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College & Career Fair

West Ada School District

November 6, 2024

West Ada School District College & Career Fair

Date: March 5, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Mountain View High School (2000 S Millennium Way, Meridian, ID 83642)

The West Ada College & Career Fair is designed to help students make informed decisions about their post-secondary paths, connecting them directly with representatives from colleges, universities, and local businesses. Starting in freshman year, students are encouraged to attend college and career fairs to explore options, network, and gain confidence in their future career and education choices.

At this event, high school juniors and seniors will have the unique opportunity to meet with a range of postsecondary institutions and organizations in person. Open exclusively to West Ada School District students, the fair offers incentives to encourage participation.

Event Highlights for Participating Organizations:

  • Meet directly with student candidates exploring post-secondary and career options

  • Showcase your programs and career opportunities

  • Recruit talent quickly and efficiently

  • Target and connect with West Ada students aligned with specific career pathways

Event Schedule:

  • Setup for organizations begins at 8:00 a.m.

  • Students admitted at 9:00 a.m.

Student/Family Transportation:
A bus will be stationed at each high school, departing every hour on the hour. Each school will have a bus running back and forth on an hourly loop. EHS will have two buses making the loop, as one alone cannot complete the route within an hour.

How to Register:
To participate in the West Ada College & Career Fair, please complete the registration form linked below. Registration is required for all attending organizations. Registration ends on March 1, 2025.

REGISTER HERE

For questions or additional information, please contact Niki Scheppers at scheppers.niki@westada.org.

If you missed the Third Annual College & Career Fair last year, here’s a quick recap! We can’t thank our community partners and West Ada’s college and career counselors enough for creating such an incredible experience for our students and families. Seeing so many diverse career and educational pathways all in one place was truly inspiring!

Check out who has registered to attend this year's event:ACCO Engineered Systems

Ada County Sheriff's Office

  • Army ROTC: BSU, NNU, CWI, CoI, ISU, and BYU-I

  • ASVAB Career Exploration Program

  • Boise Police Department

  • Boise State Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Boise State University

  • Boise State University - College of Business and Economics

  • Boise State University Army ROTC

  • Boise State University Civil Engineering

  • Boise State University Department of Computer Science

  • Brigham Young University-Idaho

  • BTB Institute

  • Bureau of Land Management

  • CapEd Credit Union

  • Carpenters Local 635

  • Carrington College

  • City of Boise

  • City of Meridian

  • CM Company, Inc.

  • College of Health Sciences, Boise State University

  • College of Southern Idaho

  • College of Technology- ISU - ESTEC programs (engineering technology programs)

  • College of Western Idaho

  • CS Beef Packers

  • Durham School Services

  • Eagle Gate College

  • Eastern Oregon Univeristy

  • ESI Construction

  • Evans Hairstyling College

  • Express Employment Professionals

  • Federal Aviation Administration

  • GIMM- Boise State University

  • Grand Canyon University

  • Huntington Learning Center

  • Idaho AGC - WeBuildIdaho.org

  • Idaho AGC - WeBuildIdaho.org

  • Idaho Air National Guard

  • Idaho Army National Guard

  • Idaho CDL Training LLC

  • Idaho Central Credit Union

  • Idaho Conservation Corps/Northwest Youth Corps

  • Idaho Department of Correction

  • Idaho Department of Fish and Game

  • Idaho Department of Parks & Recreation

  • Idaho LAUNCH

  • Idaho Medical Academy

  • Idaho Power

  • Idaho Society of CPAs

  • Idaho State University

  • Idaho State University Career and Technical Education

  • Idaho Transportation Department

  • Idaho Youth Ranch

  • Imprint City

  • Industrial Ventilation Inc

  • Job Corps

  • Kanak Attack Catering

  • Kendall Auto Group

  • Kenworth Sales Company

  • Lewis-Clark State College

  • Magic/ Perfect Electric, Plumbing, Heating and Air

  • Medical Career Academy

  • Meridian Library District

  • Meridian Police Department

  • Micron Technology Inc.

  • New Horizon Academy

  • Northwest Lineman College

  • Northwest Nazarene University

  • Paul Mitchell The School Boise

  • Prep Academy Tutors of Boise

  • Republic Services

  • Roaring Springs Waterpark and Wahooz

  • Rosendin Electric

  • Surface Experts Boise Treasure Valley

  • The College of Idaho

  • The L&R Group

  • The Salon Professional Academy

  • Third District Officials Association

  • Treasure Valley Community College

  • Treasure Valley Family YMCA

  • U.S. Navy

  • UA296 SWJATC Plumbers, Pipefitters, Welders, and HVAC Refrigeration Service Technician Apprenticeship

  • University of Idaho

  • University of Idaho Dual Credit

  • University of Oregon

  • US Air Force

  • US Army Recruiting: Meridian

  • US Coast Guard

  • USMC

  • Vector Marketing

  • West Ada Facilities

  • West Ada IT

  • West Ada School District- Classified Employees