Visit Campus

The College of St. Scholastica invites you to experience our community and discover what being a Saint is all about! We recognize students are at many different phases in the college search process, so we offer a variety of visit options.

A few of the many opportunities you will have during a personal visit to The College of St. Scholastica include:

• Touring our campus
• Meeting with an admission representative and/or a coach
• Visiting with a professor (weekdays only)
• Learning about the financial aid process, including scholarships and grants that could be available to you

To arrange a visit, complete our online form. If you have any questions, please call our Admissions Office at (218) 723-6046 or (800) 249-6412 or email us at visitcss@css.edu. *Please note: There are no individual visits listed for MEA (October 20 & 21).  Please see Open House section for options to visit during these two days.

Overnight visits are not available on the following day(s) for Spring 2017: February 21 & 22, March 10-17. Overnight visits end April 6. All other spring semester dates are subject to availability.

To get an idea of what campus life is really like - High school seniors are invited to spend a night in our residence hall during the academic year. You may incorporate this with a personal visit, special event, or the shadow program.

• Please schedule your overnight visit at least two weeks in advance.
• You will be staying with some of our current students in their dorm rooms. Please bring a sleeping bag, pillow, towels, etc.
• Overnight visits are limited to one evening and are offered Sunday through Thursday only. Up to three meals in the College's Dining Hall will be provided for each prospective student.
• We are unable to accommodate all housing requests.

To arrange a visit, please call our Admissions Office at (218) 723-6046 or (800) 249-6412 or email us at visitcss@css.edu.

Shadow visits are not available on the following day(s) for Spring 2017: February 22, March 13-17. Overnight visits end April 6.  All other spring semester dates are subject to availability.

High school seniors, come and experience a "day in the life" of a St. Scholastica student during the academic year! We will match you up with a current CSS student. Your day will include:

• attending classes
• meeting professors
• meeting students
• having lunch in our Dining Hall
• taking an inside look at college life
• having fun!

If there is a specific date on which you would like to shadow, please let us know at least two weeks in advance. Please know your academic and extracurricular interest so that we can match you accordingly with a CSS student.

To arrange a visit, please call our Admissions Office at (218) 723-6046 or (800) 249-6412, or email us at admissions@css.edu.

If you are a high school counselor, college readiness coach, or teacher who would like to arrange a group visit (AVID, TRiO, school groups, etc.) to St. Scholastica, please fill out the registration form.

• Please note that:  We are available for group visits Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM. No exceptions will be made.
• Group visits take approximately 2 hours and consist of a campus tour, admissions presentation, and a student panel. Please take this into consideration when scheduling your visit.  
• Please plan your visit at least two weeks ahead of your preferred date.
• We prefer that groups be at or under 50 people, and juniors and seniors in high school. 
• We require one chaperone per 10 students. 
• If you are running late, we reserve the right to alter your schedule as we see fit.

*Please note that we do not have the funds to cover meals or housing.

To arrange a group visit, please complete this online form and an admissions representative will contact you directly.

During the Open House (which is first-year student focused), participants will:

• Explore our beautiful campus
• Meet our admissions staff, faculty and students
• Learn about financial aid options
• Experience campus life
• Have the option to do an overnight stay in student housing (not available in September and October)

All of our 2016-17 Open Houses have passed.  Stay tuned for our 2017-2018 dates coming soon, or register for an individual campus visit above!

If you have any questions, please call our Admissions Office at (218) 723-6046 or (800) 249-6412 or email us at visitcss@css.edu.

Accepted students and their families are invited to attend one or more of our Accepted Student Days generally held in February and March. 

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July 19-21, 2017

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