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TN Council for Career & Technical Education hosts public hearing on career & technical education July 14, followed by TCCTE's quarterly meeting

Public hearing on career & technical education July 14, 2025

The Tennessee Council for Career and Technical Education will host its annual public hearing on Career and Technical Education (CTE) on Monday, July 14, 2025, from 9-11 a.m. CT at the Tennessee Board of Regents System Office, 1 Bridgestone Park, Nashville, TN.

The hearing will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to offer feedback and share perspectives on the current state of CTE programs across Tennessee. Topics will include opportunities, challenges, and strategies for improving CTE outcomes for students and employers.

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Board of Regents approves building project requests, new policies, other action during its quarterly meeting at Northeast State

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

During its quarterly meeting June 12-13, the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) approved building project proposals for its colleges, five new and revised policies, the proposed budget for the next fiscal year, and other measures.

Meeting at Northeast State Community College, the board heard presentations by Northeast President Jeff McCord and partnering host TCAT Elizabethton President Heath McMillian highlighting activities on their respective campuses focusing on student success.  The board governs Tennessee’s public community colleges and colleges of applied technology.

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TCAT Elizabethton's Boones Creek Campus continues to grow. Gov. Lee helps open new building

TCAT at Boones Creek's second building opens

Gov. Bill Lee, other state and community leaders, and students celebrated the opening of the second phase of TCAT Elizabethton’s Boone’s Creek Extension Campus in Washington County on Tuesday, June 10 – a new building that has enabled expansion of the college’s career and technical education programs for the region.

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Board of Regents quarterly meeting is June 12-13 at Northeast State Community College

TN Board of Regents quarterly meeting is June 12-13, 2025, at Northeast State Community College

The Tennessee Board of Regents will hold its next regular quarterly meeting June 12-13, 2025, at Northeast State Community College near Blountville, TN. The agenda includes, but is not limited to, consideration of proposed new and revised policies, compensation plans, faculty promotion and tenure recommendations, and various reports and updates.

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Board of Regents Committee Chairs, Personnel and Compensation Committee, and Audit Committee to meet May 28

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

The Tennessee Board of Regents committee chairs will meet Wednesday, May 28, 2025 to preview proposed revisions to TBR policies, receive informational updates, and preview the agenda for the full board’s next quarterly meeting in June. The board’s Personnel and Compensation Committee and Audit Committee will also meet following the committee chairs.

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Fifteen TBR community and technical colleges awarded grants to expand access to health care career programs

TBR colleges receive funding to expand access to health care career programs

Fifteen Tennessee community and technical colleges across the state are receiving nearly $28.8 million to expand access to education and career pathways in high-demand health care fields through the state’s rural health initiative, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced May 21.

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Walters State Community College presidential search committee appointed. First public forum set for April 22.

Walters State Community College

The Search Advisory Committee leading the Tennessee Board of Regents' search for the next president of Walters State Community College has been appointed, and a public forum on the search will be held April 22.

Board of Regents Member Miles Burdine is chair of the 16-member committee. Board Members Cayden Keltgen, Ross Roberts and Danni Varlan also are serving as committee members, along with representatives of the college’s faculty, staff, students and alumni, and business and civic leaders from the community. The full membership is listed below.

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Members of the inaugural Chancellor’s Fellowship class announced, representing community & technical colleges across the state

Maxine Smith Leadership Series

The College System of Tennessee today announced the 10 members of the inaugural Chancellor’s Fellowship Class of 2025-26, representing faculty and staff from community and technical colleges across the state.

The Chancellor’s Fellowship is a new cornerstone initiative of the Maxine Smith Leadership Series, designed to cultivate leadership talent among senior administrators across the college system. 

Members of the Chancellor’s Fellowship Class of 2025-26 are:

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Phi Theta Kappa honors three Tennessee college presidents, two senior college administrators with its top awards

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for community college students, presented its Paragon Award for New Presidents to three Tennessee community college presidents during its annual convention last week.

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