The East Bay College Connection is a regional college fair for high school students and their parents, teachers, and counselors. The fair is held at the Saint Mary's College of CA campus in Moraga (directions).

It is a great chance to connect with institutions from all across the country. Come to this free event and learn more about your college options using the free, informative College Planning Guide (available here as a downloadable file).  The Guide contains valuable information about the college application and financial aid process.  For the first time, students will be able to register for the fair in advance (at www.wacaccollegefair.com), provide personal data, and receive a free unique barcode to print out and bring to the fair.  Many colleges at the fair will be equipped with scanners, eliminating the need to fill out inquiry cards at the event.   You can also print out College Fair Cards that you can complete ahead of time, print, and hand out at the fair, rather than completing cards at each college's table during the fair!

In addition to visiting with college representatives, numerous information sessions will be available throughout the afternoon, including financial aid, historically black colleges, the student athlete, and students with learning disabilities. Several workshops will also be available in Spanish, and counselors will be on hand to answer any of your college-related questions. To see examples of previous workshops, consult the 2009 Workshop Schedule. The 2010 schedule will be posted here when it is available.

Parking is limited: please use the free shuttle provided for you at the Orinda BART Station. The BART Shuttle will depart from the Orinda station for Saint Mary's every 20 minutes between 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. Visit the BART website for schedules.

Sponsored by the Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC) and Saint Mary's College of California
(800) 800-4SMC

PARTICIPATING COLLEGES AND RESOURCES 2010

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture Los Angeles, CA
University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA
University of California, San Diego La Jolla , CA
University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES
California Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA
CSU Chico Chico, CA
CSU East Bay Hayward, CA
CSU Fresno Fresno, CA
CSU Monterey Bay Seaside, CA
CSU Sacramento Sacramento, CA
Humboldt State University Arcata, CA
San Jose State University San Jose, CA
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
Sonoma State University School of Education, Hutchins School of Liberal Studies Rohnert Park, CA

OTHER COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND INSTITUTIONS
Air Force Academy U.S. Air Force Academy, CO
Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK
Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
Boise State University Boise, ID
Brandeis University Waltham, MA
Bryant University Smithfield, RI
California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA
Carroll College Helena, MT
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA
Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO
Columbia College, Chicago Chicago, IL
Columbia College, Hollywood Tarzana, CA
Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA
The Culinary Institute of America St. Helena, CA
Creighton University Omaha, NE
DeVry University Fremont, CA
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA
Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA
Drew University Madison, NJ
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
Eastern Washington University Yakima, WA
Eckerd College St Petersburg, FL
Feather River Community College Quincy, CA
FIDM / Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles, CA
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL
Fort Lewis College Durango, CO
Franklin College, Switzerland Lugeno, Switzerland
George Fox University Newberg, OR
The George Washington University Washington, D.C.
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
Grove City College Grove City, PA
Hawai'i Pacific University Honolulu, HI
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
Holy Names University Oakland, CA
Hope International University Fullerton, CA
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
Johnson & Wales University Providence, RI
Laureate Hospitality Education Clarens, Switzerland
Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR
Linfield College McMinnville, OR
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus Brooklyn, NY
Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA
Marymount College Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Maryville University St. Louis, MO
Menlo College Atherton, CA
Mesa State College Grand Junction, CO
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
Mills College Oakland, CA
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI
Montana State University, Bozeman Bozeman, MT
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA
Mount St. Mary's College Los Angeles, CA
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology Socorro, NM
New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM
Northeastern University Boston, MA
Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
Oregon State University - Cascades Bend, OR
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA
Pacific University Oregon Forest Grove, OR
Penn State University University Park, PA
Portland State University Portland, OR
Prescott College Prescott, AZ
Providence College Providence, RI
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Reed College Portland, OR
Regis University Denver, CO
Richmond, The American International University in London Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA
Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY
Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA
Scripps College Claremont, CA
Seattle University Seattle, WA
Sierra Nevada College - Lake Tahoe Incline Village, NV
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA
Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR
St. Edward's University Austin, TX
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
United States Military Academy at West Point West Point, NY
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
The University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA
University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC
University of Calgary Calgary, AB
University of Chicago Chicago, IL
University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, CO
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
University of Colorado, Denver Denver, CO
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
University of Idaho Moscow, ID
The University of Montana Missoula, MT
University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV
University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
University of Oregon Eugene, OR
University of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
University of Portland Portland, OR
University of Redlands Redlands, CA
University of San Diego San Diego, CA
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
University of St Andrews, Scotland St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
University of Victoria Victoria, BC
University of Washington, Bothell Bothell, WA
Villanova University Villanova, PA
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA
Washington State University Pullman, WA
Western New England College Springfield, MA
Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR
Western State College of Colorado Gunnison, CO
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA
Whittier College Whittier, CA
Willamette University Salem, OR
William Jessup University Rocklin, CA

RESOURCES

ACT
California Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (CASFAA)
The Princeton Review