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Nashville State Community College

Profile: Professor Dr. Gracie King

Katherine Ceicys

January 18, 2024

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Dr. Gracie Andrews King is no stranger to learning things the hard way. She now makes a point to help her students find an easier way to their academic dreams.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Nashville State, Nashville State Community College

What helps students finish college?

Char Daston

September 19, 2023

A tree blooms on the campus of Nashville State Community College in March 2021.
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College is difficult for everyone, but the high costs and confusing bureaucracy make it especially difficult for low-income students, as well as those who are the first in their families to go to college.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Nashville State Community College, Persist Nashville

Metro leaders seek to renovate Antioch’s neglected mall into a health care facility and hub for residents

Damon Mitchell

March 24, 2022

The development would come with an upfront price tag of $44 million.

Filed Under: Health Care, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: economy, Hickory Hollow Mall, Higher Education, jobs, Labor, Nashville State Community College

After Height Of Pandemic, Nashville State Wants More Students To Take Advantage Of Aid For Books, Gas And Groceries

Damon Mitchell

July 8, 2021

Nashville State Community College is trying to enroll more residents into its degree and tech programs ahead of the next school year, while hoping more students will utilize its GRAD program to take advantage of the extra financial and academic support after the pandemic.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: community college, Education, Higher Education, Metro budget, Metro Government, Nashville State, Nashville State Community College

HCA Launches Entry-Level Hospital Job Pipeline With Metro Schools

Blake Farmer

April 23, 2021

Patient tech training Nashville State

Students who are at least 18 can take a three-week training program at Nashville State Community College and then be offered a job at a local hospital.

Filed Under: Health Care Tagged With: HCA TriStar, Metro Schools, Nashville State Community College

Free Community College To Anyone Graduating From A Nashville High School

Blake Farmer

August 12, 2013

Graduates from any of Nashville’s 20 public high schools can now get a two-year degree paid for by philanthropists. The program anticipates to fund tuition for hundreds of students starting next fall.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: community college, Karl Dean, Nashville State Community College, nashvilleAchieves

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