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**26 September 2008** Ms. Le Tam, Hanoi Mr. Minh Thuan, HCMC

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## US HIGHER EDUCATION FAIR SEASON BEGINS 

## EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR HO CHI MINH CITY AND HANOI

**Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam---** The Institute of International
Education (IIE)-Vietnam is pleased to announce a series of four US
higher education fairs in October in both Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and
Hanoi.

[The U.S. Community College Fairs]{.underline}

The U.S. Community College Fair, organized by IIE-Vietnam on behalf of
the American Association of Community College ((AACC:
[www.aacc.nche.edu](http://www.aacc.nche.edu/)) will be held on October
1^st^ in Ho Chi Minh City at the New World Hotel and on October 3^rd^ in
Hanoi at the Horison Hotel from 14:00-18:30. Representatives from 23
U.S. community colleges will be at the fair to provide information and
answer questions regarding the programs offered by their institutions.
The colleges participating in this fair represent a wide variety of
opportunities available to international students. The fair is free and
open to the public.

U.S. community colleges provide affordable, quality education in a
unique environment. Two year colleges offer excellent transfer
opportunities to 4-year colleges and universities. Like 4-year colleges,
community colleges offer programs in all major fields of study, which is
especially important for students planning to transfer to 4-year
colleges and universities. Community colleges are especially attractive
to international students because their TOEFL score requirements are
flexible. Community colleges also offer a range of specialized English
language instruction.

Dr. Mark A. Ashwill, country director of IIE-Vietnam, noted that
"Vietnamese have taken notice of the advantages and unique role that
community colleges play in the U.S. higher education system. The AACC
fairs in HCMC and Hanoi afford students and their parents a rare
opportunity to obtain first-hand information about a wide variety of
excellent U.S. community colleges." Over two-thirds of all visas issued
by the US Consulate in HCMC, which issues 80% of all US student visas
nationally, are for community colleges.

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[IIE US Higher Education Fairs]{.underline}

This year's fairs will take place on October 7th in HCMC at The Hotel
Equatorial and on October 9th in Ha Noi at the Intercontinental Hotel
from 14:00-18:00. The U.S. Higher Education Fairs, the largest event of
their kind in Vietnam, are designed to benefit both Vietnamese students
and U.S. university representatives by:

-   Giving students, parents, and others a chance at to learn -- at no
    cost - about opportunities for higher education in the United States
    from official, reliable, and legitimate sources of information;

-   Informing students and parents about the availability of free
    educational advising services at EducationUSA centers such as
    IIE-Vietnam's offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City;

-   Giving students, parents, and others an opportunity to meet
    face-to-face with official representatives of regionally accredited
    U.S. colleges and universities.

A record 95 institutions are registered for the HCMC fair and 52 for the
Hanoi fair. This increase reflects rapidly growing interest among
American institutions in the recruitment of Vietnamese students, as well
as developing mutually beneficial programs with Vietnamese universities.

As in previous years, U.S. higher education is well-represented with
both public and private, and two- and four-year institutions from 26
states. Last year's fairs attracted nearly 6,000 attendees, including
students, parents and others interested in learning about study
opportunities in the U.S. The IIE Higher Education Fairs are free and
open to the public.

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[The U.S. Community College Fairs in Ho Chi Minh City and Ha
Noi]{.underline}

1\. Bellevue Community College

2\. Bunker Hill Community College

3\. Cascadia Community College

4\. Citrus College

5\. City College of San Francisco

6\. Clark College

7\. College of the Desert

8\. Everett Community College

9\. Glendale Community College

10\. Herkimer County Community College

11\. Lake Superior College

12\. Lakeland Community College

13\. Laramie County Community College

14\. Leeward Community College

15\. Lone Star Colleges

16\. Los Angeles City College

17\. MiraCosta College

18\. Montgomery County Community College

19\. Nassau Community College

20\. Olympic College

21\. Salt Lake Community College

22\. Sheridan College

23\. Sierra College

[IIE US Higher Education Fairs in Ho Chi Minh City]{.underline}

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  1      Truman State University 

