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Tennessee Board of Regents to meet Oct. 31 to consider criteria for next president of TCAT Memphis
05/23/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents committee chairs will meet Wednesday, May 29, 2024, to hear informational reports and a new program proposal and preview the agenda for the full board’s next quarterly meeting June 13. The board’s Personnel and Compensation Committee, Finance and Business Operations Committee, and Audit Committee will meet after the committee chairs, to consider items that will be sent to the full board’s June 13 meeting – including recommendations on tuition and fees for academic year 2024-25.

Tennessee College of Applied Technology students
05/17/2024

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) has extended the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) deadline for the Tennessee Promise scholarship program to Friday, May 31, 2024. The new deadline provides high school seniors and their families additional time to complete their FAFSA and remain eligible for the state’s tuition-free higher education program. 

Dr. Wendi W. Tostenson is next president of Vol State Community College
05/06/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents today appointed Dr. Wendi W. Tostenson as the next president of Volunteer State Community College, effective July 1.

Tennessee Board of Regents to meet Oct. 31 to consider criteria for next president of TCAT Memphis
05/01/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents will hold a special called meeting May 6 to consider the appointment of the next president of Volunteer State Community College and the search criteria for the next president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton.

Governor Lee addresses Tennessee Workforce Convening
04/30/2024

More than 250 leaders from business and industry and Tennessee’s public community and technical colleges gathered at Volunteer State Community College to strengthen communication and collaboration and enhance the development of career and technical education programs.

Finalists selected for president of Volunteer State Community College
04/19/2024

A Tennessee Board of Regents search advisory committee has selected three finalists for the next president of Volunteer State Community College. The finalists will participate in open forums with the campus community and the public April 24-26, the next step in the selection process.

The finalists are:

News Title Post date
Mark Lenz Memorial Scholarship established to honor the late president of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville 09/09/2021
Board of Regents Committee Chairs & Audit Committee to meet Aug. 31 08/25/2021
AT&T Foundation Announces $130,000 Donation to The College System of Tennessee 08/11/2021
Board of Regents appoints new presidents of Volunteer State Community College & Tennessee College of Applied Technology McMinnville 07/27/2021
Committee appointed to leading search for next president of Dyersburg State Community College 07/16/2021
Board of Regents to meet July 27 to consider appointments of next presidents of Volunteer State Community College & TCAT McMinnville 07/09/2021
Four finalists selected for next president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology at McMinnville. Campus forums set for July 15 07/09/2021
Nashville State & Southwest Tennessee community colleges earn VETS Campus certification. Eleven Tennessee community colleges now VETS certified 07/02/2021
Tennessee students excel at SkillsUSA National Conference and its competitions 07/02/2021
Board of Regents approves tuition and fees for 2021-22, updates to strategic plan, new training programs 06/18/2021
Three finalists selected for Volunteer State Community College's next president. Campus visits, public forums set for June 22-24 06/18/2021
TN Board of Regents to meet June 17-18. Agenda includes proposed tuition, fees for 2021-22 academic year 06/11/2021
STRONG Act expansion gives TN National Guard personnel more educational opportunities 06/11/2021
Board of Regents Finance & Business Operations Committee to meet June 11 to consider tuition, fee recommendations for 2021-22 06/04/2021
Members of Maxine Smith Fellows leadership program Class of 2021-22 announced 06/04/2021
Board of Regents Committee Chairs, Audit Committee, and Personnel and Compensation Committee to meet June 1 05/25/2021
Jackson State Community College & TCAT Jackson create student pathway to Engineering Systems Technology program 05/18/2021
Grants awarded to college & university teams to create Open Educational Resources for students 05/03/2021
Search committee for next president of Volunteer State Community College to hold first meeting & public forum April 28 04/21/2021
College System of Tennessee, Columbia State Community College & other institutions celebrate Southern Tennessee Higher Education Center opening 04/16/2021

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