Tusculum hosts local high school students for College Summit

Students from the four county high schools were given information to help them prepare for the college application process during the annual College Summit at Tusculum on Thursday, March 8.

Eleventh graders from North Greene, South Greene, West Greene and Chuckey-Doak high schools attended the event at Tusculum, presented by Advise TN and hosted by Tusculum.

Advise TN is a college advising and capacity building program developed by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the Office of Governor Bill Haslam. Advise TN aims to increase the number of Tennesseans accessing higher education by partnering with high schools and providing college advising services to up to 10,000 junior and senior students across Tennessee.

“The ultimate goal of the program is to develop a college-going culture in the Greene County School System,” said Ruth Ann Tipton, a college advisor for Advise TN. “We want every high school student to know they can go to college and that through Tennessee Promise, the financial resources are available to them to make it happen.”

Welcoming the high school students to campus, Dr. James Hurley, president of Tusculum, encouraged the juniors to pursue education following graduation whether it is at a technical school, a community college, a state university or a private college.

Following the opening session, the students met with enrollment representatives who discussed college admission test preparation, college interviews, financial aid, admission processes and college life.

Area business participating in the summit included Emergency Medical Services, Universal Machine and Tool, American Greetings, John Deere Power Products, the Greene County Partnership, HUF North America and the Greeneville-Greene County Center for Technology.

The Greene County 2018 College Summit at Tusculum College is made possible through a TnACHE grant. The TnACHE program promotes the idea that postsecondary summits are an efficient way for high school juniors and seniors to hear presentations from a large number of postsecondary schools in a short time.

 

Students from the local county high schools participated in College Summit on the campus of Tusculum on Thursday. Participants had the opportunity to explore both higher education and career opportunities through a variety of workshops and lectures, as well as a Career Fair.