For Immediate Release
July 8, 2008

Cañada College to Host “Midnight Madness” Registration Event

The free event gives working students the opportunity to register for classes, learn about financial aid, and take a placement test outside of the normal hours of operation at the college.

Cañada College will keep its doors open until Midnight on Friday, Aug. 1 to help working adults and others register for fall semester classes.

The Midnight Madness registration event is free and open to anyone thinking about registering for a fall semester class at the college. Staff will be available to help students with the admissions application, class registration, placement testing and financial aid. Students will also be able to meet with an academic counselor. The event will feature a free barbecue, live music and childcare.

“Our degrees are designed for success in the real world,” said Melissa Raby, dean of counseling and enrollment services at the college, “and the reality for so many of our students is a daily work schedule. Midnight Madness is our way of saying to them: you can work, have a family, and still get the college degree you need to move ahead in your career.”

Cañada College President Tom Mohr said the event is designed to make it convenient for prospective students to register for classes.

“This will allow students to do everything they need to do to get into classes in one night,” he said. “It’s not always convenient to take time out of work to register for classes or take a placement test or ask a question about financial aid. We want to make it easy for students.”

Cañada College is a two-year, public community college located at 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., in Redwood City. Fall semester classes begin Aug. 18. For more information, call 650-306-3226 or go to www.canadacollege.edu.

For more information, contact Robert Hood, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, at hoodr@smccd.edu or 306-3340