CSS hosts college fair for interested high school students and their families

Interested high school students and their families are welcome to attend a College Fair Oct. 21-22 in Burns Wellness Commons on the St. Scholastica campus.

The College of St. Scholastica will be among about 100 public and private colleges and universities, community and technical colleges and proprietary schools and military organizations represented.

The event gives students and their parents an opportunity to explore a variety of options for continued education. Students are able to visit with representatives, ask questions and obtain literature about the schools and organizations of interest to them.

The event is free of charge. It will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21 and from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday Oct. 22 in Burns Wellness Commons on the St. Scholastica campus.

For more information contact Mary Meyer, site chair, CSS Admissions at (218) 723-6046.

The event is sponsored by the Minnesota Association of College Admissions Counselors.

The College of St. Scholastica is regularly recognized as one of the finest colleges in the Midwest. The 2010 "America's Best Colleges" survey by U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks St. Scholastica in the top tier of Midwestern universities. The Washington Post has rated St. Scholastica as one of the nation's 100 "hidden gems" among U.S. colleges and universities.