montana college & CAREER fairs
Celebrating over 30 Years of Montana Fairs & Events!
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Registration Deadline FOR CAREER exhibitors:  |  August 31, 2023
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  • Please contact MPSEOC directly to see if there are any late adds for any sites.  Contact:  Amy.Leary@MontanaColleges.com / 406.531.3531.  Thank you! 
  • If you missed registering for these September Fairs, sign up to attend the Spring events at the link below, and we will make sure to invite you to the next fairs!

Are you a Montana Business, Specialized Training Program, or Agency that wants to help high school students explore career options?  
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We hope you will attend these fairs to help educate our Montana high school students about their career pathways & options!

We are adding this expanded "Career Exploration Section" into each of the 18 College & Career Fairs in September! 

Sign up today to save your place.  Spaces limited, so you do not want to delay!  

Is this your first time attending these montana September Fairs with MPSEOC?   

Your first fair is free or free if you are specially invited by an institution! 

SCHEDULE OF IN-PERSON College & Career FAIRS  |  Fall 2023
  • ​18 IN-PERSON FAIRS
  • 3 REGIONS  |  WITH 6 FAIRS IN EACH REGION.
  • 9,000+ MONTANA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTEND EACH YEAR & MANY COLLEGE STUDENTS.
  • 98% OF MONTANA HIGH SCHOOLS TYPICALLY ATTEND EACH YEAR.
  • ALL 200 MONTANA HIGH SCHOOLS INVITED.
  • ALL 300 +/- MONTANA HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS INVITED.
  • COVERS ALL OF MONTANA
​​*Numbers estimates from previous years.

EASTERN REGION*

FALL
Fair Sites:
Havre
Glasgow
Sidney
Glendive
Miles City
Colstrip

CENTRAL REGION*

FALL
Fair Sites:
Bozeman
Livingston
Billings
Lewistown
Great Falls  
Conrad

WESTERN REGION*

FALL
Fair Sites:  
Butte
Helena
Missoula
Hamilton
Polson
Kalispell

why attend these montana fairs?


  • Reach Montana high school students & build relationship with your company earlier  |  It is our goal to help connect our Montana high school students to the opportunities for both college and career early in their search process.  
  • Build a pipeline to your company brand & career path earlier  |   Here is a great chance to start a direct relationship with high school students and build that connection early.
  • Connect college & career at the same event ​ | Students will be able to learn the multiple paths to take for different types of careers. 
  • Career Pathway Education - Offer career exploration, relationship building, & mentor contacts earlier  |  Connecting students with career opportunities at the high school level versus waiting until after high school or after college.  We are trying to empower students to connect to a career pathway early in their high school experience.
  • Internships & connection to career earlier  |  High school students can learn about summer employment and internships from the career options.

MOntana Guidebook to higher education
virtual representation, advertisement, & online profile
ALL YEAR ADVERTISING IN PRINT & ONLINE


​EXPAND YOUR REACH - IN PRINT & ONLINE ALL YEAR!
|  FULL COLOR ADVERTISEMENT  (print & online)
|  YEAR LONG ONLINE INSTITUTION PROFILE
|  PRINTED IN ANNUAL COUNSELOR UPDATE BOOK & PROMOTED AT EVENT
|  VIDEO SHARED ON OUR WEBSITE 
|  PROMOTED IN ONLINE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
|  USED AS A YEAR-LONG COUNSELING RESOURCE
|  ALL-YEAR PRESENCE & REACH OF STUDENTS

deadline

Registration deadline FOR CAREER exhibitors |  August 31, 2023

  • Please contact MPSEOC directly to see if there are any late adds for any sites.  Contact:  Amy.Leary@MontanaColleges.com / 406.531.3531.  Thank you! 
  • If you missed registering for these September Fairs, sign up to attend the Spring events at the link below, and we will make sure to invite you to the next fairs!


​|  ​spaces are limited for event safety.​
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Important Notice:  Limited Spacing @ Fair!  Sign Up Early!  Registration on a 1st come, 1st served basis with priority given to location capacity and career pathway service to students.  We will notify registrants of more details end of August.  If spaces are already filled for the site(s) you choose to attend, we will offer refunds for any payments made.  Thank you for registering!  ​

PRICING


in-person EVENTS

MONTANA COLLEGE & CAREER FAIR EVENTS  |   IN-PERSON FAIRS
Career Exploration Fair Section:   
Specially for Montana Businesses, Training Programs, or Agencies sharing about Career Fields & Pathways

|   ​$0 / Fair  - We have been "Specially Invited" for the local fair from the Admissions & Career Services team at the college or partner agency.
|   ​$0 / Fair  - 1st Fair Free  |   This is our first time participating in the MPSEOC / Montana Fairs.  
|  ​$150 / Fair  - Sign up just for 1 or a few fairs in your area.
| ​ $600 / Region  (6 in-person fairs)  

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EXPAND YOUR REACH!  |   ADVERTISEMENT & PROFILE 
PRINT & ONLINE ALL YEAR LONG
Are you unable to exhibit in-person at the fair?  |  Here is a great option to still reach our Montana students, counselors, parents, & beyond!

| Bonus Add-On!  
​| ​Guide Advertisement with In-Person Fair Purchase:  $350 - full year advertising & Discounted special pricing!  
​| Guide Advertisement Only:  $575 - full year advertising 

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*All funds go back to supporting these events for students.  Thank you for helping offer this service to our Montana students.

Important Limited Spacing Notice:  Registration on a 1st come, 1st served basis with priority given to location capacity and career pathway service to students.  We will notify registrants of more details end of August.  If spaces are already filled for the site(s) you choose to attend, we will offer refunds for any payments made.  Thank you for registering!  

*Important COVID-19 Notice  |   In-person fair schedule is subject to change.  Due to COVID-19, these in-person events are still tentative.  We will finalize a list of official in-person events by mid-August.  At that time, if any of the in-person fairs are cancelled before August 31, 2023, we will offer full refunds for that portion of the fee.  See the adjusted cancellation policy for more details.

Optional - Strivescan In-Person Scanning Technology Fees  |  *This is Optional for the New Career Exploration Section of the fairs.  We are working with Strivescan to bring you easy, smooth student data collection at all our in-person & virtual events.  We will be contactless this year due to COVID and require all exhibitors to have this technology.  This will allow additional safety in no extra contact of sharing pens, contact cards, etc.  This also increased your student data quality.  You will be required to pay this scanner fee per region for all fairs attending. Fees -  $125 per Region (6 Fairs)   |  $ 225 Regions (12 Fairs) |  $275 for all 3 Regions (all 18 Fairs)  |  We will collect this required fee in August before the fairs.  When you sign up for in-person fairs, you are agreeing to pay this additional student data collection / technology fee.  *Fee's from Strivescan may adjust for cancelled fairs.   More SCANNER details

Cancellation Policy  |  Due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we have adjusted our cancellation policy to allow for refunds if MPSEOC needs to cancel any in-person fairs before August 31, 2022.  See contract & cancellation policy for details.  ​

SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS

SPONSORSHIP & PARTNERSHIP  |  
​TEAM WITH US TO HELP STUDENTS & EDUCATION TOGETHER!

| We are always seeking collaboration and partnerships to make these events and services the best they can be for students, counselors, parents, colleges, and overall education.  If you would like to team with us, let us know!  We would love to collaborate to help education together.  Please contact us or email Amy.Leary@MontanaColleges.com!


*safety & covid-19 developments & Updates

With safety and COVID-19, we will keep you updated of any changes.