MTSU hosts Rutherford County College Night Sept. 8

Area high school students, their parents and families are invited to attend the upcoming Rutherford County College Night — one of the first college recruiting fairs in the Middle Tennessee region this fall.

The event, hosted annually by MTSU, features 50 colleges and universities from across the Southeast. It will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, in the Student Union Ballroom, 1768 MTSU Blvd., on the Middle Tennessee State University campus in Murfreesboro. For general information, visit www.mtsu.edu/rccn.

An MTSU adviser assists prospective students by providing information and answering their questions during a recent recruiting event in the MTSU Student Union Ballroom. More than 50 colleges will attend the annual Rutherford County College Night, hosted by MTSU, from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8. All attendees will be required to wear masks in accordance with COVID-19 protocols. (MTSU file photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)

All attendees will be required to wear a mask, in accordance with COVID-19 protocols.

Guests will be able to park in the Student Union Lot starting at 5:30 p.m., with overflow parking in the gravel lot behind Scarlett Commons across from the softball field. To find parking and building location, a printable campus map is available at http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap.

Public, private and homeschool students from Rutherford and surrounding counties are welcome to attend the free event.

There also is no cost for students or their parents to register for the automated fair online through the automated system at www.gotocollegefairs.com.

MTSU will have a huge presence at the event, manning at least 15 tables in the large ballroom.

For questions about the college night, call 615-898-2233 or email admissions@mtsu.edu.

— Randy Weiler (Randy.Weiler@mtsu.edu)

A prospective MTSU student gathers information about the College of Basic and Applied Sciences table during the recent True Blue Tour event for Murfreesboro, Rutherford County and the surrounding area. The event, held in the Student Union Ballroom, was the kickoff for the 14-city True Blue Tour across Tennessee and three other states. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)

Prospective college students are invited to attend the annual Rutherford County College Night, which will be held in the MTSU Student Union Ballroom from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8. The event is free. (MTSU file photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)