YES Prep College Fair

This panel includes YES Prep's IMPACT Partners that are classified by Barron's Profile of American Colleges of Most Competitive/Most Competitive+:

• Carleton College
• Claremont McKenna College
• Grinnell College
• Johns Hopkins University
• Rice University
• Vanderbilt University

This panel includes Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) including primarily public colleges and universities:

• Prairie View A&M University
• Grambling State University
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
• Jackson State University
• Lincoln University of Missouri
• Philander Smith College

This panel includes a variety of mid-sized and large private research universities from around the United States, including:

• Baylor University
• Texas Christian University
• Drexel University
• Wake Forest University
• Boston College
• Mercer University

This panel includes a variety of large public universities, many of which are land-grant colleges, including:

• Texas A&M University
• Texas Tech University
• The University of Arizona
• Kansas State University
• University of Oklahoma
• Iowa State University

This panel includes a variety of state universities and regional universities, offering both undergraduate and graduated degree programs.  These universities include:

• Lamar University
• Stephen F. Austin State University
• Texas A&M University-Kingsville
• The University of Texas at Tyler
• Midwestern State University
• Concordia University Chicago

This panel includes multiple Catholic Colleges and Universities.  Ranging in size from 3,000 to 15,000, these colleges both include strong academic programs, and are grounded in catholic educational traditions, including:

• University of St. Thomas-Houston
• St. Edwards University
• University of Notre Dame
• Saint Mary's College
• The Catholic University of America
• Villanova University

This panel includes small, residential liberal arts colleges.  Each college has between 1,000 and 3,000 students in attendance.  The colleges are in primarily suburban or small town settings.  The colleges include:

• Schreiner University
• Texas Lutheran University
• DePauw University
• Rider University
• Ohio Wesleyan University
• Illinois Wesleyan University

This panel includes small to mid-sized, private universities and liberal arts colleges.  Each college has between 2,500 and 8,000 students in attendance.  The colleges are in primarily in large cities including Fort Worth, San Antonio, Boston, and more, or in near by suburban settings.  The colleges include:

• Texas Wesleyan University
• St. Mary's University
• Florida Southern College
• Arcadia University
• Columbia College Chicago
• Suffolk University

This panel includes private liberal arts colleges and private universities that are classified by Barron's Profile of American Colleges of High Competitive and Most Competitive/Most Competitive+ Colleges:

• Bowdoin College
• Bucknell University
• Davidson College
• Denison University
• Wesleyan University
• St. John's College

This panel highlights opportunities to pursue a College Education, through the United States Military Academies or the Reserve Officers' Training Corps Scholarship programs.  The panel features four of the nation's five national military academies:

• United States Air Force Academy
• United States Coast Guard Academy
• United States Military Academy
• United States Naval Academy

The program also includes the:

• United States Air Force ROTC

The US Air Force ROTC representative present is with the University of Houston Air Force ROTC Cadre.  The UH program allows cross town participation at Texas Southern University, University of Houston Downtown, Houston Baptist University, Rice University, and the University of St. Thomas.

This panel includes YES Prep's IMPACT Partners.  These partners are classified by Barron's Profile of American Colleges as Highly Competitive and Most Competitive Colleges, including both private and public universities:

• Trinity University
• Bates College
• Boston University
• Colby College
• University of Rochester
• University of Virginia

This panel features the University of Houston System, including the University of Houston Office of Admissions and three College:

• University of Houston - Office of Admission
• University of Houston - Cullen College of Engineering
• University of Houston - C. T. Bauer College of Business
• University of Houston - College of Technology

It also features two additional University of Houston System Colleges:

• University of Houston - Victoria
• University of Houston - Clear Lake

The University of Houston - Downtown will also participate in the YES Prep College Fair.  They are part of Panel C3 during the next time block.

This panel includes Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) including primarily private HBCUs who are members of UNCF (https://uncf.org/).  According to US News and World Report these top ranked HBCUs include:

• Howard University #2
• Xavier University of LA #3
• Dillard University #12
• Fisk University #10
• Morehouse College #6
• Tuskegee University #4

This panel features six women's colleges and universities.  This includes one of our IMPACT Partners Scripps College.  The colleges include:

• Scripps College (IMPACT Partner)
• Bryn Mawr College
• Hollins University
• Salem College
• Sweet Briar College
• Wellesley college

This panel includes public research universities in urban and suburban environments in larger US Cities.  The colleges include:

• University of Texas at Dallas
• Temple University
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of Texas at Arlington
• University of Nebraska at Lincoln
• University of South Alabama

This panel includes Most Competive/Most Competive+ National Universities, including Ivy League and Private Research Universities.  Each college routinely ranks among the top 50 national universities, according to US News and World Report, including:

