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› Making the most of your visit to the college fair

› Using high school courses & activities to prepare for college

› Balancing Act: Tips for Adults Returning to College

› Defining the Differences in Schools

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Free and open to the public, National College Fairs allow students to interact with

admission representatives from a wide range of postsecondary institutions.

ABOUT NACACThe National Association for

College Admission Counseling (NACAC), founded in 1937, is an organization of more than 15,000 professionals from around the world dedicated to serving students as they make choices about pursuing postsecondary education.

NACAC is committed to maintaining high standards that foster ethical and social responsibility among those involved in the transition process, as outlined in the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice (SPGP).

A member-directed organization,

NACAC is governed by its voting members; an Assembly of delegates elected by voting members in NACAC’s state and regional affiliates and by an elected Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors sets the strategic direction for NACAC. Additionally, 10 standing committees, ad hoc committees, and an Affiliate Presidents Council lend their expertise and experience to the issues, programs and governance that keep

the association vibrant in its service to members, the profession, and students.

NACAC’s award-winning publications and other media

resources, professional development programs and practical research efforts have all been designed to give counseling and admission professionals the tools they need to improve the counseling services they provide to students.

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Tips for Attending a NACAC National College Fair

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Before the Fair...

Answer the following ques-tions to help determine what kind of school would be best for you:

Do you want to attend a two- or four-year institu-tion? Co-ed or single sex?

What size school do you want to attend?

What programs of study are you considering?

How far from home do you want to go?

Do you wish to partici-pate in any specific ex-tra-curricular activities or athletics?

Do you want to attend a school in an urban, suburban or rural envi-ronment?

Do you require any special services (i.e. tutoring, note takers, readers, TDD or inter-preters)?

Discuss your college plans with your guidance coun-selor, family, teachers and friends.

Research your colleges of in-terest on the Internet and in your guidance office/library.

Check dates and registration deadlines for college en-trance examinations.

Register before heading to the fair! Watch the video about student registration at www.nacacnet.org/ncfstu-dent.

Watch a video for more in-formation about what happens at a NACAC College Fair at www.nacacnet.


THE BENEFITS OF ONLINE STUDENT REGISTRATION:Students register for the fair one time. • It eliminates the need for college contact cards. • Students are easily able to elaborate on special interests, extracurricular activities, and accomplishments.

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College Fair Details2017 Upstate South Carolina Local Arrangments CommitteeNCF CHAIRSRob Rhodes, Greenville County Schools, [email protected] Taylor, Shannon Forest Christian School, [email protected]

NCF COMMITTEE MEMBERSTiffany Blackwell, TriCounty Technical College, [email protected] Cash, University of South Carolina Beaufort, [email protected] Cline, Furman University, [email protected] Fox, Presbyterian College, [email protected] Glover, Anderson University, [email protected] Hodge, University of South Carolina Columbia, [email protected] Monson, Greenville County Schools, [email protected] Najmabadi, St. Joseph’s Catholic School, [email protected] Sides, Christ Church Episcopal School, [email protected] Staggers, Furman University, [email protected] J Straughn, Wofford College, [email protected] Marie Wesneski, Spartanburg Day School, [email protected] Wolk, Clemson University, [email protected]


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Before the Fair...

Answer the following questions to help determine what kind of school would be best for you:

Do you want to attend a two- or four-year institution? Co-ed or single sex?




Do you wish to participate in any specific extra-curricular activities or athletics?

Do you want to attend a school in an urban, suburban or rural environment?

Do you require any special services (i.e. tutoring, note takers, readers, TDD or interpreters)?

Discuss your college plans with your guidance counselor, family, teachers and friends.

Research your colleges of interest on the Internet and in your guidance office/library.

Check dates and registration deadlines for college entrance examinations.

Register before heading to the fair! Watch the video about student registration at www.nacacnet.org/ncfstudent.

Watch a video for more information about what happens at

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Making the most of your visit to the college fair Tips for Attending a NACAC National College Fair

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Before the Fair...











Check dates and registration

deadlines for college entrance examinations.


Watch a video for more infor-mation about what happens at a NACAC College Fair at www.nacacnet.org/ncfstu-dent!

Download and print the checklist to take with you to the Fair.

At the Fair...

Pick up a bag and a fair direc-tory.

Visit with colleges and uni-versities which you feel meet your criteria.

