Local elementary school students going to college
November 3, 2010
907-455-2833
11/3/10
The classrooms at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College are typically filled with students this time of year. This Friday, the students will be a little smaller than usual: 65 sixth-graders from Woodriver Elementary School will spend the day at 604 Barnette Street during the annual I’m Going to College event, which runs from 9:45.a.m.- 2 p.m.
The event highlights careers in the medical, dental, fire science, law enforcement, information technology, construction management and drafting fields, all degrees offered by UAF CTC. The sessions will be hands-on, designed for elementary school students and taught by college faculty members in their respective disciplines.
I’m Going to College is designed to introduce elementary school students to college. It is sponsored by the UA College Savings Program, Northwestern Education Loan Association, Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education and UAF Financial Aid. The program has been in existence for eight years and has served approximately 2,500 elementary school students in the Fairbanks area.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Ashley Munro, financial aid advisor, at 907-474-1934 or via e-mail at akmunro@alaska.edu.
MR/11-2-10/082ma-11