Recent News

New TCAT at Stanton opens as state's newest technical college campus
06/14/2024

Hundreds of West Tennesseans joined Gov. Bill Lee, Sen. Bill Hagerty, members of the Tennessee Board of Regents, TBR Chancellor Flora W. Tydings, and other state and local officials Friday, June 14, in opening Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Stanton, the state’s newest technical college campus.

JSCC students greet Regents Ross Roberts, MaryLou Apple, Danni Varlan, Thomas White
06/13/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents Thursday approved tuition and fees for the upcoming academic year, capital budget requests for Fiscal Year 2025-26, and a new associate degree program in nuclear technology at Roane State Community College.

The board also appointed Heath R. McMillian as the next president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton, to succeed President David Hicks, who is resigning June 28.

TBR earned a 5th place award for Middle Tennessee's Top Workplace by the Tennessean
06/12/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) has been recognized as a 2024 Top Workplace by the Tennessean – an honor that acknowledges companies ranked by their employees as the best places to work in the state of Tennessee. TBR earned a 5th place ranking in the midsize category among 28 other businesses and organizations.

Chattanooga State, Nashville State, Pellissippi State Community Colleges awarded innovation grants
06/10/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents has awarded grants to three community colleges to foster innovation in corequisite learning support models to improve long-term student success. Corequisite learning support enables students to earn college credit while also receiving the additional support they need to be successful. 

Selected through a competitive request for proposals (RFP) process, the colleges and their projects are:

Tennessee Board of Regents to meet Oct. 31 to consider criteria for next president of TCAT Memphis
06/07/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents will hold its next regular quarterly meeting Thursday, June 13, at Jackson State Community College. The agenda includes, but is not limited to, consideration of recommendations for tuition and fees for Academic Year 2024-25, capital budget requests for Fiscal Year 2025-26, appointment of the next president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton, and a new associate degree program in nuclear technology at Roane State Community College.

Tennessee Board of Regents to meet Oct. 31 to consider criteria for next president of TCAT Memphis
05/29/2024

At its June 13 quarterly meeting, the Tennessee Board of Regents will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases totaling 4.88 percent at the state’s technical colleges and from 4.58 to 5.37 percent (an average of 5.2 percent) at the community colleges, under recommendations approved May 29 by the board’s Finance and Business Operations Committee.

News Title Post date
TTU President Candidate Pool Narrowed to 3 04/12/2012
Tennessee Higher Ed Leaders Focus on College Completion Strategies with Governor Bill Haslam 04/02/2012
TTU Presidential Search Advisory Committee Meets to Review Applicants April 9 04/02/2012
Board to Meet in Regular Quarterly Session March 29 in Nashville 03/23/2012
TBR Approves Jerry Faulkner as VSCC President 03/21/2012
TBR Personnel and Compensation, Finance and Business Committees to Meet March 26 - Agenda item added 03/19/2012
TBR Personnel and Compensation, Finance and Business Committees to Meet March 26 03/19/2012
TBR Chancellor Recommends Jerry Faulkner as VSCC’s Next President 03/16/2012
March 13 TBR Finance Committee Meeting Canceled 03/09/2012
TBR Schedules Open Committee Meetings March 13 03/06/2012
Tennessee Higher Ed Leaders Focus on College Completion Strategies with Governor Bill Haslam 03/02/2012
TBR Ad Hoc Committee on Capital Outlay and Capital Maintenance to Hold Telephonic Meeting March 8 03/02/2012
TBR Announces TSU Presidential Search Timeline 02/29/2012
TBR Finance and Business Committee to Meet March 1 02/23/2012
TBR Meets Feb. 23 to Consider New TTC-Murfreesboro Director 02/16/2012
Tennessee colleges using tech tools to help students choose courses, majors 02/16/2012
Interviews Scheduled for Vol State Presidential Candidates Feb. 28 – March 2 02/15/2012
TBR Finance and Business Committee to Meet Feb. 9 02/01/2012
TTU Presidential Search Advisory Committee Named; First Meeting, Open Forum Scheduled Feb. 17 01/31/2012
Governor's Budget Recommendations Include News for TBR Institutions 01/31/2012

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