College Fairs Committee

The primary mission of the College Fairs Committee is to enhance college awareness and college options for students and parents.  To accomplish this mission, PACAC hosts Regional College Fairs and publishes a list of "local" college fairs being held throughout the Commonwealth.  

PACAC Regional College Fairs tend to attract a greater number of college and university admission counselors to a given region by providing a more productive recruitment event.  For the last several years, we partnered with StriveScan.  {They hosted our virtual college fairs during the pandemic).  

As a service to admission counselors and in an effort to eliminate multiple fairs on the same date, PACAC also solicits dates for all college fairs and events independent of the Association and publishes the PA Comprehensive List.  This effort also serves students by attracting more college admission counselors to the fairs through the ease with which they can access dates for all Pennsylvania fairs.  The ultimate goal of the committee, however, is to unite as many small college fairs as possible to create more regional college fairs.  This effort will save colleges valuable fiscal and personnel resources.  Since Regional College Fairs also tend to attract a greater number and variety of colleges, students and parents will gain exposure to a wider array of higher education options.  Any high schools or colleges currently hosting fairs who wish to unite efforts with another sponsoring school to create a regional fair should contact the Chair of the College Fairs Committee.

The committee meets two times a year.  Onsite coordinators are in frequent communication with our Executive Director.

CF Team: Joni Klopp, Millersville University and Loren Gordon, Harrisburg Academy
Contact:  [email protected]