Talk with a college counselor at the Counseling Center if you have any questions or need help with your college

search.

Attend a workshop.

After the Fair...

Be sure to watch the videos about preventing anxiety during your college search and financial aid options at www.nacacnet.org/ncfstu-dent.

Register today at www.gotomyncf.comThe benefits of online student registration:

• Students register for the fair one time.

• It eliminates the need for college contact cards.

• Students are easily able to elaborate on special interests, extracurricular activities, and accomplishments.

Mobile Registration:36 QUESTIONS TO ASK ON A COLLEGE VISITACADEMICS— How much time do students typically spend

on homework?— How much writing and reading are expected?— What is the average class size of

introductory classes?— How widely used are teaching assistants

on your campus?— What is the average class size of

upper-division courses?

ACADEMIC PERKS— What opportunities are there for

undergraduate research?— How many students participate in

undergraduate research?— Is there a culminating senior year experience?— Do you have an honors college?— Do you have a learning community or

other freshman experience?

FINANCIAL AID— What is your average financial aid package?— What is the typical breakdown of loans versus grants?— What percentage of financial need does the school

typically meet?— What is the average merit award?— What percentage of students receive college grants?— What is the average college debt that

students leave with?— What work-study opportunities are there?

GRADUATION TRACK RECORD— What is your four-year graduation rate?— What is your five-year graduation rate?— What does it take to graduate in four years?— What percentage of freshmen return for

sophomore year?

ACADEMIC SUPPORT— What type of tutoring program do you have?— How do you provide academic advice to students?— Do you have a writing center and how do I access it?— What kind of learning disability resources

do you have?

OUTSIDE OPPORTUNITIES— How many students at the college get internships?— What percentage of students study abroad?— What type of career services do you have?

STUDENT LIFE

— What kind of dorm choices are there?

— What percentage of student live on campus?

— How long are dorm accommodations guaranteed?

— How many students live on campus?

— Do most students go home on the weekend?

— What percentage of the study body belongs to a sorority or fraternity?

— What activities are offered to students?

— What clubs do you have on campus?

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INTERNATIONALThe American University of Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709Anglia Ruskin University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421IE University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618Temple University – Japan Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321University of Kent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409The University of Manchester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 ALABAMAAuburn University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616Jacksonville State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516Samford University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102The University of Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502The University of Alabama in Huntsville . . . . . . . . . 201 ARIZONAArizona State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University . . . . . . . . . . 504University of Advancing Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 608The University of Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 CALIFORNIAFIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 COLORADO Colorado State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605 CONNECTICUTUnited States Coast Guard Academy . . . . . . . . . . . 220University of New Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 FLORIDAEckerd College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University . . . . . . . . . . 504Florida Institute of Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711Florida Polytechnic University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202Florida State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Full Sail University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703Keiser University - Flagship Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . 701Nova Southeastern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306St. Petersburg College Orthotics & Prosthetics . . . 710Trinity Baptist College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702 University of North Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607The University of Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 GEORGIAArmstrong State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206Augusta University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401College of Coastal Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Georgia College and State University . . . . . . . . . . . 302Georgia Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305Kennesaw State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611

Mercer University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Savannah College of Art and Design . . . . . . . . . . . 408The University of Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602Valdosta State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620Young Harris College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706

INDIANARose-Hulman Institute of Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 503

KENTUCKYBerea College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Boyce College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716Eastern Kentucky University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417Western Kentucky University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

LOUISIANALoyola University New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708Tulane University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

MAINEMaine Maritime Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520

MARYLANDCapitol Technology University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705Washington College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

MASSACHUSETTSBrandeis University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619Merrimack College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

MICHIGAN Kettering University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510

Michigan State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Western Michigan University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521

MISSOURIWashington University in St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420

MISSISSIPPIMississippi State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700

NEW HAMPSHIREColby-Sawyer College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

NEW YORKHofstra University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606Long Island University-LIU Post Campus . . . . . . . . 318Pace University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416Paul Smith’s College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601SUNY College at Cortland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217SUNY College at Potsdam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104SUNY Maritime College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712University of Rochester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604

