Education

UCPS hosts district-wide college fair Oct. 11 in Monroe

By The Waxhaws Dispatch staff · September 30, 2026 · 1 min read

Three teenage girls look over brochures at a college fair booth in a gymnasium. — Students browse brochures and collect materials from a booth representative at a college and career fair held inside a school gymnasium. Union County Public Schools is hosting a district-wide college fair on Oct. 11 at Sun Valley High School in Monroe, open to students from across the district. U.S. Army USAGJ by Noriko Kudo (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Students at Marvin Ridge, Weddington and Cuthbertson high schools can attend a district-wide college fair on Sunday, Oct. 11, at Sun Valley High School in Monroe.

Union County Public Schools announced the event on X on Friday, Sept. 25. The fair runs from 2 to 5 p.m. Superintendent Andrew Houlihan was tagged in the district's post.

The district directed students to register through StriveScan, a college-fair registration platform. Registration is free. Students fill out a short form online and receive a barcode by text and email to present at the fair.

UCPS has not announced which colleges or universities will attend. The district serves more than 40,000 students across 52 schools.

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