss the YSU Poll, where you can add your opinion and see the tally instantly.Another top choice of area students is my alma mater, Kent State University (www.kent.edu). "Headquartered" in Kent, KSU has seven regional campuses, three of which -- Trumbull, Salem and East Liverpool -- are conveniently located in the five-county region. The Web site offers all the background you'll ever need on the university (as well as an online application). If you'd like to start the first year or two closer to home, you'll find links to the regional campuses.Or, you may prefer to access the local campuses directly. For the Trumbull Campus, in Champion Township, it's www.trumbull.kent.edu; the Salem Campus is www.salem.kent.edu; and East Liverpool can be found at www.kenteliv.kent.Penn State University, University Park, Pa., takes a similar approach (www.psu.edu), offering links to 19 campus locations including the Shenango Campus in Sharon (www.shenango.psu.edu). Penn State, by the way, is well known for its World Campus, which offers more than 30 fully accredited degree programs online.Back in Ohio, take a peek at Hiram College (www.hiram.edu) and Mount Union College in Alliance (www.muc.edu). In September 1977, Hiram started what was to the the state's first weekend college, which continues to offer undergraduate courses to adults at convenient days and times. This fall, the college will offer a graduate degree for the first time in its 154-year history -- a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies..Mount Union is also a private liberal arts school founded in 1846. The campus encompasses 115 acres, and an additional 109 acres is devoted to a nature center. Fully 80% of the faculty hold doctoral or terminal degrees, and the average class size is 19. Thiel College in Greenville, Pa., invites prospective students to book a personal campus tour at its Web site (www.thiel.edu). The latest campus news and coming events scroll on the home page, and there's a handy link to an online application form. I made a beeline to the campus bookstore, where the logo-encrested T-shirts and coffee mugs were tempting (and can be ordered online).In Grove City, Pa., you'll find Grove City College; online, you'll find it at www.gcc.edu. The site offers information on the Christian-based liberal arts school. In the news section, for instance, I was impressed to learn that more than 150 newspapers in 42 states printed Grove City College faculty opinion editorials in 2003.My husband earned his master's degree at the beautiful Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa., which was founded in 1952 and has been ranked the most affordable nationalliberal arts college in the Keystone State and listed by Yahoo!Internet Life as one of America's "most wired" colleges. At the school's Web site (www.westminster.edu), the "Quick Facts" section told me that there are 1,450 undergraduates and the faculty-student ratio is 13 to one. In 2002, Westminster celebrated 150 years. If you visit, be sure to check out the legend of "The Mummy."Still another Pennsylvania school with a neat Web site is Slippery Rock University (www.sru.edu), one of the largest campuses in the western part of the state. Like Kent State in Ohio, Slippery Rock started as a school for teachers; 37 years after its founding, it was purchased by the commonwealth. The latest news is at your fingertips on the home page; links to various sections are neatly laid out so you can find what you need quickly."