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Illinois Regional College Fair

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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 11, 2026 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 Nicole Vrabec (nmvrabec@noctrl.edu) or call the Office of Admission at 630-637-5800 with any questions about the college fair.

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2026 College and University Fair Registrants 

School
1 Alma College
2 Aquinas College
3 Arizona State University
4 Aurora University
5 Ball State University
6 Beloit College
7 Benedictine University
8 Binghamton University - State University of New York
9 Blackburn College
10 Bowling Green State University
11 Bradley University
12 Brandeis University
13 Bucknell University
14 Butler University
15 California Polytechnic State University
16 Carroll University
17 Carthage College
18 Chicago State University
19 Clarke University
20 Coe College
21 College for Creative Studies
22 College of the Holy Cross
23 Colorado State University
24 Columbia College Chicago
25 Concordia University Chicago
26 DePaul University
27 DePauw University
28 Dominican University
29 Drake University
30 Eastern Illinois University
31 Elmhurst University
32 Elon University
33 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
34 Emmanuel College
35 Fairfield University
36 Ferris State University
37 Governors State University
38 Grand Valley State University
39 Hanover College
40 High Point University
41 Hofstra University
42 Holy Cross College
43 Hope College
44 Illinois College
45 Illinois Institute of Technology
46 Illinois State University
47 Illinois Student Assistance Commission
48 Illinois Wesleyan University
49 Indiana Tech
50 Indiana University Bloomington
51 Indiana University Indianapolis
52 Iowa State University
53 John Carroll University
54 Keiser University
55 Kent State University
56 Knox College
57 Lake Forest College
58 Lakeview College of Nursing
59 Lawrence Technological University
60 Lewis University
61 Loras College
62 Loyola University Chicago
63 Loyola University Maryland
64 Luther College
65 Lynn University
66 Marian University Indiana
67 Marian University Wisconsin
68 Marist University
69 Marquette University
70 McKendree University
71 Miami University
72 Michigan State University
73 Michigan Technological University
74 Millikin University
75 Minneapolis College of Art and Design
76 Missouri University of Science and Technology
77 Monmouth College
78 Morrison Tech
79 Mount Mary
80 MSOE
81 National Louis University
82 North Central College
83 North Park University
84 Northeastern Illinois University
85 Northern Illinois University
86 Northern Illinois University Engineering
87 Northern Michigan University
88 Northwestern University
89 Nova Southeastern University
90 Ohio State University
91 Ohio University
92 Oklahoma State University
93 Palmer College of Chiropractic
94 Parkland College
95 Penn State University
96 Providence College
97 Purdue University Northwest
98 Purdue University West Lafayette
99 Quincy University
100 Ripon College
101 Rivier University
102 Rockford University
103 Sacred Heart University
104 Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
105 Saint Louis University
106 Saint Mary's College
107 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
108 Salve Regina University
109 Santa Clara University
110 Southern Illinois University Carbondale
111 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
112 Spring Hill College
113 St. Ambrose University
114 St. Mary's University, London
115 St. Norbert College
116 St. Olaf College
117 Stony Brook University
118 Syracuse University
119 Taylor University
120 Temple University, Japan Campus
121 Texas A&M University College Station
122 Texas Christian University
123 Texas Tech University
124 Truman State University
125 Arizona, University of
126 Arkansas, University of
127 Denver, University of
128 Detroit Mercy, University of
129 Glasgow, University of
130 Guelph, University of
131 Illinois Chicago, University of
132 Illinois Springfield, University of
133 Illinois Urbana - Champaign, University of
134 Iowa, University of
135 Kansas, University of
136 Kentucky, University of
137 Louisville, University of
138 Maine, University of
139 Massachusetts Amherst, University of
140 Memphis, University of
141 Minnesota Twin Cities, University of
142 Mississippi, University of
143 Missouri, University of
144 Nebraska at Omaha, University of
145 Nebraska Lincoln, University of
146 Northern Iowa, University of
147 Oklahoma, University of
148 Oregon, University of
149 San Diego, University of
150 Scranton, University of
151 South Alabama, University of
152 South Carolina, University of
153 St. Francis, University of
154 Tennessee Knoxville, University of
155 Utah, University of
156 Wisconsin La Crosse, University of
157 Wisconsin Madison, University of
158 Wisconsin Oshkosh, University of
159 Wisconsin Stevens Point, University of
160 Wyoming, University of
161 Upper Iowa University
162 Valparaiso University
163 VanderCook College of Music
164 Wabash College
165 West Point
166 Western Illinois University
167 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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