On October 20, 2025, Granada, Livermore, and Middle College students were all given the opportunity to attend the College and Career Fair. Many representatives from different colleges informed attendees about any questions or concerns they may have had about them. These organizations consisted of many in-state colleges and universities, as well as out-of-state colleges. Traditional 4-year Universities weren’t the only ones there, as many different trade schools were present as well as different branches of the Military. But how did Livermore students feel about the College and Career Fair and what were they able to take from all of the opportunities surrounding them?

While there was a large sense of discovering new opportunities after high school, a lot of students used the College and Career Fair as an opportunity to learn more about the college that they are already sure about attending. Asking questions regarding study abroad opportunities, scholarship eligibility, and about student life such as dorms. Questions that could determine whether they wanted to keep pursuing that option after graduation. Students made good use of this information, using it as an opportunity to find out what they want out of an organization without travelling to it.

Granada High School student Brandon Rayborn (12) stated, “I would love to learn more about the colleges that I am interested in, which mostly is just Oregon State University and UC Santa Barbara.”

Different Advisors set up tables with information about the university they were representing. The Athletic center was divided into two sections. With mostly in-state schools at the bottom and out of state schools in the secondary gym.

The UC schools during the event were by far the most popular, consisting mostly of the bottom floor of the Athletic Center. Many UC schools were there, including UC Santa Barbara, UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles, and UC San Diego to name a few. This allowed students to become more knowledgeable about which one they wanted to attend. Not just UC’s, a plethora of California state Universities were there as well. San Jose State, Chico State, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are a few examples.

There were also a large number of out of State Colleges and Universities that participated in the event. These consisted of Colleges such as Chapman University, Oregon State University, and Northern Arizona just to name a few. As well as state schools, there were multiple different trade workers Unions and options from the military such as the Marines or the Navy. Even community colleges were there with Las Positas being the closest in proximity.

“I am very happy with all of the different options here, like all of the different trade Unions and Military  stuff that could help people that aren’t considering College. Its helped me open up more about potential paths after High School,” Rayborn said.

Those in high school  weren’t the only ones that were able to benefit from the College and Career fair.

Middle College Student, Nolan Carter, said “I’m more so here for my career. I want to see what I can get myself into in things outside of school, the colleges are just a nice bonus to this whole fair. This really helped me expand my horizons after high school and it honestly made me want to stay in the Bay Area more, I didn’t really realise all of the opportunities that were here.”

Everyone attending this event was looking for something different that could satisfy their needs for what they wanted to do after high school.

“I probably want to go to UCSF or UC Berkeley and do psychology to be a therapist. Middle college has given me a much higher chance of getting into these exclusive schools,” said Carter.

Granada High School, Livermore High School, and Las Positas Middle College students were able to make good use of the College fair. Taking into consideration new pathways they didn’t realise possible, as well as learning more about colleges they already were planning on taking. Colleges, Trade Schools, and even branches of the military all gave students the opportunity to be able to determine what they truly want to do with their life.