The tour kicked off last week and will hit visit college markets around the country.

"Tyler is a good friend, an extremely talented singer-songwriter and one hell of a good time," explains Lee Brice, "I can't wait to get him out on the road and show our fans!"

2011 Higher Education Tour dates:

3/10 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note

3/11 Miami, OK- Buffalo Run Casino

3/12 Durrant, OK - Choctaw Casino Resort

3/19 Augusta, GA – Coyote's

3/23 Austin, TX - The Parish

3/24 Longview, TX - The Levee

3/25 Abliene, TX - The Lucky Mule

3/26 Speegleville, TX - Hog Creek Icehouse

3/30 Lincoln, NE - Uncle Ron's*

3/31 Denver, CO - Grizzly Rose*

4/09 Brunswick, GA - The Pit

4/14 Knoxville, TN - Cotton Eyed Joe

4/21 Davie, FL - The Roundup

4/22 Bradenton, FL - Joyland IV

4/23 Sebastian, FL - Captain Hiram's Sandbar

4/28 Live Oak, FL - Suwannee River Jam

*Brice, Niemann only