1. Berkshire County Goes to College Day GOAL: Raise students’ aspirations to pursue postsecondary education 1,300 sixth graders visit Berkshire County’s higher education campuses in April – Week of the Child Part of our Passport to higher education 0

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3. Activities Mini-college classes Fun with Physics Inside the TV studio Crazy Chemistry Under the Sea Life as a college students Campus tours with student tour guides Career and financial aid information Student performances ##

4. Survey Results 2010 86% of students indicate they plan to attend college; 13% might attend college; 1% don’t plan to attend college 24% were visiting a college campus for the first time 55% indicated that the cost of college could be a barrier Benefits students feel they could gain from college: Get a good job (78%) Learn new things (65%) Meet new people (60%) ##

5. What did you like most about this college visit? 4 “This trip really makes me want to go to college and also do better in school so I can go to college.” “I got to see the college campus and I feel like I have something to look forward to and aim to do.” “I didn’t think that I was going to college. I liked that you convinced me.” “People here didn't make college sound scary. I was scared at first, but I am not any more.”