  2      Indiana University-Bloomington 

  3      University of Portland 

  4      San Jose State University 

  5      University of Arkansas-Fayetteville 

  6      University of Central Florida 

  7      East Los Angeles College 

  8      Winona State University 

  9      Loyola University of Chicago 

  10     Oklahoma City University 

  11     Webster University 

  12     Troy State University 

  13     Glendale Community College 

  14     Virginia Commonwealth University 

  15     Ohio Wesleyan University 

  16     Southern New Hampshire University 

  17     Palomar College 

  18     Ohio State University-Main Campus 

  19     College of The Desert 

  20     San Francisco State University 

  21     University of Missouri-St Louis 

  22     Lamar University 

  23     University of San Francisco 

  24     University Of Northern Iowa 

  25     State University of New York-Buffalo 

  26     Iowa State University 

  27     Worcester Polytechnic Institute 

  28     University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 

  29     Highline Community College 

  30     Shoreline Community College 

  31     Colorado State University 

  32     Contra Costa College 

  33     Oregon State University 

  34     Mount Union College 

  35     Fairfield University 

  36     Drake University 

  37     Northern Arizona University 

  38     Suffolk University 

  39     Upper Iowa University 

  40     California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 

  41     Montana State University 

  42     Ohio University-Main Campus 

  43     Luther College 

  44     Temple University 

  45     Foothill and De Anza Colleges 

  46     California State University-San Bernardino 

  47     Old Dominion University 

  48     American Language Institute, San Diego State University 

  49     Saint Josephs University 

  50     University of Kentucky 

  51     College of Saint Benedict-Saint Johns University 

  52     University of Missouri-Columbia 

  53     North Seattle Community College 

  54     Towson University 

  55     

  56     Indiana U-Purdue U Indianapolis (IUPUI) 

  57     State University of New York-New Paltz 

  58     University of Missouri-St Louis 

  59     California State University-Long Beach 

  60     

  61     Westminster College 

  62     Augsburg College 

  63     Fairleigh Dickinson University 

  64     Miami University 

  65     Rider University 

  66     Seattle University 

  67     Wentworth Institute of Technology 

  68     Parsons Paris School of Art and Design 

  69     University of Iowa 

  70     University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 

  71     George Mason University 

  72     Widener University 

  73     Loyola Marymount University 

  74     Marymount Manhattan College 

  75     University of The Pacific 

  76     Calvin College 

  77     Clarkson University 

  78     University of Missouri-Kansas City 

  79     University of Oregon 

  80     California State University-Fresno 

  81     University of San Diego 

  82     Portland State University 

  83     Binghamton University 

  84     University of Wyoming 

  85     Columbia College 

  86     Saint Johns University 

  87     University of La Verne 

  88     Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ 

  89     College of Lake County 

  90     State University of New York-Stony Brook 

  91     Rutgers-State University of New Jersey 

  92     Wilkes University  

  93     Western Wyoming Community College 

  94     University of California-San Diego 

  95     Georgia Southwestern State University English Language
         Institute 
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[IIE US Higher Education Fairs]{.underline} in Ha Noi

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  1      Truman State University 

  2      Indiana University-Bloomington 

  3      San Jose State University 

  4      University of Arkansas-Fayetteville 

  5      University of Central Florida 

  6      East Los Angeles College 

  7      Loyola University of Chicago 

  8      Oklahoma City University 

  9      Troy State University 

  10     Virginia Commonwealth University 

  11     Ohio Wesleyan University 

  12     Southern New Hampshire University 

  13     Palomar College 

  14     Ohio State University-Main Campus 

  15     San Francisco State University 

  16     University of Missouri-St Louis 

  17     Lamar University 

  18     University of San Francisco 

  19     University Of Northern Iowa 

  20     State University of New York-Buffalo 

  21     Iowa State University 

  22     Worcester Polytechnic Institute 

  23     University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 

  24     Highline Community College 

  25     Shoreline Community College 

  26     Colorado State University 

  27     Contra Costa College 

  28     Oregon State University 

  29     Mount Union College 

  30     Drake University 

  31     Northern Arizona University 

  32     Suffolk University 

  33     Upper Iowa University 

  34     Montana State University 

  35     University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 

  36     Ohio University-Main Campus 

  37     University of Wisconsin - Stout 

  38     Luther College 

  39     Temple University 

  40     California Baptist University 

  41     Foothill and De Anza Colleges 

  42     California State University-San Bernardino 

  43     American Language Institute, San Diego State University 

  44     Saint Josephs University 

  45     University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 

  46     University of Kentucky 

  47     College of Saint Benedict-Saint Johns University 

  48     University of Missouri-Columbia 

  49     Westminster College 

  50     Indiana U-Purdue U Indianapolis (IUPUI) 

  51     University of California-San Diego 

  52     Georgia Southwestern State University English Language
         Institute 
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