College Fair Coming to North Point Mall

High school students can talk one-on-one with representatives of colleges and universities at  on Tuesday, Sept. 13, as the Georgia Education Articulation Committee’s (GEAC) Fall 2011 PROBE College Fair comes to town.

The fair, which will run from 6-9 p.m., is free and open to high school students and their families.  The eight-week fall tour consists of 61 college fairs held at various schools and venues across the state of Georgia.

The PROBE College Fair also will be in Forsyth County that morning, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Lanier Technical College-Conference Center at 7745 Majors Road, Cumming

GEAC’s mission is to stimulate interest in post-secondary education for citizens of Georgia by bringing together students, parents, counselors, administrators and representatives of post-secondary educational institutions including, but not limited to, colleges and vocational-technical schools.

“For many families, finding the time and resources, especially with the price of gas, to visit colleges and universities is tough,” said Bill Smith, executive director of PROBE.  “By bringing the PROBE college fair to the students, they are able to be exposed to schools they might not otherwise have a chance to experience.”

For more information and to view the entire fall schedule, visit gaprobe.org.