More students are completing their degrees at community colleges. That’s good news for the Tennessee Board of Regents, which met Thursday for its quarterly meeting. The TBR system, which includes […]
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TCAT grads nearly guaranteed to get a job in their field
SURGOINSVILLE — Here’s a promise that no four-year college or university can make. If you complete a 12-16 month certificated course at one of the region’s Tennessee College of Applied […]
Complete Tennessee report: Set clear goals to increase college graduation rates among struggling students
If Tennessee wants to increase the number of its residents with a college degree or certificate, one mostly untapped place to look is at ensuring those incarcerated leave prison with […]
As jobs grow hard to fill, businesses join the drive to push rural residents toward college
When the Chemours chemical plant in New Johnsonville, Tennessee, needed workers to maintain its high-tech machinery, it advertised for them as far as 90 miles away in Nashville in one […]
Tennessee community colleges are making strides and reforming fastest in the nation | Opinion
The College System of Tennessee keeps raising the bar to challenge students in an open-access system to perform better and thrive. Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect have made it possible […]
Mr. James goes to Motlow
Custodian offered scholarship following viral video Last month the internet was introduced to James Anthony, a custodian at Hickerson Elementary School, through a viral video of his being surprised by […]
What We Can Learn From One Family That Took Tennessee’s Free College Offer
Jim Bare never used to spend his Friday nights working on math. Now, he does it willingly — often with the rest of his family. In September, Jim, 65, signed […]
Mars marks milestones at M&M’s plant in Cleveland, Tennessee
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Candy maker Mars marked two milestones on Tuesday at its M&M’s production plant here — the start of a $142 million expansion and 40 years in Bradley […]
McMinn County launches job skills program
‘Your Skills. Your Future.’ expands in East Tennessee McMinn County is turning to its neighboring county in Bradley to help resolve two critical labor concerns in East Tennessee: a dwindling […]
School system looks beyond high school
More than 500 students graduate from high school in Cumberland County each year. Some students continue forward with their education, enrolling in a four-year university or utilizing the Tennessee Promise […]
