CANTON -- St. Lawrence University will host nearly 70 colleges and universities during its annual Higher Education Night, 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Leithead Field House.

The event is an opportunity for high school students and their families to meet representatives from participating colleges and to gather information. Financial aid representatives also will be available, providing details on the application process and the various types of financial aid available. Students from high schools throughout Northern New York and Canada are expected to attend.

Higher Education Night will also offer an “Ask Admissions Experts” panel discussion immediately preceding the event. The discussion will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Augsbury Physical Education Center and will end at 6:15 p.m. The selective college panel, which is intended for students in grades 9 though 11 and their parents as well as guidance counselors, will focus on what students can do in high school to enhance their applications for admission to selective colleges.

Panelists will comment on curricular choices, summer activities, jobs, schools and community activities.

The following institutions and organizations are scheduled to participate:

Air Force ROTC at Clarkson University, Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Services, Alfred University, Army ROTC at Clarkson University, Bryant & Stratton College, Canisius College, Carleton University, Cazenovia College, Champlain College;

The Clarkson School, Clarkson University, Clinton Community College, The College of Saint Rose, Daemen College, Elmira College, Hamilton College, Hartwick College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Ithaca College, Jefferson Community College;

Keuka College, LeMoyne College, Lincoln Tech, Mohawk Valley Community College, Muhlenberg College, Nazareth College, Niagara University, North Country Community College, Northern New York Community Foundation, Northern Vermont University – Johnson;

Paul Smith’s College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, Saint Michael’s College, Skidmore College, St. Bonaventure University, St. John Fisher College, St. Lawrence University, SUNY Alfred State College;

SUNY Brockport, SUNY at Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo State College, SUNY Canton, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Delhi, SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry, SUNY ESF Ranger School, SUNY Morrisville State College;

SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, SUNY Potsdam, Syracuse University, University of Connecticut, University of New England, University of New Haven, Utica College, Vermont Technical College, and Wells College.