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Belmont University & TN Board of Regents leaders gather to launch nursing transfer pathway
12/10/2025

Belmont University and TBR-The College System of Tennessee today announced a new transfer pathway for nursing graduates of Tennessee’s community colleges to advance their education at Belmont’s Inman College of Nursing, including bachelor’s degrees in nursing.

Chart shows number of diplomas and certificates conferred at TN Colleges of Applied Technology
12/09/2025

Students earned a record number of diplomas and certificates – 8,309 awards conferred – at the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCATs) during Academic Year 2024-25, eclipsing the previous record set nearly 15 years ago, according to the annual TCAT student access and success report to the Tennessee Board of Regents Dec. 9.

Seal of the Tennessee Board of Regents - College System of Tennessee
12/03/2025

The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) will hold its next regular quarterly meeting Dec. 9, 2025, at the TBR system office in Nashville. Agenda highlights include but are not limited to consideration of search criteria for the next presidents of Cleveland State Community College and Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Oneida/Huntsville, a new degree program in Artificial Intelligence Technology at Southwest Tennessee Community College, and reports on the system foundation’s fundraising, TCAT student access and success trends, and the Tennessee Direct Admissions initiative.

Chancellor's Fund for Excellence text above a decoratie gift box and the Foundation for the College
12/02/2025

The Foundation for the College System of Tennessee has been an invaluable partner to TBR - The College System of Tennessee—by supporting our students, faculty, and staff across our community colleges and Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology beyond what state funding provides.

New Tennessee Board of Regents report highlights a decade of accelerating student success
11/12/2025

A new report from the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) highlights a decade of transformative progress in student success at the state's community colleges, driven by reforms to academic support known as corequisite learning support.

Each year, two-thirds of incoming students at Tennessee community colleges are identified as academically underprepared in math, reading, or writing. These students often face barriers to success before they even begin credit-bearing coursework, making innovation in academic support a critical priority for the state’s colleges.

President Carol Rothstein & Maj. Gen. Warner A. Ross II celebrate JSCC's new Veterans Center
11/11/2025

Tennessee’s community and technical colleges honored veterans in their campus communities – including students, faculty, staff, alumni, and others – during Veterans Day activities across the state.

As part of the ceremonies recognizing and honoring all veterans, one at each college was also awarded the Chancellor’s Commendation for Military Veterans, a special recognition launched in 2020 by Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Flora W. Tydings.

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Three finalists selected for president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology Murfreesboro; public forum set for Nov. 10 10/21/2022
Board of Regents and community and technical college presidents to hold Fall Retreat Oct. 17-18 at Fall Creek Falls State Park 10/12/2022
College System’s inaugural podcast explores transformation in higher education due to disruptive forces 10/06/2022
Board of Regents approves system budget requests, criteria for next president of TCAT Livingston; receives reports on enrollment, graduation. 09/23/2022
Board of Regents to meet Sept. 22-23 at Pellissippi State Community College. Agenda includes budget requests, policy changes, enrollment & graduation reports, criteria for next president of TCAT Livingston 09/15/2022
AT&T Foundation's $130,000 donation to fund industry certification exams for underrepresented students 09/14/2022
Board of Regents' Committee Chairs and Audit Committee to meet Sept. 7 09/01/2022
Collaborative launched to expand law enforcement career exploration and education pathways for students 08/22/2022
Board of Regents appoints Dr. Jeff McCord president of Northeast State Community College; approves criteria for next presidents of Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology Athens & Murfreesboro 08/08/2022
Chancellor recommends Dr. Jeff McCord as next President of Northeast State Community College. Board of Regents to meet Aug. 8 to consider appointment. 08/02/2022
15th Class of Maxine Smith Fellows completes its year of leadership development 07/06/2022
Four finalists selected for next president of Northeast State Community College. Campus visits, public forums set for July 11-14 07/05/2022
Seven Tennessee community & technical colleges awarded grants totaling $5.7 million for career & technical education 06/20/2022
Board of Regents holds tuition & fees stable for students at Tennessee’s public community & technical colleges for 2022-23 06/17/2022
Michael Williams appointed Assistant Vice Chancellor for Campus Safety and Security and TCAT Chief of Police 06/17/2022
Board of Regents quarterly meeting is June 16-17 at Columbia State Community College; agenda includes budgets, tuition for 2022-23, policy revisions 06/10/2022
Faculty, presidents, staff from Tennessee’s community & technical colleges focus on challenges facing student attendance at Strategic Enrollment Management Conference 06/10/2022
Ground broken for Chattanooga State's Advanced Manufacturing Building 06/08/2022
Board of Regents’ committee chairs, Personnel & Compensation Committee & Audit Committee to meet June 1 05/26/2022
Board appoints next Presidents of Cleveland State Community College and TCAT Elizabethton, and next Vice Chancellor of Business & Finance 05/25/2022

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