Virtual College Visits

Campus closures mean college admissions departments are needing to get a little creative.

It./// high school seniors would typically be using this time to choose a college and get ready to enroll.

But kimt news 3's annalise johnson is finding out?

Campus closures are throwing a wrench in those plans.xxx on the scene it's the time of year where college campuses should be full of not only its own students, but also prospective students.

Due to covid19, college and university campuses, including university of minnesota rochester, are empty.

Campus closures mean college admissions departments are needing to get a little creative... places like rochester community and tehcnical college?

Or north iowa community college are offering virtual tours.

Minnesota state college southeast is planning 3 virtual*open houses over zoom calls?

For students who hope to enroll this fall or start classes this summer at the winona or redwing campuses.

Through their computer screens prospective students will still be able to get their questions about college answered.

"everybodys kind of in the same boat right now and as much as students might feel they're in a challenging time, we are also challenged to try to find ways to connect with them but a lot of schools are really working hard to try to bridge that gap between the schools and the students.

The april 28th open house is for students interested in healthcare fields?

The 29th is for business and management and the 30th is for criminal justice and sociology.

In rochester annalise johnson kimt news 3./// minnesota state college southeast says it's hard to tell yet what kind of impact current school closures will have on its 2020 enrollment... however?

It is anticipating a possible spike in visits once students are able to visit i?