MC Admissions team offering ‘Twilight Tours,’ summer hours for prospective students

May 15, 2023

With more than 300 first-year students headed to Maryville College in August for the 2023-24 academic year, the Office of Admissions at Maryville College is working throughout the summer to ensure the “vacancy” sign stays lit.

“Just because the academic year has ended and most of our students have left campus for the summer doesn’t mean Maryville College isn’t a busy place,” said Kelly Massenzo, director of undergraduate admissions. “Our campus hosts numerous athletic, cultural and educational camps throughout the summer months, and we have Admissions ambassadors ready to give tours to those who want to join us in the fall.”

One unique aspect of a summer tour of Maryville College: “Twilight Tours,” which take place at 5:30 p.m. on select Thursdays. The later time allows working families to enjoy a full, student-guided walking tour experience that’s conveniently held during cooler evening temperatures as well, Massenzo said.

“We understand that it’s not always convenient for everyone to take a conventional tour, which we will continue to offer Monday through Friday during the summer,” Massenzo said. “At the same time, we know that undergraduates hoping to enroll in school for the fall semester need to make a decision soon, and we believe that a campus visit to Maryville College will help them picture themselves as Scots.”

Standard summer tours will take place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and at 10 a.m. on Fridays, through Aug. 16. Twilight Tours will be offered May 25, June 8, June 15, June 29, July 6, July 13, July 20, July 27, Aug. 3 and Aug. 10. The College will be closed for Memorial Day, Juneteenth and July Fourth, and no tours are available on the weekends.

“Classes may not be in session, but Maryville College is always open for prospective students,” Massenzo added. “Summer tours are a great way to experience life here in person, explore our campus, talk with a current student and connect with an enrollment counselor.”

For more information, to see available dates or to schedule a campus tour, visit https://apply.maryvillecollege.edu/portal/visit or call 865-981-8092. 

Maryville College is a nationally-ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years we’ve educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders, to study everything, so that they are prepared for anything — to address any problem, engage with any audience and launch successful careers right away. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of Knoxville, Maryville College offers nearly 1,200  students from around the world both the beauty of a rural setting and the advantages of an urban center, as well as more than 60 majors, seven pre-professional programs and career preparation from their first day on campus to their last. Today, our 10,000 alumni are living life strong of mind and brave of heart and are prepared, in the words of our Presbyterian founder, to “do good on the largest possible scale.”