UMaine to Host College Fair Sept. 27-28

Contact: Joe Carr at 581-3571

ORONO — Nearly 200 colleges and universities, from as far away as Alaska and Hawaii, will send representatives to the New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC) college fair at the University of Maine Sept. 27-28.  This will be the 28th year the UMaine has hosted an event of this nature.

Universities, public and private colleges, community colleges and technical institutes will all be represented.  There will also be information tables regarding Army and Navy ROTC, the New England Board of Higher Education and the Sen. George Mitchell Scholarship Institute. 

The college fair will be held at the UMaine Field House.  A financial aid information session is set for 6-7 p.m. at Wells Conference Center on Monday night.  The college fair itself, in the Field House, is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Monday and 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

More information, including a complete list of schools that will be represented, is available at the NEACAC website.