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Arts & Technology Building, Columbia State Community College Williamson Campus
03/01/2024

Community members, students, faculty, staff and administration gathered at Columbia State Community College’s Williamson Campus for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Thursday, Feb. 29, to celebrate the completion of the new Arts and Technology Building.

02/28/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents today (Feb. 28, 2024) appointed the next presidents of three of the community and technical colleges it leads:

Tennessee Board of Regents to meet Oct. 31 to consider criteria for next president of TCAT Memphis
02/28/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents committee chairs will meet Tuesday, March 5, 2024, to receive informational reports and preview the agenda for the full board’s next quarterly meeting. The board’s Audit Committee will meet immediately afterward to review and consider various audit matters.

The Board of Regents governs Tennessee's public community colleges and colleges of applied technology.

Tennessee Board of Regents to meet Oct. 31 to consider criteria for next president of TCAT Memphis
02/21/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents will hold a special called meeting Feb. 28 to consider appointments of the next presidents of Cleveland State Community College, Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Harriman, and TCAT Henry/Carroll.

Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security contributes $2.2 million in new communications equipment to TBR colleges’ campus police
02/16/2024

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) contributed $2.2 million in new state-of-the-art police radios and related equipment to Tennessee Board of Regents colleges’ campus police departments – a major improvement for the safety and security of our students and campus communities.

The new radios – one for each of the more than 200 campus police officers across TBR community and technical colleges – are part of a new partnership between TDOSHS and TBR - the College System of Tennessee to improve campus safety and security.

02/09/2024

Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Jacksboro has earned VETS Campus certification by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, certifying the college’s commitment to programs and services to help veterans succeed as they pursue their education.

News Title Post date
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 Elizabethon, and next Vice Chancellor of Business & Finance 05/25/2022
Board of Regents meets May 25 to consider appointing presidents of Cleveland State Community College & TCAT Elizabethton & TBR vice chancellor of business and finance 05/19/2022
Chancellor recommends Dr. David Hicks as next President of Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton; Board meets May 25 to consider appointment. 05/10/2022
Board of Regents awards $650,000 in third round of grants to create free Open Educational Resources to cut costs for students 05/09/2022
Chancellor recommends Dr. Ty Stone as next President of Cleveland State Community College; Board of Regents to meet May 25 to consider her appointment. 05/06/2022
Heath McMillian appointed Executive Vice President of TCAT Jackson's Blue Oval City Campus 05/05/2022
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Newbern is now Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest 05/05/2022
Northeast State Community College Presidential Search Advisory Committee appointed. Public forum set for April 27 04/26/2022
Finalists selected for next president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton. Campus interviews May 3. 04/22/2022
Four finalists selected for next President of Cleveland State Community College. Public forums set for April 18-21. 04/08/2022
Board of Regents appoints Susanne Cox next president of TCAT Morristown, approves criteria for next president of Northeast State Community College 03/31/2022
Fourth Annual SOAR Awards go to outstanding students, faculty, staff & supporters. Walters State Community College & TCAT Elizabethton take home College of the Year honors 03/31/2022
Phi Theta Kappa & National Technical Honor Society students celebrated at Student Honors Luncheon 03/30/2022
Board of Regents quarterly meeting is March 31. Agenda includes consideration of appointment of next president of TCAT Morristown and criteria for next president of Northeast State Community College 03/24/2022

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