Recent News

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:

04/10/2024

The Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology at Harriman, Hartsville and Knoxville have earned VETS Campus certification by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, certifying the colleges’ commitment to programs and services to help veterans succeed as they pursue their education.

TBR launches new Employment Data Dashboard
03/29/2024

TBR - The College System of Tennessee launched a new interactive online data dashboard to help its community and technical colleges learn more about graduates’ post-college employment and earnings.

SOAR 2024 Awards
03/28/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents honored the outstanding students, faculty, staff, philanthropists, volunteers and partners of the year of its community and technical colleges in the Sixth Annual Statewide Outstanding Achievement Recognition (SOAR) celebration Thursday night, March 28, in Nashville.

Tennessee Board of Regents to meet Oct. 31 to consider criteria for next president of TCAT Memphis
03/27/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents approved new career and technical education programs at four technical college campuses, a name change for Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crossville, a revised fee schedule, and other items on its quarterly meeting agenda Wednesday.

News Title Post date
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
Committee appointed to lead search for next president of Volunteer State Community College 03/31/2021
Board of Regents appoints Willie Huffman president of TN Colleges of Applied Technology Paris and McKenzie, approves criteria for next presidents of Volunteer State Community College and TCAT McMinnville 03/25/2021
College System of Tennessee honors its Outstanding Students, Faculty, Staff, Colleges and more in third annual SOAR Awards 03/25/2021
SOAR Awards Ceremony Live-Streamed Thursday at 8:25 a.m. CT 03/24/2021

Pages