Featuring 50 schools, MTSU hosts Rutherford County College Night recruiting fair Sept. 4

Representatives from the Middle Tennessee State University Admissions Office answer questions and provide information for prospective students and their parents during the September 2022 Rutherford County College Night in the MTSU Student Union Ballroom. Interested students and their parents will return for this year’s college night — featuring about 50 colleges from throughout the South — beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, in the Student Union Ballroom. (MTSU file photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — 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 Midstate this fall.

The free event, hosted annually by Middle Tennessee State University, features nearly 50 colleges and universities from across the Southeast. It will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, in the Student Union Ballroom, 1768 MTSU Blvd. For general information, visit https://www.mtsu.edu/rccn/.

Prospective students and their families meet Middle Tennessee State University staff and academic leadership during the September 2023 True Blue Tour in the Student Union Ballroom in Murfreesboro, Tenn. MTSU representatives will be among dozens of colleges at this year’s free Rutherford County College Night, starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, in the ballroom. (MTSU file photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)

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 https://bit.ly/MTSUParking.

Public, private and homeschool students from Rutherford and surrounding counties — including Davidson, Williamson, Wilson, Sumner, Cannon, Bedford, Coffee, Warren and others — are welcome to attend the event.

“We are excited to host students and their families from Rutherford and surrounding counties as they come to learn more about MTSU’s vast array of academic programs and other postsecondary opportunities,” said Tony Strode, MTSU undergraduate recruitment director.

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

MTSU will have a huge presence at the event, with staff from various departments manning numerous tables in the large ballroom.

For questions about the Rutherford County College Night, call 615-898-5807 or email Molly Mihm, undergraduate recruitment coordinator, at Molly.Mihm@mtsu.edu.

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