• California Institute of Technology (Caltech) #9
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) #4
• Duke University #12
• University of Southern California #24
• Case Western Reserve University #42
• Brown University #14

This panel features a variety of highly competitive colleges and universities, including private liberal arts colleges, a public university, and an all-male college. These colleges include:

• Franklin & Marshall College
• Wabash College
• Nova Southeastern University
• Binghamton University
• Elon University
• Middlebury College

This panel includes multiple Catholic Colleges and Universities.  These colleges are largely in urban and suburban settings in Dallas, Providence, St. Louis, and other settings.  They all have strong academic programs, and are grounded in catholic educational traditions.  These colleges include:

• Seton Hall University
• Saint Leo University
• University of Dallas
• Providence College
• Maryville University

This panel features a diverse range of universities including a ocean oriented college, religious colleges, arts schools, and more:

• Texas A&M Galveston
• Grand Canyon University
• Regent University
• Lawrence Technological University
• Johnson & Wales University
• DigiPen Institute of Technology

This panel features post-secondary comprehensive transition program (CTP) for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).  These programs lead to meaningful credentials, employment and independence.  They include:

• YES Prep Public Schools - Y-Step Program 
• Texas A&M University- Aggie ACHIEVE  
• Lone Star College, lifePATH Program       
• Houston Community College, VAST Academy     

This panel is not a panel for HCC or Lone Star Colleges associate degree programs.  To learn about those programs attend panel C3.

This panel includes YES Prep's IMPACT Partners.  Each college is residential liberal arts college and is classified by Barron's Profile of American Colleges as Very or Highly Competitive:

• Austin College
• College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
• Lycoming College
• Sewanee: The University of the South
• St. Olaf College
• Washington & Jefferson College

This panel includes YES Prep's IMPACT Partners.  Each college is a liberal arts college and private research university that are classified by Barron's Profile of American Colleges as  Highly Competitive or Most Competitive:

• Kenyon College
• Macalester College
• Oberlin College
• Rhodes College
• The George Washington University
• Whitman College

This panel feature Houston area Universities and Community Colleges, for students interested in attending college here in the Greater Houston Area:

• University of Houston, Downtown
• Texas Southern University (HBCU)
• Houston Community College
• San Jacinto College
• Lone Star College - North Harris

If you are interested in connect with other UH System Colleges attend Session B2

This panel features states Flagship Universities and large public research universities, including:

• The University of Texas at Austin
• University of Alabama
• University of Connecticut
• University of Massachusetts Lowell
• University of Oregon
• The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)

This panel includes a predominately public universities in Texas, along with Northern Arizona University and University of Alaska.  These colleges range from mid-sized to large public research universities, including:

• Texas State University
• Sam Houston State University
• Texas Woman's University
• University of North Texas
• Northern Arizona University
• University of Alaska Fairbanks

This panel includes Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) including a mix of public and private HBCUs. These colleges include:

• Southern University and A&M College
• Arkansas Baptist College
• Jarvis Christian College
• Johnson C. Smith University
• Texas College
• Paul Quinn College

This panel includes small to mid-sized, public and private universities.  The colleges are classified by the Barron's Profile of American Colleges as having Very Competitive admissions.  The colleges include:

• Chapman University
• University of Redlands
• Weber State University
• Westminster College, Missouri
• Drury University, Missouri
• Colorado Mesa University

This panel includes large public research universities in urban and suburban environments in large and mid-sized US Cities.  The colleges include:

• The University of Texas at San Antonio
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• San Diego State University
• University of Colorado Boulder
• Wichita State University
• University of Minnesota Rochester

This panel includes a mix of small to mid-sized private universities. These colleges are all Baptist/Christian affiliated.  These colleges include:

• Houston Baptist University
• Howard Payne University
• Mississippi College
• Oklahoma Baptist University
• Ouachita Baptist University
• John Brown University

This panel includes private liberal arts colleges and private universities that are classified by Barron's Profile of American Colleges of High Competitive and Most Competitive/Most Competitive+ Colleges:

• Pitzer College
• Pomona College
• Colorado College
• Cornell College
• Willamette University
• Lewis and Clark College

Pitzer and Pomona College are both part of the Claremont Group of colleges.  You can learn about YES Prep's IMPACT Partners Claremont McKenna College (A1) and Scripps College (B4) who are YES Prep IMPACT Partners during their panel earlier in the day. 

This panel highlights opportunities to pursue a higher education outside of the United States.  These programs and colleges include:

• Verto Education
• Universidad de las Americas Puebla
• London Metropolitan University

Verto Education is a First-Year College Program, that allows you to apply to Verto and apply through Verto to Verto's college partners. Many of these partners are also part of the College Fair.