THIEL COLLEGE HOSTS MERCER COUNTY GUIDANCE COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION COLLEGE/CAREER DAY

Sept. 22, 2010

GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Mercer County Guidance Counselors College Fair and Career Day, sponsored by the Mercer County Guidance Counselors Association, will be held Thursday, Oct. 7, in the Rissell-Beeghly Gymnasia on the Thiel College campus.

The fair, which runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m., is free and open to the public.

More than 100 colleges, universities and technical schools, as well as businesses and armed forces representatives, will be on hand to distribute materials and talk with students and other interested members of the community about colleges and career choices.

About 1,000 high school students from Greenville, Commodore Perry, Reynolds, West Middlesex, Lakeview, Jamestown, Sharpsville, Mercer, Sharon, Farrell, Hickory, Bloomfield, Living Word Christian School, Literacy Council of Mercer County and Keystone Education Center will be on campus for the college fair.

For information regarding this event, please contact the Thiel College Admissions Office at 724-589-2173.

About Thiel College

Founded in 1866, Thiel College is a liberal arts, sciences and professional studies institution located in Greenville, Pa., that provides a great balance of academic challenge, personal and social involvement, and exceptional value to its 1,100 students. For more information about Thiel College, which is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, visit www.thiel.edu or call 800-24-THIEL.

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