A Columbia State Community College art professor died after being hit by a large ocean wave during a study abroad trip in Brazil.
Tennessee technical colleges are now required to partner with local high schools. Here’s what that means for Nashville.
Tennessee College of Applied Technology campuses, or TCATs, will now be required to partner with local high schools to provide early career exposure opportunities to students.
This Tennessee community college made Friday classes virtual to address inflation and retain students
For cash-strapped college students, inflation is making school harder to pay for. But Southwest Tennessee Community College has been responding to student needs in the hopes of keeping them enrolled.
TCAT president says state’s workforce partnership with Ford is off to a good start
The Tennessee Board of Regents is inching closer to revising its training programs to better fit Ford Motor Company’s upcoming hiring needs.
Textbooks And Childcare Costs Are Eligible For New Grants From Tennessee Community Colleges
The Tennessee Board of Regents has received $130,000 in grant funding from the AT&T Foundation to divvy up among the state’s 13 community colleges. Each institution was given $10,000.
Tennessee’s Community Colleges And Trade Schools Considering Tuition Increase
The Tennessee Board of Regents is weighing a small tuition and fee increase for the next academic year. The governing body over the state’s community and technical colleges will vote on the increase on June 18.
Tennessee Expands Support For Students At Tech Schools To Improve Equity
Tennessee’s colleges of applied technology are getting some outside help to address education inequity. That’s thanks in part to the Tennessee Board of Regents expanding an existing community college partnership with national nonprofit Achieving the Dream.
Tennessee’s Community Colleges See Boost In Graduation Rates But Want To Aim Higher
Listen 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 the state’s 13 public community colleges, has long struggled to raise graduation rates.
MTSU Enrollment Decline Causes Funding Cuts, Worries About Tennessee Promise
MTSU’s decline in enrollment has professors worrying this is foresight into the future, and it has administrators cutting millions from the academic budget.
Tennessee State University Tries To Defray ‘Sticker Shock’ Of Buying Textbooks
The college has negotiated with textbook publishers to lower their prices — probably because not a whole lot of students were buying from them anyway. Students will now be able to access their general education textbooks online for $365 per semester.
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