Next Fair Date: Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Belleville Campus Varsity Gym, 2500 Carlyle Ave., Belleville, IL, 62221

High School students and community college transfer students can meet with more than 100 colleges and universities and attend financial aid and transfer planning workshops.

College Fair: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Financial Aid Workshops: 1:45-2:15 p.m. and 2:45-3:15 p.m.
Transfer Planning Workshop: 2:15-2:45 p.m.

Free and open to the community
It’s free to attend, but save time by registering in advance at www.strivefair.com

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COLLEGE FAIR RESOURCES AND TIPS

• Review college catalogs in your high school guidance office or visit the college websites before the fair. Develop questions to ask the representative at the fair.
• Select your “must see” colleges in priority order. Allocate time at the fair to speak with each one.
• Attend workshops on Financial Aid and Transfer Planning, if applicable to your college needs.
• Visit out-of-area colleges first. Take the opportunity to learn about colleges new to you and colleges that are further away to visit. Talk to local colleges later in the fair when the lines are shorter.
• Pick up business cards of the admissions representative or handouts and jot notes on the back for follow-up later.
• NACAC Student and Parent College Planning Resources
• Illinois Student Assistance Commission
• College Board

2020 ATTENDING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Since the fair will not be held in 2021, check back for a list of the 2022 attending colleges and universities closer to the event date.

COLLEGES IN ILLINOIS

• American Academy of Art
• Augustana College
• Blackburn College
• Bradley University
• Chicago State University
• Concordia University Chicago
• Dominican University
• Drury University
• Eastern Illinois University
• Eureka College
• Illinois College
• Illinois State University
• Illinois Student Assistance Commission
• Illinois Wesleyan University 
• Knox College
• Lakeview College of Nursing
• Lincoln College
• Loras College
• MacMurray College
• McKendree University
• Methodist College of Unity Point Health
• Millikin University 
• Monmouth College
• Northern Illinois University 
• Olivet Nazarene University
• Quincy University
• Robert Morris
• Rockford University
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Southwestern Illinois College
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Illinois Springfield
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Webster University
• Western Illinois University 

COLLEGES IN MISSOURI

• Barnes Jewish College
• Columbia College
• Culver-Stockton College
• Fontbonne University
• Hannibal LaGrange University
• Lindenwood University
• Maryville University
• Missouri Baptist
• Missouri State University
• Missouri Western State University
• Ranken Technical College 
• Saint Louis University
• Southeast Missouri State University
• St. Louis College of Pharmacy
• St. Louis Community College
• State Technical College of Missouri
• Truman State University
• University of Missouri
• University of Missouri – St. Louis
• Westminster College
• William Woods University

COLLEGES NATIONWIDE

• Ball State University, IN
• Bellarmine University, KY
• Belmont University, TN
• Butler University, IN
• Calvin University, MI
• Creighton University, NE
• Drake University, IA 
• Grand Canyon University, AZ
• Indiana State University, IN
• Iowa State University, IA
• Iowa Wesleyan University, IA
• Kansas State University, KS
• Marian University, IN
• Michigan State University, MI
• Michigan Technological University, MI
• Mississippi State University, MS 
• Murray State University, KY
• Penn State University, PA
• St. Ambrose University, IA
• Texas A&M University, TX
• The University of Alabama, AL
• The University of Tampa, FL
• University of Arizona, AZ
• University of Arkansas, AR
• University of Dayton, OH
• University of Evansville, IN
• University of Indianapolis, IN
• University of Iowa, IA
• University of Kansas, KS
• University of Kentucky, KY
• University of Memphis, TN
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NB
• University of Northern Iowa
• University of Southern Indiana, IN
• University of Tennessee-Knoxville, TN 
• U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, NY
• Vincennes University, IN 
• Wabash College, IN
• West Point, NY
• Wichita State University, KS
• Xavier University, OH

FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS

1:45-2:15 p.m. OR
2:45-3:15 p.m.
MC Theatre/Second Floor

Financial Aid 101 – Types, Qualifications, & Processes

Students and families will learn about the financial aid process and the steps to maximize and simplify the financial aid process. Open to all students and families.

TRANSFER PLANNING WORKSHOP

2:15-2:45 p.m.
MC Theater/Second Floor

Tips and Tools for Transfer Success Workshop

Are you a high school student considering attending SWIC before transferring to a four-year university?

Are you a SWIC college student planning to transfer?

Learn about the steps to transferring, course transferability, cost savings, application processes, deadlines, financial aid/scholarships and more.

ABOUT THE FAIR

Institutions wishing to participate may register here:  St. Louis Metro East Baccalaureate College Fair

COLLEGE FAIR COMMITTEE

• KATIE DOUGHTY (ON-SITE COORDINATOR), SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE
• JENNA POINDEXTER, SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE
• MERLE WILDER, BELLEVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOL
• AMANDA GUINN, BELLEVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOL
• JASON COREY, COLLINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
• RENEE KURTZ, COLLINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
• KATHLEEN KELLEY, COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL
• ANNE MEINERT, FREEBURG HIGH SCHOOL
• MARY JACKSON, HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
• JEANETTE SCHORFHEIDE, LEBANON HIGH SCHOOL
• HALEY HORTON, SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE
• KEIMIA PARHAM, SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE
• HEIDI HOUCHINS, TRIAD HIGH SCHOOL
• KATHY SCHMIDT, WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL 

THE COLLEGE FAIR IS COORDINATED BY THE SWIC ACADEMIC ADVISING/ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLLEGE FAIR COMMITTEE. THE FAIR IS SPONSORED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS COUNSELORS (IACAC) AND IS PART OF THE STATEWIDE ILLINOIS REGIONAL COLLEGE FAIRS (IRCF).