Motlow State Community College has swept the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) Region 7 Women’s Soccer top honors. Bucks Head Coach Andy Lyon is the TCCAA's Region 7 Coach of the Year. Not only is Libbie Trainor the conference's Freshman of the Year, but the forward from Middlesborough, England, captured TCCAA Player of the Year honors.
An outstanding October featured four more ribbon-cutting ceremonies and a groundbreaking that will transform aviation industry workforce development across west Tennessee.
Jackson State Community College, Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Jackson, the Greater Jackson Chamber and nuclear and nuclear supply chain industry partners gathered for the first-ever West Tennessee Nuclear Summit on Sept. 30. This inspiring event brought together leaders from across Tennessee to share insights about business and job opportunities that support the region's and state’s continued nuclear energy resurgence.
TBR – The College System of Tennessee is launching Project RISE, an innovative effort designed to improve learning and classroom success for community college students enrolled in learning support courses. Funded by Ascendium Education Group, the project will pilot and evaluate a more intensive tutoring model at two Tennessee community colleges from Spring 2027 through Spring 2029.
The Tennessee Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support (SAILS) program at TBR – The College System of Tennessee has been recognized by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences as a Promising Practice. The recognition is part of the Academy's national initiative, "Thriving After High School: Community, School, Service, and Work."
The designation places SAILS among a select group of programs nationwide. These programs show innovative ways to help learners move from high school to college, careers, service and civic life.
TBR – The College System of Tennessee has selected 22 faculty members from across the state as the inaugural AI Fellows Class of 2026-27. The AI Fellows Program is an initiative of the TBR AI Learning Collaborative. It builds on the system's ongoing work in AI literacy, responsible implementation, professional learning and workforce readiness. Fellows will turn the TBR Student AI Literacy Competency Framework into practical, discipline-specific classroom experiences. Their focus goes beyond technical skills.
A consortium of Tennessee’s 13 community colleges has been awarded a $7.6 million U.S. Department of Labor grant for workforce development activities, including the creation of short-term career certificate programs eligible for new Workforce Pell student scholarships.
The proposed Workforce Pell-eligible programs will be developed within five high-priority industry sectors identified by the state, including Advanced Manufacturing, Logistics and Distribution, Information Technology including Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, and Sustainable and Nuclear Energy.
As the next step in the search for the next president of Pellissippi State Community College, a public forum providing the campus community and the public an opportunity to share views on the search process will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
The Tennessee Board of Regents and Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Morristown leadership gathered to honor Phil and Martha Bachman during a naming ceremony at the new TCAT at Greene County campus.
The new $34 million building, located at the former Greene Valley Developmental Center site, is now known as the Phil and Martha Bachman Center, honoring the couple for their steadfast support of technical training and education, service, and their significant investment in Greene County and the surrounding northeast Tennessee region.
TCAT Shelbyville's Machine Tool Technology program was one of the first programs created when the school first opened its doors in 1964. This program now calls a state-of-the-art lab on the college's new campus home.
As part of a recent celebration of becoming the first technical college to host a TBR Board Meeting, President Jimmy Wright and his staff wanted to make last week's experience on the brand-new campus memorable for Chancellor Flora W. Tydings and Vice Chair Emily Reynolds.
