Sept. 19 College Fair Will Showcase More Than 80 Colleges, Universities

Published: 08/27/2010

“We are pleased to offer so many choices in one location for students in their college search process,” said Mary Jo Grimm, student outreach coordinator at SCC. “With rising transportation costs, this can save time and money for families as they start narrowing down their college, university or technical school choices.”

Informational booths will assist prospective students with the college selection process.  Three branches of the military will also be represented at the fair, including the Coast Guard Academy, Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC.

Admission is free. Many handouts, catalogs and other helpful information will be available.

Some of the schools that will be attending, organized by state: COLORADO – Regis University; FLORIDA – University of Tampa; ILLINOIS – Blackburn College, Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing, Columbia College-Chicago, Eastern Illinois University, Elmhurst College, Greenville College, Illinois College, Knox College, Lincoln College, Lincoln Christian University, McKendree University, Millikin University, Quincy University, Rockford College, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, University of Illinois-Springfield, Western Illinois University; INDIANA – De Pauw University, Purdue University, University of Evansville; IOWA –Drake University, Iowa Weslyan; KANSAS –Benedictine College, Kansas State University, University of Kansas; KENTUCKY – Murray State University, University of Kentucky; MISSISSIPPI – University of Mississippi; MISSOURI – Broadcast Center, Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Columbia College, Culver-Stockton College, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, Harris-Stowe State University, ITT Technical Institute, Kansas City Art Institute, Lindenwood University, Logan College of Chiropractic, Maryville University, Missouri College, Missouri Southern State University, Missouri State University, Missouri Tech, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Missouri Valley College, Missouri Western State University, Northwest Missouri State University, Ranken Technical College, Rockhurst University, St. Charles Community College, Southeast Missouri State University, Southwest Baptist University, Truman State University, University of Central Missouri, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Webster University, Westminster College, William Jewell College, William Woods University; NEBRASKA – Creighton University, University of Nebraska; OHIO – Denison University; SOUTH CAROLINA – Clemson University; TENNESSEE – Belmont University, Nashville Auto Diesel College; WISCONSIN – Marquette University; ARMED SERVICES – U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Air Force ROTA, U.S. Army ROTC.

For more information on the college fair, call Mary Jo Grimm at 636-922-8226 or Jean Dickens, admissions coordinator, at 636-922-8299.  To see an up-to-date list of participating colleges, visit www.stchas.edu.

St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.