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Illinois Regional College Fair

Planning for College? Join us at our College Fair!

Attend the Illinois Regional College Fair at North Central College. Featuring over 200 colleges and universities, the fair offers something for all!  All local juniors and sophomores in high school, as well as potential transfer students are encouraged to attend.  No RSVP necessary for students and families to attend.

 

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. 

Illinois Regional College Fair

The Illinois Regional College Fair utilizes StriveScan to make information sharing easier for students. This app based system is free for students and registration is encouraged in advance of the fair. Click the Register Today button below to utilize this free service while attending our fair.

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Getting to the Fair

To get to campus, view directions and our campus map. Students and families may park in the Parking Pavilion (location 37 on the campus map). Signs will be posted as well. The fair will take place in the Residence Hall/Recreation Center (Building 40 on the campus map). 

Please email Elizabeth McDonough (ejmcdonough@noctrl.edu) or call the Office of Admission at 630-637-5800 with any questions about the college fair.

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2025 College and University Fair Registrants 

Schools
1 Alma College
2 American University of Paris
3 Arizona State University
4 Augustana College
5 Aurora University
6 Ball State University
7 Beloit College
8 Benedictine University
9 Binghamton University - State University of New York
10 Blackburn College
11 Bowling Green State University
12 Bradley University
13 Bucknell University
14 Butler University
15 California Polytechnic State University
16 Carroll University
17 Carthage College
18 Central Michigan University
19 College for Creative Studies
20 College of DuPage
21 College of St. Benedict and St. John's University
22 Colorado State University
23 Concordia University Chicago
24 Creighton University
25 DePaul University
26 DePauw University
27 Dominican University
28 Drake University
29 Drexel University
30 Eastern Illinois University
31 Elmhurst University
32 Elon University
33 Fairfield University
34 Florida Southern College
35 Governors State University
36 Grand Canyon University
37 Grand Valley State University
38 High Point University
39 Holy Cross College
40 Hope College
41 Illinois College
42 Illinois Institute of Technology
43 Illinois State University
44 Illinois Student Assistance Commission
45 Illinois Wesleyan University
46 Indiana State University
47 Indiana Tech
48 Indiana University Bloomington
49 Indiana University Indianapolis
50 Iowa State University
51 John Carroll University
52 Keiser University
53 Kent State University
54 Knox College
55 Lake Forest College
56 Lawrence Technological University
57 Lawrence University
58 Lewis University
59 Loras College
60 Loyola University Chicago
61 Luther College
62 Lynn University
63 Marian University Indiana
64 Marian University Wisconsin
65 Marist University
66 Marquette University
67 McKendree University
68 Miami University
69 Michigan State University
70 Michigan Technological University
71 Midwestern University College of Pharmacy
72 Millikin University
73 Missouri State University
74 Missouri University of Science and Technology
75 Monmouth College
76 MSOE
77 National Louis University
78 North Carolina State University
79 North Park University
80 Northeastern Illinois University
81 Northern Illinois University
82 Northern Illinois University Engineering
83 Northern Michigan University
84 Northland College
85 Nova Southeastern University
86 Ohio State University
87 Ohio University
88 Oklahoma State University
89 Palmer College of Chiropractic
90 Parkland College
91 Penn State University
92 Prescott College
93 Providence College
94 Purdue University Fort Wayne
95 Purdue University West Lafayette
96 Queen Mary University of London
97 Quincy University
98 Ripon College
99 Rockford University
100 Roosevelt University
101 Saint Anthony College of Nursing
102 Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
103 Saint Louis University
104 Saint Mary's College
105 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
106 Saint Xavier University
107 Seton Hall University
108 SIUE - College of Pharmacy
109 Southern Illinois University Carbondale
110 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
111 St. Ambrose University
112 St. Norbert College
113 St. Olaf College
114 Stony Brook University
115 Syracuse University
116 Temple University, Japan Campus
117 Texas Christian University
118 Trinity Christian College
119 Truman State University
120 University College Dublin
121 University of Aberdeen
122 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
123 University of Arizona
124 University of Arkansas
125 University of Cincinnati
126 University of Dayton
127 University of Denver
128 University of East Anglia
129 University of Florida
130 University of Glasgow
131 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
132 University of Illinois Chicago
133 University of Illinois Springfield
134 University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
135 University of Iowa
136 University of Kentucky
137 University of Louisville
138 University of Massachusetts Amherst
139 University of Memphis
140 University of Minnesota Rochester
141 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
142 University of Mississippi
143 University of Missouri
144 University of Nebraska at Omaha
145 University of Nebraska Lincoln
146 University of Nevada Las Vegas
147 University of New Hampshire
148 University of Oklahoma
149 University of Oregon
150 University of Pittsburgh
151 University of South Alabama
152 University of South Carolina
153 University of South Florida
154 University of St. Francis
155 University of St. Thomas
156 University of Tennessee Knoxville
157 University of Utah
158 University of Vermont
159 University of Wisconsin La Crosse
160 University of Wisconsin Madison
161 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
162 Upper Iowa University
163 Valparaiso University
164 VanderCook College of Music
165 Villanova University
166 Wabash College
167 West Point
168 Western Illinois University
169 Western Michigan University
170 Winona State University
171 Worcester Polytechnic Institute
172 Xavier University

A project of the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling in cooperation with North Central College and area high schools.

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