Area high school students and parents are invited to meet with representatives from more than 50 colleges and universities at the annual Traverse Bay Area College Night, to be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 9 at the Hagerty Center on NMC's Great Lakes Campus, 715 E. Front Street, Traverse City. As part of the event, two financial aid seminars will be held, at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.

NMC's Great Lakes Maritime Academy, in partnership with the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District (TBAISD), is sponsoring  the event. More than 1,000 area students and parents from 50 surrounding secondary schools are expected to attend.