NORTH CAROLINABelmont Abbey College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Brevard College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402Campbell University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500Catawba College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121East Carolina University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Gardner-Webb University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413Guilford College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713High Point University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603Johnson & Wales University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Lees-McRae College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216Lenoir-Rhyne University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407Montreat College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404Pfeiffer University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513Piedmont International University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212Salem College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609University of Mount Olive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610University of North Carolina at Greensboro . . . . . 617University of North Carolina School of the Arts . . . 707Warren Wilson College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508Western Carolina University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317Wingate University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

OHIOKent State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

PENNSYLVANIAPenn State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107University of Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704University of the Sciences in Philadelphia . . . . . . . 613Westminster College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509RHODE ISLANDBryant University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308University of Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

SOUTH CAROLINABob Jones University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600Charleston Southern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213Clemson University . . . . . . . . . 108, 110, 112, 114, 116Coastal Carolina University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307Coker College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717College of Charleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319Columbia International University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204Converse College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518Furman University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211Horry-Georgetown Technical College . . . . . . . . . . 405Lander University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Limestone College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Newberry College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400North Greenville University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313Presbyterian College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511Spartanburg Methodist College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Tri-County Technical College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218University of South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612University of South Carolina Aiken . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219University of South Carolina Beaufort . . . . . . . . . . . 304University of South Carolina Upstate . . . . . . . . . . . 418Winthrop University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501Wofford College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406

TENNESSEEEast Tennessee State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312Tennessee Technological University . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Tusculum College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506University of Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718Vanderbilt University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519

TEXASSouthern Methodist University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410Texas A & M University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310Texas Christian University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512

VIRGINIALongwood University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719Mary Baldwin University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419Sweet Briar College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309Virginia Military Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517Virginia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505

WEST VIRGINIA Marshall University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

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Using high school courses and activities to prepare for college Tips for Attending a NACAC National College Fair

Page Content

Before the Fair...






Do you wish to participate in any specific extra-curricular

activities or athletics?





Check dates and registration deadlines for college entrance examinations.


Watch a video for more infor-mation about what happens at a NACAC College Fair at www.nacacnet.org/ncfstu-dent!


At the Fair...



Talk with a college counsel-or at the Counseling Center if you have any questions or

need help with your college search.

Attend a workshop.

After the Fair...

Be sure to watch the videos about preventing anxiety during your college search »

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Before the Fair...







Do you want to attend a

school in an urban, suburban or rural environment?




Check dates and registration deadlines for college en-trance examinations.

Register before heading to the fair! Watch the video about student registration at www.nacacnet.org/ncfstu-dent.

Watch a video for more infor-mation about what happens at a NACAC College Fair at

www.nacacnet.org/ncfstu-dent!


At the Fair...



Talk with a college counselor at the Counseling Center if you have any questions or need help with your college search.

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4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES:

• Made up of divisions called schools or colleges.

• Geared toward preparation for professional occupations such as accounting, engineering, and health services.

• Traditional classroom setting.

• Offer BA or BS degrees upon completion of program.

2-YEAR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES:

• Conveniently located in local communities.

• Specialize in college transfer programs often tied to area four-year colleges.

• Usually respond to local employment needs by offering courses in high-demand areas.

• Offer associate degrees or certificates upon completion of program.

COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTIONS:• Award baccalaureate degrees, may also

award associate degrees.

• Offer graduate degree programs primarily at the master’s, specialist, or professional level, although one or two doctoral programs may be offered.

MILITARY ACADEMIES:• Combine education and training for

the armed forces in large, structured institutions.

• Require serving at least four or six years as officers in exchange for four years of tuition-free education.

• Produce officers well-educated both academically and in the workings of the military.

• Offer degrees upon completion of officer training.

PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS COLLEGES:

• Universities, colleges, schools, and conservatories with programs of study in music, art, theater, dance, and related disciplines.

• Emphasize auditions and portfolio presentation.

• Offer degrees or professional degrees upon completion of program.

SPECIALIZED COLLEGES:• Concentrate their offerings in one

or two specific areas.

• Include colleges offering studies in: agriculture, technology, art/music, religion, business, engineering, health sciences, military, and teacher preparation.

VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS SCHOOLS:

• Specialize in trades or vocations by offering various courses and occupational programs.

• Offer skill training (welding, cooking, hair styling, and word processing) required for a specific job.

• Offer certificates upon completion of training program.

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2017 Upstate South Carolina National College Fair · 2017-03-02 · 2017 Upstate South Carolina National College Fair TD Convention Center, Conference Hall Saturday, March 11 from