Don't Miss the Bus!

Registration is OPEN for The R.I.D.E. 2025!

Register Now!

Our annual FREE, three-day charter bus tour for secondary counselors includes door-to-door visits to Iowa's college campuses, allowing school counselors firsthand insight to better support their students. It's a learning adventure jam-packed with college tours, activities, meals, and overnight stays in hotels and residence halls - and it's all for ONLY $25!
  • All lodging, meals, and transportation during the trip are generously covered by host institutions and Iowa ACAC. You’ll only be responsible for personal expenses such as snacks or souvenirs.
  • The $25 registration fee renews your high school's Iowa ACAC institutional membership for one year, when even one person from your school participates!

Don't miss the bus - and one of the premier professional development opportunities for high school counselors in Iowa!

(License Renewal Credit will be available. Those who register and tell us they're interested will be contacted with more information.)

June 8-June 11, 2025

RIDE 2025 Schedule:

June 8

Arrive at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center at Kirkwood Community College
Overnight stay at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center

June 9
Tour Kirkwood Community College
Visits to Mount Mercy University and Northeast Iowa Community College (Peosta)
Overnight at University of Dubuque

June 10
Explore University of Dubuque
Visits to Loras College and Clarke University
Evening activities and overnight stay at Cornell College

June 11
Tour Cornell College
Final visit to Coe College
Return to Kirkwood Community College