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The annual recruiting event is a chance for prospective students and their families to find out about the college鈥檚 academic transfer programs and more than 80 career and technical program options. Faculty and staff in booths set up across from Joe Renfroe Stadium offered an array of information on housing, athletics, honors program opportunities, and the college鈥檚 multitude of other activities outside of the classroom.
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The information students receive from faculty often help put a wide range of interests into sharper focus as they transition to college-level studies.
鈥淚鈥檓 pursuing music and vocal performance,鈥 said Ryan Fields, of Clinton, a senior at Christian Academy, attending with his mother, Tiffany Fields. 鈥淢usic allows you to be expressive, whether happy or sad.鈥
Katlyn Moreland, of Jackson, a senior at Mount Salus Christian Academy, looks forward to lively discussions in her upcoming college classes in topics such as law and political science.
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