PACAC College Fairs - Spring 2027
for all Pennsylvania students  


Bayard Rustin High School; West Chester, PA
Wednesday, March 3rd; 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Snow date March 4th

Lancaster County College Fair
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology; Lancaster, PA
Tuesday, March 16th; 9:00 - 11:00 AM
Snow date March 17th

Central PA College Fair
Messiah University; Mechanicsburg, PA
Tuesday, March 16th; 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Snow date March 17th

Northwest Regional College Fair
PennWest University; Edinboro, PA
Wednesday, April 21st; 9:30 - 11:30 AM

Northeast Regional College Fair
King's College; Wilkes-Barre, PA
Monday, April 26th; 8:30 AM - Noon

Main Line Regional College Fair
Villanova University; Villanova, PA
Wednesday, May 26th; 6:00 - 8:30 PM

 

For students / families / counselors:

All are welcome to attend! Please register for a barcode at www.StriveFair.com.
Show your barcode to colleges who will scan it to send you more information about their schools. The day after the fair, you will receive a report with information about each college with whom you scanned.  All PACAC College Fairs are free of charge to students, families and counselors.

For college, university and vendor representatives:
Our College Fairs Committee strives to create regional fairs for the convenience of students, parents, high school counselors and college admission representatives. While each fair is organized by a regional committee, all are supported by our College Fairs Committee. All participating representatives must adhere to our college fair guidelines.

Registration will open in the new year!

To take advantage of Early-Bird rates (listed below), please register by Friday, February 12th. 
Regular rates will be applied after that date.

Degree-Granting and Professional Certificate-Granting Institutions
(4yr & 2yr colleges, technical and career schools) 

  • Institutional Members enjoy discounted rates:  
    • $125 Early-bird; $165 Regular for most fairs
    • $150 Early-bird; $185 Regular for Main Line
  • Nonmembers:  
    • $165 Early-bird; $230 Regular for most fairs
    • $185 Early-bird; $250 Regular for Main Line

Vendors 
(trade unions, banks, branches of the military, student lending companies, test preparation companies, university-affiliated summer programs, dual-enrollment programs, study abroad programs, etc.)
Approved Vendor may attend:  $250 for most fairs; $535 for Main Line.

 

Questions?

Please contact the PACAC Office at [email protected].