Topic: TCAT

Nashville State Community College, TCAT Dickson-Clarksville sign Agreement

June 13, 2021 |

Clarksville, TN – Leaders from Nashville State Community College and TCAT Dickson-Clarksville met at TCAT Clarksville to sign an articulation agreement allowing eligible TCAT students in digital graphic design to transfer credits towards an Associate degree in visual communications at Nashville State.

(Front row, from left): Dr. Shanna L. Jackson, Nashville State Community College president, and Dr. Arrita Summers, TCAT Dickson-Clarksville president; (Back row, from left) Dr. Carol Rothstein, vice president of Academic Affairs at Nashville State; Dr. Patricia Armstrong, dean of English, Humanities and Creative Technologies at Nashville State; Telaina Wrigley, Nashville State Clarksville campus coordinator; Victoria Dabalos, who will be a graduating from the TCAT Digital Graphic Design program in August and is interested in attending Nashville State; Kathleen Fosbinder Smith, TCAT Dickson-Clarksville campus Digital Graphic Design instructor; and Deanna Griffin, TCAT Dickson-Clarksville campus coordinator.

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announces Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget passage

April 30, 2021 |

Nashville, TN –  On Thursday, April 29th, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget has passed through the Tennessee General Assembly. The budget totals $42.6 billion and includes historic investments in literacy, mental health, broadband, and safety.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee

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Tennessee’s Community, Technical Colleges awarded 22,998 Degrees, Diplomas during 2019-20 School Year

September 28, 2020 |

15,874 Awards at Community College Awards were a Record High

Nashville, TN – Tennessee’s Community Colleges awarded a record number of 15,874 degrees and technical certificates during the 2019-20 academic year – a 44 percent increase from a decade ago. The previous high was 15,240 two years ago.

In addition, the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology awarded 7,124 diplomas and technical certificates – for a total of 22,998 credentials awarded across the system – according to preliminary data reported today at the Tennessee Board of Regents quarterly meeting.

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Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology are on extended spring break this week, In-person classes cancelled for week of March 16th-20th

March 16, 2020 |

Nashville, TN – As a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, all 27 Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology are on extended spring break for students this upcoming week, with in-person classes cancelled for the week of March 16th-20th, 2020.

Several TCATs had planned on resuming classes Monday, because several are located in smaller towns and cities with no confirmed COVID-19 cases and because many technical college courses require hands-on instruction and learning. Other TCATs had already extended last week’s spring break for another week.

Coronavirus.

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Clarksville-Montgomery County School System High School Students Pursue New Pathways to Careers

September 20, 2018 |

Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS)

Montgomery County, TN – Through a partnership between the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) and the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS), local students are pursuing new, innovative career-readiness pathways this school year.

The Early Technical College at TCAT is a unique, hands-on learning experience that allows students a no-cost opportunity to work towards an industry certification while also completing the necessary high school courses for graduation in the state of Tennessee.

CMCSS Students get hands on career learning at Tennessee College of Applied Technology.

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Clarksville-Montgomery County School System reports New Early College and Career Options for Local Students

January 30, 2018 |

Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) is excited to announce new Early College and Career Options (ECCOs) for juniors and seniors beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.

Currently, CMCSS offers innovative programs like the Academies of CMCSS in all seven of the traditional high schools. Additionally, each high school offers options like dual enrollment, Advanced Placement (AP), and Career Technical Education (CTE) courses.

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Tennessee Board of Regents approves warranty with tuition-free retraining for graduates of its technical training programs

December 16, 2017 |

Gallatin, TN – The Tennessee Board of Regents reaffirmed its confidence in the quality of its colleges Thursday, approving a warranty guaranteeing that future graduates of technical training programs demonstrate skills identified in their curriculums and providing tuition-free retraining for those who don’t.

The new warranty provides one-time retraining free of charge to graduates of technical programs who are unable to perform one or more of the skills and competencies identified for their programs.

Tennessee Board of Regents approves warranty with tuition-free retraining for graduates of its technical training programs

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Tennessee Board of Regents approves 2.6 percent increase in In-State Tuition Rates

June 25, 2017 |

Harriman, TN – The Tennessee Board of Regents has approved a 2.6 percent increase in in-state tuition rates at its community and technical colleges for 2017-18.

Except for one year when the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology asked for a small increase in fees rather than tuition, it is the lowest increase for the community and technical colleges combined since 1991-92.  It is the third consecutive year of tuition hikes of 4 percent or less – the TBR system’s lowest three-year increase in decades.

Students at Tennessee Board of Regents institutions face lowest tuition increase in nearly 25 years.

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Tennessee Promise Sees Increased Enrollment, Strong Retention Rates in Year 2

February 3, 2017 |

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced today that the number of Tennessee Promise students who enrolled in college for the first time grew in the program’s second year while the majority of the scholarship’s first class of students re-enrolled for a second year of college.

The Tennessee Promise scholarship was the first in the nation to offer graduating high school seniors two years tuition-free at a community or technical college.

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Clarksville Commercial Driver License testing location Grand Opening Ceremony

September 28, 2016 |

Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts

Clarksville, TN – One federal agency, four state departments and fifteen months later, the phone call Scott Thomas, owner of Thomas Lumber Company in Clarksville made to Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts about his company’s need to have current employees and applicants tested for a commercial drivers’ license has ended in a victory for job applicants and companies in northern Middle Tennessee.

On Thursday, September 22nd, a red ribbon was cut on the mobile commercial drivers’ license testing site at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) in Clarksville.

(L to R) Luis Pisaar, TDOT Director Operations Supervisor; Scott Thomas, Thomas Lumber Company; Catherine Thomas; Sammy Tucker, Supervisor of the Lincoln County TDOT; Amy Lackey, TDOS Director of CDL Services; Dr. Arrita Summers, TCAT; Jason Hicklen, TDOT District Assistant Supervisor of Lincoln & Rutherford Counties; State Representative Joe Pitts; Debbit Griffin, Campus Coordinator of TCAT; and Mark Riggins, Clarksville Gas and Water Department.

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