Area high school and college students and their families can investigate the programs of more than 80 colleges and universities during Schoolcraft College’s annual College Night on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, from 6 – 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the community.

The schools, primarily from Michigan and the Midwest, will be on hand to answer questions and provide information on degrees, fields of study, admission requirements, cost and extracurricular activities.

A sample of in-state schools attending include Michigan State University, University of Michigan, Grand Valley State University, Wayne State University, University of Detroit Mercy, Michigan Technological University, Eastern Michigan University, Central Michigan University, Northern Michigan University, College for Creative Studies, Adrian College and Hillsdale College. Out-of-state institutions attending include Defiance College, Valparaiso University, The University of Alabama, and West Point Military Academy, to name a few. A full list of those colleges and universities attending College Night on October 5 can be found at http://www.schoolcraft.edu/collegenight/.

College Night will be held in the VisTaTech of Schoolcraft College’s Livonia Campus on Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile Roads. Free parking is available in the North Lot. Typically College Night draws about 3,500 people. The colleges are arranged fair-style and in alphabetical order in both gyms so guests can visit as many tables and in the order they wish.

For more information, call 734-462-4683 or visit the website at www.schoolcraft.edu/collegenight. Schoolcraft College is a public two-year college, offering classes at the Livonia campus, the Radcliff Center in Garden City and online at schoolcraft.edu.