Thousands of high school seniors might be scrambling to their computer Wednesday if they haven’t already submitted their application for the Tennessee Promise scholarship. With Thursday being this year’s deadline […]
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Solving the skills gap: Tennessee’s evolution puts students on right path | Opinion
By Dee Haslam More than 3 million students graduated from high schools across our country this spring, and I can’t help but wonder what their futures will hold. Some will […]
Study Reports Tennessee Community Colleges Ahead In Guided Pathway Reforms
Tennessee’s community colleges are “probably the furthest along in implementing guided pathways reforms” of any community college system in the nation, a new study by Columbia University concludes. “All 13 […]
Business, education leaders discuss employment through Tennessee Reconnect
JACKSON, Tenn. — What do nontraditional students need to be successful? Local educators and business leaders are coming together to work for these students in the community. “We want to […]
Wages Increase For Workers Across Tennessee
Tennesseans took home a little more money in their paychecks last year according to the latest data released Friday by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The median […]
Free Tennessee community college for adults program shatters expectations in its first year
About 31,000 adults have shown interest in the state’s expansion of the Tennessee Promise model, shattering the expectation of how many would apply and defying a national trend that says […]
Tens of Thousands of Adults Line Up for Free College in Tennessee
In the weeks after Tennessee started accepting applications for its tuition-free program for adult students last February, Kim Bare and her family began having discussions about going to college. Her […]
AT&T donates to TCAT
For the second consecutive year, AT&T has donated $81,000 to the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology to enhance student training programs in Computer Information Technology, which will help address critical […]
Tennessee Promise program wins regional innovation award
Tennessee Promise is being recognized for its innovative efforts. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission and its program were selected as one of two winners of the 2018 State Transformation in […]
Gov. Bill Haslam praises Chattanooga State graduates at Hixson ceremony
Gov. Bill Haslam recognized the 588 graduates of Chattanooga State Community College’s Tennessee College of Applied Technology at their commencement ceremony in Hixson on Friday. Many of the graduates are […]