The Gloucester Branch of the NAACP is holding its sixth annual College, Career & Resource Fair next Thursday, Oct. 9, from 5-7 p.m. in the Gloucester High School gym.
According to Gloucester’s NAACP Education Committee Chairperson Melissa “Missy” Southworth, nearly 50 institutions will be attending to inform students of their offerings. The fair will show a broad range of career and higher education options, including colleges, technical schools, military, fire and rescue and more.
Gloucester students, as well as those from surrounding areas, including Mathews, Middlesex, King and Queen, West Point, King William, York and beyond, are all encouraged to attend.
Adults in the community who may be looking for opportunities to further their education or make a career change are also welcome to the event.
Representatives from these institutions will be able to speak on their programs, financial aid, scholarships, classes and potential career paths. There will also be scholarship opportunities for students to explore at the fair.
The following institutions have committed to attending the fair:
Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Bay Aging, Bryant & Stratton College, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula, Centura College Student Affairs, Centura College Newport News (CPEN), Chesapeake Marine Training Institute, Christopher Newport University, Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitation, ECPI University, Fairfield Foundation, Gloucester Branch of the NAACP, Gloucester County Human Resources, Hampton Roads Workforce Council, Hampton University (Communicative Sciences & Disorders program, Department of Physical Therapy, and School of Pharmacy), IOTA Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Irene Morgan Scholarship, Liberty University, Longwood University, Miller’s Services, Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Behavioral Health, Ms. Kelli’s School of Cosmetology, New Horizons Career & Technical Center, Norfolk State University, Old Dominion University, Radford University, Rappahannock Community College, Regent University, Sentara Health Services, Shenandoah University, The Apprentice School, Newport News Shipbuilding, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy, Virginia Army National Guard, Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions, Virginia Military Institute, Virginia Peninsula Community College, Virginia P.E.O., Virginia Wesleyan University, Wilson Workforce Rehab Center, College of William & Mary, and Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation Descendents Community.