Way2GoMaryland College Preparation Event Comes to Anne Arundel Community College May 9
Representatives from USM Institutions, AACC will be Present to Offer
Guidance
Adelphi, Md. (March
30, 2015) - Way2GoMaryland, the
University System of Maryland's (USM) campaign to encourage students and their
families to begin preparing for college early, holds its next free-of-charge
event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 9 at Anne Arundel Community
College (AACC) at its main campus in Arnold, MD. The event is designed for
sixth to tenth-grade students and their parents and guardians who live in and around
Anne Arundel
County.
The event will be held in the Pascal
Center for the Performing Arts. It will
bring together current college students and admissions and financial aid
representatives from USM institutions and AACC to speak with students and their
parents/guardians about preparing and paying for college. Event attendees will
also have the opportunity to hear from the College Savings Plans of Maryland
about saving for college. In addition, they will have chances to win door
prizes and will be treated to a free lunch.
Visitors may park at no cost in any of the lots designated
for general student parking. Parking Lot "A" is closest to the Pascal
Center. A map for the Arnold
campus can be accessed here.
Online registration is available through Wed., May 6. Registration
details can be found here.
Students and their families may also attend by registering on the day of the
event, beginning at 9:15 a.m.
However, pre-registration is strongly encouraged. For further details about the event and pre-registration, please email
jrose@usmd.edu, call 301-445-2756, or fax
the registration to 301-445-2724.
As
part of its 2020 Strategic Plan, USM is committed to helping Maryland
achieve its goal of 55-percent college degree completion (either a two-year
associate's or four-year bachelor's degree, attained by 55 percent of the state
population 25 years and older). Toward that state goal, the USM seeks to
increase student enrollment and expand baccalaureate degree production by an
additional 10,000 degrees.
By
the end of 2015, USM has pledged to cut by at least half the gaps in
college-going and college- completion rates that separate low-income and
underrepresented students from other young Americans.
Way2GoMaryland is part of this effort, encouraging
more students, especially those in middle school, to begin preparing for
college early. An early start on the path to college can help students:
- pursue the right mix of
secondary school coursework;
- prepare for the college
search and application process;
- gain access to adequate
financial aid; and
- complete undergraduate
degrees and prepare to enter the workforce and/or pursue graduate and
professional studies.
For more information about Way2GoMaryland, please click here.
Contact: Jennifer Rose
Phone: 301.445.2756
Email: jrose@usmd.edu