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Over 30 private and public colleges, universities and technical schools will gather for the Iowa Quad Cities College Fair 2022 on Monday—one of the area's largest college fairs.
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, St. Ambrose University and Quad-City high schools including Assumption, Bettendorf, Davenport Central, Davenport Mid-City, Davenport North, Davenport West, North Scott and Pleasant Valley all united to organize the fair.
According to Tishly Herrington, associate director post-secondary transition at EICC, this large-scale collaboration is what makes the Iowa Quad Cities College Fair unique from other, similar opportunities in the area.
"Another thing that makes it unique is for those Scott County high schools, all will have a senior who attends that will also receive a scholarship to go towards whatever school they choose," she said, adding that counselors at each respective high school will determine which senior earns the scholarship.
The event will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Eastern Iowa Community College's (EICC) Urban Campus in downtown Davenport, on 101 W Third St. Parking will be available along streets around the campus, in the Harrison Ramp on the 300 block of West Second Street and in the Redstone Parking Ramp on the 100 block of West River Drive.
Sponsored by the Iowa Quad Cities College Program (IQCCP), the fair is free and open to all high school students and their families—even those living outside the immediate Quad-City area.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with admissions representatives to learn more about post-secondary education. Students can inquire about topics like admissions, financial aid, course offerings and campus life.
"I also think it exposes them to schools or opportunities they might not have considered before," Herrington said. "If they haven't specifically gone out and looked for said school, they don't know it exists until they visit a college fair, then they can add to their list of possibilities."
Jill Peekenschneider, a counselor at North Scott High School, served on the planning committee for this year's Iowa Quad Cities College Fair. She said there's typically over 300 people that attend the fair, and gave a nod to EICC for coordinating with college recruiters and housing the event in its facility.
"My role is to bring that information back to our families and students," she said. "Our area high school counselors on the committee go into shifts for the fair to welcome and direct families in the right direction, or to sign up for the scholarships that seniors can earn that evening. The staff at EICC make it really easy for us high school counselors."
North Scott High School Principal Shane Knoche said he's appreciative of the opportunities the fair presents to his own students, but also those in the surrounding area.
"EICC has been phenomenal, and the committees that have helped organize it have been great," he said. "This is just another opportunity for them to pursue post-secondary success. We want all students to learn at high levels after us, so any of those opportunities, whether it be a welding certificate, a degree from Capri or an occupation in the military...it's a win for us."
The colleges and universities listed to attend include:
For more information, students should contact their respective high school counselors or reach out to Tishly Herrington at therrington@eicc.edu.
Students and others gather in a sitting area inside the new Scott Community College Urban Campus that fronts 3rd Street between Brady and Main streets, Davenport.
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The Coffee Envi shop is ready to go, inside the new Scott Community College Urban Campus, Thursday, June 7, 2018, during ribbon cutting activities along 3rd Street in Davenport.
The late Richard Bittner, representing the Bechtel Trusts, cut the ribbon for the opening of the new Scott Community College Urban Campus in downtown Davenport in June 2018.
Seating in the main lobby of the new Urban Campus is designed to represent the SCC letters for Scott Community College.
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Dr. Lyn Cochran, president of Scott Community College, speaks during a June 2018 ribbon-cutting for Scott Community College's Urban Campus.
Davenport's 3rd Ward Alderwoman the Honorable Marion Meginnis makes a few comments, Thursday, June 7, 2018, during ribbon cutting activities at the new Scott Community College Urban campus along 3rd Street in Davenport.
Verlee Washington, an SCC Urban Campus student makes a few remarks, Thursday, June 7, 2018, during ribbon cutting activities at the new Scott Community College Urban campus along 3rd Street in Davenport.
Chancellor of the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, Dr. Don Doucette makes a few comments, Thursday, June 7, 2018, during ribbon cutting activities at the new Scott Community College Urban campus along 3rd Street in Davenport.
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