College Visits
2018-2019 College/Military Visits
This is the growing list of schools and institutions coming to Valley to visit with students this year. Students interested in meeting with admissions representatives should sign up through Naviance Student. On the visit day, students should show their teacher their registration for the college visit via Naviance Student on their Chromebook or smartphone. Attendance will be taken in the Counseling Center and will be excused as a college visit. Visits typically last 30-60 minutes. (The dates for completed visits are listed in orange.)
The name of each institution links you directly to the school or military branch website.
| Date | College/Military Branch | Time |
| FIRST SEMESTER VISITS | ||
| Monday, 8/27/18 | Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) | 11:30 a.m. |
| Monday, 8/27/18 | St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA) | 12:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 9/5/18 | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) | 8:30 a.m. |
| Monday, 9/10/18 | Columbia University (New York, NY) | 8:30 a.m. |
| Monday, 9/10/18 | Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH) | 11:30 a.m. |
| Wednesday, 9/12/18 | U.S. Army (Active & Reserves) – Students do not need to sign up for this visit. Representatives will be located in the Cafeteria Commons during all lunch periods. | All lunches |
| Thursday, 9/13/18 | Minneapolis College of Art & Design (Minneapolis, MN) | 1:30 p.m. |
| Friday, 9/14/18 | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) | 8:30 a.m. |
| Friday, 9/14/18 | NYU Abu Dhabi (Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) | 2:30 p.m. |
| Monday, 9/17/18 | Earlham College (Richmond, IN) | 8:30 a.m. |
| Monday, 9/17/18 | Simpson College (Indianola, IN) | 9:30 a.m. |
| Tuesday, 9/18/18 | Wartburg College (Waverly, IA) | 11:45 a.m. |
| Thursday, 9/20/18 | U.S. Navy – Students do not need to sign up for this visit. Representatives will be located in the Cafeteria Commons during all lunch periods. | All lunches |
| Friday, 9/21/18 | Aveda Institute Des Moines (West Des Moines, IA) | 10:30 a.m. |
| Friday, 9/21/18 | University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) | 11:30 a.m. |
| Friday, 9/21/18 | Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL) | 12:30 p.m. |
| Friday, 9/21/18 | University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA) | 1:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, 9/23/18 | Golden Circle College Fair (New Location: Iowa Center for Higher Education Activities Center – 2280 Bell Avenue, Des Moines) | 12:30-3 p.m. |
| Monday, 9/24/18 | Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX) | 8:30 p.m. |
| Monday, 9/24/18 | Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS) | 9:30 p.m. |
| Monday, 9/24/18 | University of Missouri-Columbia (Columbia, MO) | 10:30 p.m. |
| Monday, 9/24/18 | Columbia College Chicago (Chicago, IL) | 11:30 a.m. |
| Monday, 9/24/18 | Saint Mary’s College (Notre Dame, IN) | 12:30 p.m. |
| Monday, 9/24/18 | Monmouth College (Monmouth, IL) | 1:30 p.m. |
| Monday, 9/24/18 | Carleton College (Northfield, MN) | 2:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, 9/25/18 | Saint Louis University (St. Louis, MO) | 8:30 a.m. |
| Tuesday, 9/25/18 | Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL) | 9:15 a.m. |
| Tuesday, 9/25/18 | Central College (Pella, IA) | 10:45 a.m. |
| Tuesday, 9/25/18 | Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) | 11:45 a.m. |
| Tuesday, 9/25/18 | Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI) | 12:45 p.m. |
| Tuesday, 9/25/18 | St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN) | 1:45 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 9/26/18 | Saint John’s University (with College of Saint Benedict) (St. Joseph, MN) | 9:15 a.m. |
| Wednesday, 9/26/18 | Hamline University (St. Paul, MN) | 10 a.m. |
| Wednesday, 9/26/18 | Missouri Western State University (St. Joseph, MO) | 11 a.m. |
| Thursday, 9/27/18 | Kansas City Art Institute (Kansas City, MO) | 9:30 a.m. |
| Thursday, 9/27/18 | Drake University (Des Moines, IA) | 11:30 a.m. |
| Thursday, 9/27/18 | Creighton University (Omaha, NE) | 12:30 p.m. |
| Monday, 10/1/18 | Cornell College (Mt. Vernon, IA) | 9:30 a.m. |
| Wednesday, 10/3/18 | Knox College (Galesburg, IL) | 8:30 a.m. |
| Wednesday, 10/3/18 | University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SC) | 1:15 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 10/3/18 | Coe College (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2 p.m. |
| Thursday, 10/4/18 | Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, IA) | 10:30 a.m. |
| Thursday, 10/4/18 | Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA) | 2:30 p.m. |
| Friday, 10/5/18 | University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) | 11:30 a.m. |
| Wednesday, 10/10/18 | Bethel University (St. Paul, MN) | 8:30 a.m. |
| Friday, 10/12/18 | University of Iowa (Iowa City,IA) | 12:30 p.m. |
| Monday, 10/15/18 | Grand View University (Des Moines, IA) | 10:30 a.m. |
| Monday, 10/15/18 | Indian Hills Community College (Ottumwa & Centerville, IA) | 11:30 a.m. |
| Thursday, 10/18/18 | Macalester College (St. Paul, MN) | 8:30 a.m. |
| Thursday, 10/18/18 | The University of Chicago (Chicago, IL) | 11:30 a.m. |
| Monday, 10/22/18 | Hawkeye Community College (Waterloo, IA) | 2:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 10/24/18 | Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) | 8:30 a.m. |
| Wednesday, 10/24/18 | Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH) | 9:15 a.m. |
| Monday, 10/29/18 | Iowa State University (Ames, IA) | 8:30 a.m. |
| Thursday, 11/1/18 | Briar Cliff University (Sioux City, IA) | 8:30 a.m. |