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Mount Vernon STEAM Academy holds annual spring college fair

Students meeting college fair presenter.
Mount Vernon STEAM Academy holds annual spring college fair

The School Counseling Department at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy hosted their annual spring college fair this Friday. With 32 esteemed colleges, universities and organizations in attendance, students in grades 10-12 learned about a variety of post-secondary opportunities available to them.

Click here to read about last year's spring college fair.

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College Fair Representatives: 

  • Central Connecticut State
  • College of Westchester
  • CUNY Bronx Community College 
  • CUNY College of Staten Island
  • CUNY Lehman College
  • Dominican University
  • Felician University
  • Iona University
  • Livingstone College
  • Manhattanville University
  • Mercy University
  • Monroe University
  • New York Institute of Technology
  • Pace University
  • St. John's University
  • St. Thomas Aquinas College
  • SUNY Cobleskill
  • SUNY Dutchess
  • SUNY Purchase
  • SUNY Welcome Center
  • SUNY Westchester
  • United States Airforce
  • United States Army
  • United States Army ROTC 
  • United States Marines
  • United States National Guard
  • University of Hartford
  • University of Mount Saint Vincent
  • University of New Haven
  • Universal Technical Institute
  • Vaughn College
  • Westchester Beauty Academy
Student shaking college recruiters hand.
Student at college fair table.
Student learning about college at college fair table.
Students meeting with college fair presenter.

 

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