Bishop Hendricken to host Largest Private College Fair in RI

Bishop Hendricken High School will host 112 colleges and universities from across the United States on campus this Friday, September 17, 2021 as part of the largest private college fair in Rhode Island.

The fair, which takes place from 8:30am-10:30am in both Pepin and McNally Gymnasiums, is organized annually through the School Counseling Office at Bishop Hendricken. After being cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19, the fair returns for its 55th year.

“The investment and sacrifice parents make to send their sons to Bishop Hendricken is great,” said Mark DeCiccio ’03, Principal. “Our college fair is proof that investment is worth it. Hendricken men are a different caliber of student to colleges, and that’s why they want to be on campus each year to meet them.”

Sophomores, juniors, and seniors will have the opportunity to talk one-on-one with admissions representatives as part of the fair. The Class of 2022 will also attend a presentation by Pam Heroux, Associate Dean of Admissions at Salve Regina University, on the impact of COVID on the application cycle, as well as essay-writing tips. Schools represented are as close as Providence and as far as California. The full list of all attending schools is below.

“We are thrilled to welcome over 100 colleges to campus to meet exclusively with our students,” said Natalie Kessimian, Assistant Principal who oversees the School Counseling Office. “Our school counselors have been working tirelessly, not only to prepare this wonderful event, but also to develop meaningful relationships with the schools in attendance and put our students ahead of others.”

College representatives will also begin small group visits — both on campus and virtually — with Hendricken seniors beginning next week. For more information on the School Counseling Office, or Bishop Hendricken’s approach to college counseling and placement, click here.

Colleges & universities to be represented: 

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Albertus Magnus College

American International College

Anna Maria College

Assumption University

Babson College

Bay Path University

Bay State College

Bentley University

Boston University

Bridgewater State University

Bristol Community College

Bryant University

Caldwell University

Catholic University of America

Central Connecticut State University

College of Charleston

College of Mount St. Vincent

Columbia College Hollywood

Curry College

Dean College

Duquesne University

Eastern Connecticut State University

Eckerd College

Elmira College

Elms College

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Emmanuel College

Endicott College

Fairfield University

Fitchburg State University

Florida Institute of Technology

Franklin and Marshall College

George Mason University

Hartwick College

High Point University

Hofstra University

Husson University

Iona College

Johnson & Wales University

Keene State College

Landing School of Boat Building & Design

Lasell University

Lynn University

Marist College

Marquette University

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (MCPHS)

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Merrimack College

Mitchell College

New England College

New England Institute of Technology

Nichols College

North Carolina State University

Ohio State University

Our Lady of Providence Seminary

Penn State University

Plymouth State University

Providence College

Quinnipiac University

Regis College

Rhode Island College

Rivier University

Roger Williams University

Rollins College

Rutgers University

Sacred Heart University

Salve Regina University

Southern Connecticut State University

Southern New Hampshire University

Springfield College

St. Anselm College

St. Bonaventure University

St. John’s University

St. Joseph’s College of Maine

St. Joseph’s University

St. Louis University

Stonehill College

Syracuse University

University of Alabama

University of Connecticut

University of Delaware

University of Hartford

University of Maine – Orono

University of Maine at Farmington

University of Maine at Fort Kent

University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Massachusetts Boston

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

University of Massachusetts Lowell

University of New England

University of New Hampshire

University of New Haven

University of Pittsburgh

University of Rhode Island

University of Scranton

University of South Carolina

University of Southern Maine

University of St. Joseph

University of Tampa

University of Tennessee

Ursinus College

Utica College

Wagner College

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Western New England University

Westfield State College

Wheaton College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester State University

Xavier University