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October 5th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

On Tuesday, October 11, Allegany College of Maryland will host the 54^th Annual Tri-State College Night from 6:30-8 p.m. in the gymnasium. Tri-State College Night is sponsored by the Maryland College Application Campaign and the Allegany County School Counselors’ Association in partnership with Allegany College of Maryland and strives to help high school students make educated decisions about post-secondary plans.

            Tri-State College Night provides students and parents with an opportunity to learn about various colleges, universities, and career and technical schools as well as branches of the military and their service academies.  To date, more than 50 of these schools and military organizations will be represented at this year’s event. 

            Four high school students attending the virtual event will be awarded, by random drawing, scholarships ranging from $350 to $750 for a total of $2,200 to help them further their education.  Two $350 scholarships will be awarded to high school juniors and two $750 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors.  One of the $750 scholarships is designated for a senior who plans to enroll in Allegany College of Maryland.

              The colleges, universities, and career and technical schools that have indicated their participation at the Tri-State College Night are as follows:  Allegany College of Maryland, Albright College, U.S. Army, Bryant University, Capital Technology University, Carlow University, Coast Guard, Davis and Elkins College, Duquesne University, Eastern University, Garrett College, Geneva College, Glenville State College, Liberty University, Longwood University, Lycoming College, Mary Baldwin University, Maryland Army National Guard, Maryland State Department of Education, McDaniel College, Millersville University, Mount Aloysius, Mount St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Penn West University, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, Roanoke College, St. Francis University, St. Michael’s College, Salisbury University, Shenandoah University, Shepherd University, Shippensburg University, Slippery Rock University, St. Vincent College, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Stevenson University, UMBC, University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, University of Tennessee Knoxville, University of Maryland, Frostburg State University Upward Bound, U.S. Marine Corp, Verto Education, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington Adventist University, West Virginia University, Wheeling University, Wilson College, WVU Davis College of Ag Natural Resources, WVU Potomac State College, and Frostburg State University.

              For more information about this event, contact Courtney Jensen at Allegany College of Maryland at 301-784-5005 or via email at cjensen2@allegany.edu.