Southern Westchester College Conference
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Harrison High School, Harrison, NY
Northern Westchester College Conference
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Jefferson Valley Mall, Yorktown Heights, NY
Westchester-Putnam College Conferences
Representatives from more than 300 two-year and four-year colleges, nursing schools and business schools will participate in the Westchester Putnam College Conferences. The Southern Westchester College Conference will be held at Harrison High School in Harrison, NY on Tuesday, October 19 and the Northern Westchester-College Fair will be held at the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights, NY on Wednesday, October 20.
Students and parents are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to meet face-to-face with admissions representatives from hundreds of colleges throughout the country. Officers and enlisted personnel from the various branches of the military will also be on hand to discuss the military’s enlistment and education programs such as R.O.T.C., the military academies, and the GI Bill.
The College Conference is a timesaving opportunity for students and parents to gather a lot of information in one night. In addition to asking questions, students and parents will be able to set up college interviews, pick up literature and learn about the various financial aid programs available.
For Counselors
Please inform your students of the upcoming College Conferences in Westchester County. College Fairs are time-saving opportunities for students and parents to gather a lot of information from a number of colleges, universities and military services in one day.
Copies of College Fair Guide will be distributed to guidance offices three weeks prior to a College Conference.
Why associate a College Conference with career guidance?
Colleges and career schools are stepping stones to careers, therefore, a College Conference is an excellent opportunity to gather information for career preparation. The more you put into the College Conference, the more you will get out of it.
Participating Colleges and Universities
Albany College of Pharmacy, NY
Albright College, PA
Alfred University, NY SW
American International College, MA
Arcadia University, PA
Assumption College, MA
Barry University, FL SW
Berkeley College, NJ
Bryant University, RI
Cabrini University, PA
Cairn University, PA
Caldwell University, NJ
Canisius College, NY
Castleton University, VT
Cazenovia College, NY
Cedar Crest College, PA
Centenary University, NJ
Central Connecticut State College, CT
Cereus Financial Advisors, NJ
Clarkson School: Early College Program, NY
College Experience;Career Next, NY
College of Mt. St. Vincent, NY
College of New Jersey, NJ
College of Westchester, NY
Connecticut College, CT NW
Clarkson University, NY
CUNY Hunter College, NY
Dean College, MA
Dominican College, NY
Drew University, NJ
Duke Kunshan University, SW
East Carolina University, NC
Eastern Connecticut State University, CT
Eastern University, PA
Eckerd College, FL
Elizabethtown College, PA
Elmira College, NY
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, FL
Emmanuel College, MA
Endicott College, MA
Five Towns College, NY
Florida Atlantic University, FL
Florida Southern College, FL SW
Fordham U-School of Professional & Continuing Studies, NY
Franklin & Marshall College, PA
Franklin Pierce University, NH
Frissora College, NY NW
Frissora NJ College, SW
George Washington University, DC
Georgian Court University, NJ
Heidelberg University, OH SW
High Point University, NC SW
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, NY
Hofstra University, NY
Houghton College, NY SW
Iona College, NY
Jacksonville University, FL NW
James Madison University, VA
Johnson & Wales University, RI
Kean University, NJ
Keene State College, NH
Keiser University Flagship Campus, FL
Lasell Univesity, MA
Lawrence Technological University, MI
Lees-McRae College, NC
Le Moyne College, NY
LIM College, NY
Lincoln Technical Institute NJ, NJ NW
Louisiana State University, LA
Loyola University New Orleans, LA SW
Lycoming College, PA SW
Lynn University, FL SW
Manhattan College, NY
Manhattanville College, NY
Marist College, NY
Marymount Manhattan College, NY
Marywood University, PA
Mercy College, NY
Merrimack College, MA
Michigan State University, MI SW
Misericordia University, PA
Monmouth University, NJ
Monroe College, NY
Mt. St. Mary College, NY
Muhlenberg College, PA
Nazareth College, NY
New England College, NH
New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ SW
New York State Police-Troop K, NW
Nichols College, MA
North Carolina State University, NC
Northern Vermont University, VT SW
Nova Southeastern University, FL
Pace University, NY
Paul Smith's College, NY
Penn State University, PA SW
Plymouth State University, NH
Providence College, RI
Queens University of Charlotte, NC
Ramapo College of New Jersey, NJ
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
Rider University, NJ
Rivier University, NH
Roger Williams University, RI
Russell Sage College, NY
Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ SW
Sacred Heart University, CT
Sage Colleges, NY
Salve Regina University, RI
Sarah Lawrence College, NY
Seton Hall University, NJ SW
Siena College, NY
Skidmore College, NY
Southern University at New Orleans, LA
Springfield College, MA
St. Anselm College, NH
St. Bonaventure University, NY
St. John Fisher College, NY
St. John's University, NY
St. Joseph's University, PA SW
St. Lawrence University, NY
St. Michael's College, VT
St. Thomas Aquinas College, NY NW
Stevenson University, MD SW
Stonehill College, MA
SUNY Alfred, NY
SUNY Brockport, NY
SUNY Buffalo State, NY
SUNY Cobleskill, NY
SUNY College at Old Westbury, NY
SUNY Cortland, NY
SUNY Delhi, NY
SUNY Dutchess CC, NY NW
SUNY Farmingdale, NY
SUNY Fredonia, NY
SUNY Geneseo, NY
SUNY Herkimer CC, NY SW
