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College Fair at Kirkwood, Sept. 21-22

By September 1, 2010January 11th, 2019No Comments

Evening and morning format to allow more visitors

For the first time, Kirkwood Community College will host a two-day college fair. Representatives from dozens of Midwest colleges will share information on their schools on the Kirkwood Cedar Rapids campus Sept. 21-22.

In the past this event was held on a single morning, but Kirkwood Dean of Admissions Doug Bannon feels, “Offering a night session will give students and parents a special time to come out and get information on colleges.”

Prospective students and their parents can compare many college choices in one location during the Tuesday night and Wednesday morning sessions. Representatives of nearly 100 higher education institutions will talk with interested area residents during the two sessions in Kirkwood’s new Michael J Gould Kirkwood Recreation Center. Public and private colleges and universities from Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota and Wisconsin as well as every corner of Iowa will be represented.

The annual college fair is one of the best opportunities to gather a lot of information in one location, according to Bannon.

“Our participating colleges run the gamut from state universities and private colleges to business schools and military academies. We’ll have colleges from all around the Midwest represented in the fair. It’s pretty rare for area high school students and parents to get 90-plus colleges represented in one spot,” Bannon said.

Bannon also emphasized that the college fair is an opportunity to narrow a list of possible college campuses to visit and get information on a variety of colleges at one time.

The 2010 Eastern Iowa College Fair is scheduled September 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. and again on September 22 from 9-11 a.m. The event is free and open to all interested persons. More information on the college fair is available from the Kirkwood Admissions office, 319-398-5517.