Submitted by RLocker on July 28, 2026
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) congratulates Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Upper Cumberland on becoming only the second college campus in Tennessee to earn the VETS Bravo designation and the first Tennessee Board of Regents institution and Tennessee College of Applied Technology to receive the honor.
The designation recognizes TCAT Upper Cumberland’s outstanding commitment to serving military-connected students through enhanced support services, workforce engagement, and student success initiatives.
Submitted by RLocker on December 19, 2025
Students, faculty and staff at Tennessee’s community colleges and colleges of applied technology collected and donated the equivalent of 163,175 food items during TBR-The College System of Tennessee’s 27th Annual Food Drive Challenge.
The donations go to campus food pantries for students in need and to local food banks and programs serving their communities. In addition to food donations, campuses collected cash contributions, which count in the collection totals as two items per dollar raised. This year’s food drive greatly surpassed last year’s total of 110,851 items.
Submitted by RLocker on March 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.
Submitted by RLocker on March 21, 2024
NASHVILLE (March 21, 2024) -- The Tennessee Board of Regents will hold its spring quarterly meeting March 27, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT at the TBR system office, 1 Bridgestone Park, Nashville, 37214. The meeting will also be livestreamed and archived on the TBR website at https://www.tbr.edu/board/march-2024-quarterly-board-meeting.