SUNY Maritime College, NY
SUNY New Paltz, NY
SUNY Oneonta, NY
SUNY Oswego, NY
SUNY Plattsburgh, NY
SUNY Polytechnic of Technology, NY
SUNY Potsdam, NY
SUNY Rockland CC, NY
SUNY Stony Brook, NY
SUNY Sullivan County CC, NY
SUNY Tompkins Cortland CC, NY
SUNY University at Albany, NY
SUNY Westchester CC, NY
Susquehanna University, PA
Syracuse University, NY
Union College, NY
University of California-Riverside, CA SW
University of Connecticut, CT
University of Delaware, DE
University of Hartford, CT
University of Mary Washington, VA
University of Massachusetts-Amherst, MA
University of Massachusetts-Boston, MA
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, MA
University of Massachusetts-Lowell, MA
University of New Hampshire, NH
University of New Haven, CT
University of Pittsburgh, PA
University of Scranton, PA
University of St. Joseph, CT
University of Tennessee, TN
University of the Sciences of Philadelphia, PA SW
University of Vermont, VT
Utica College, NY
Vermont Technical College, VT
Virginia Commonwealth University, VA
Virginia Tech, VA
Washington College, MD
Wells College, NY SW
Wentworth Institute of Technology, MA
West Chester University of PA, PA SW
Western Connecticut State University, CT
Western New England University, MA
Westfield State College, MA
Xavier University OH, OH
Additional Attendees:
Cereus Financial Advisors NW
New York State Police-Troop K
US Army SW
US Marines-Peekskill, NY
US Merchant Marine Academy, NY
Verto Education
* SW indicates Southern Westchester College Conference Only
* NW indicates Northern Westchester College Conference Only
For Colleges
To register for an upcoming Westchester College Conference please download the Registration Form below and mail to P.O. Box 90, Crompound, NY 10517.
About The Westchester-Putnam College Conferences
By Louis C. Brunelli
What happens at the College Conference?
The College Conference is an important event to help you plan your future. Primarily, it is an information gathering day, a time for you to learn about many different schools and colleges.
How does the College Conference fit into my guidance program?
Guidance is indeed a curriculum in which school counselors do not simply advise and counsel but attempt to teach students how to make decisions, how to collect information, and how to develop effective plans.
How does this affect college selection?
College selection – the decision whether or not to go to college or some kind of post-secondary school, as well as which college to go to – is one of the most important decisions a person has to make in life. The better your guidance program has prepared you to make decisions, the better your college selection decision is bound to be.
Will there be any special services?
Professional counselors will be available to speak with students and parents about college selection and financial aid. Financial aid information, as well as a variety of banking programs for financing an education, can be discussed with representatives from a number of local banks. In addition, representatives from the military services will be there to discuss direct enlistment as well as ROTC and other college programs.
Who represents the colleges and schools?
In almost all instances, a full-time employee of the college or school’s admissions office attends the conference. Some schools are represented by alumni who have donated their time to speak with prospective students.
Can’t I just take a virtual tour online?
Be sensible. Sure you’re busy but one look in person can be worth a thousand views on a Web site. Plus, you don’t know how old those images are. You want to see what’s happening now. The feelings you get by spending a day visiting classes, dorms, the cafeteria, admissions staff, etc. usually are the real deciding factors in making a good college selection. Students should always visit a campus before making their final decision. Also, many colleges expect you to visit and assume you’re not too interested if you don’t make the effort. College visitation policies vary greatly. Talk to your counselor about various colleges.
My SATs and ACTs really are low compared to my high school average. I guess this eliminates me from a highly competitive college, doesn’t it?
This is a major reason why college conferences are so helpful. Talk to the admissions representatives and explain your concerns. Most colleges look at many factors especially high school average, when reviewing a person’s overall potential
What is the College Conference Committee?
The College Conference Committee is a hard-working group of high school counselors and admission officers who believe strongly in providing these excellent resources and services to our area students. The counselors of this committee are committed to providing career guidance for the young people in our school districts. One of the outcomes of a career guidance program is to teach students how to gather data, and then how to evaluate and process this data to help them make decisions for the future.
Committee Members
Louis Caesar Brunelli
Conference Coordinator
Kay Buckley
Guidance Counselor (Retired)
Henry Cafaro
Guidance Counselor / White Plains HS
Nick DiPaolo
Department Chair / Westlake High School
Eleanor Frey
Guidance Counselor (Retired)
Barbara Kerasiotes
Guidance Counselor / Lakeland High School
William Lessa
Principal / Cardinal Hayes HS
William Lessa, II
Guidance Counselor/ /Cardinal Hayes HS
Timothy O’Dwyer
Guidance Counselor / Westlake High School
Lauraine Mosca
Guidance Counselor / Walter Panas HS
Al Reid
Guidance Counselor / Yorktown High School
Mark Ridder
School Guide Publications
Myles Ridder
School Guide Publications
Victor Ridder
School Guide Publications
Nicholas Ruotolo
Guidance Counselor / Carmel High School
Martin Sommer
Guidance Counselor / SW BOCES (Retired)
Daniel Woodard
Assistant Principal / White Plains HS (Retired)nIt