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Who are the students of Chattanooga State? Why do 22,500 residents select Chattanooga State each year? What's the bottom line? What is required to ensure that Chattanooga State will continue to meet the education and training needs of business and industry in Greater Chattanooga? Why Invest in Chattanooga State?Chattanooga State, educating residents of the Southeast Tennessee region since 1965, currently enrolls 12,500 different local citizens in credit courses, 2,500 in GED preparation and as many as 7,500 through corporate training – 22,500 in all. We impact the local community with innovative and responsive applied learning. Chattanooga State is critical to the community’s workforce competitiveness. More than 80 percent of 2000-2010 jobs in Tri-State business, industry and the professions require the education that is provided by Chattanooga State. Some quick facts-The College’s economic impact on Greater Chattanooga is more than $125 million annually (estimated by the University of Memphis) . Ninety-five percent of the College’s graduates remain in Chattanooga and contribute to the local economy. The funding provided by the State of Tennessee is inadequate to ensure increased student access and the College’s continued position as a leader in technology educationFew colleges are as effective as Chattanooga State in responding to community needs. With the widest array of majors of any institution of higher education in the Southeast and our focus on success in the workplace and applied learning, Chattanooga State needs the Community and the State to increase funding so that we can continue to serve the needs of the region. The lives of tens of thousands of area residents are transformed through their experiences at Chattanooga State. Who are the students of Chattanooga State? The College enrolls each year over 12,500 different local citizens in credit courses, 2,500 in GED preparation and as many as 7,500 through corporate training – 22,500 in all. The College takes these diverse students and enables them to become lifelong learners with true competence in language, math, computer science and technology. The College also enables students to be workplace ready. How? Through a faculty with substantial and sustained workplace experience; the use of the most advanced learning technologies (made possible through unique partnerships with nationally recognized organizations such as Kaplan Education Centers, Houghton-Mifflin Corporation, The Gallup Organization and the Appalachian Education Laboratory); and a full-scale commitment to applied education centered on real-life requirements of area employees. Few colleges are as effective as Chattanooga State in responding to community needs. Market penetration makes the point. One in every sixteen residents of the area enrolls at the college each year – more than double the ratio of institutions in Nashville and Memphis. Why do 22,500 residents select Chattanooga State each year? 1. The widest array of majors of any institution of higher education in the Southeast -more than 100 majors and areas of concentrated study -45 areas of study unique to Chattanooga State (from Aviation to Nuclear Medicine to e-Commerce to Leadership to Teacher Certification to Diesel Mechanics to Early Childhood Education to Photography to Welding to the History of Christianity).2. Our focus on success in the workplace and applied learning
3. Our national recognition for excellence demonstrated, in part, by:
4. The lowest cost for in-state students in the state of Tennessee and region: -circa $2,000 per year full time The College’s success is directly correlated to the community’s success. Meanwhile, support from the State of Tennessee is inadequate to ensure increased student access and the College’s continued position as a leader in technology education. What is required to ensure that this robust college will continue to meet the education and training needs of business and industry in Greater Chattanooga? -Financial support for students in need – those whose average family income is below $15,000 a year and falls through federal financial aid cracks. Students must either abandon further education or become part-time scholars, putting at risk-certainly delaying-the meeting of their educational goals and being prepared for today’s workforce. -Expansion and upgrading of the College’s nationally recognized programs of integrating computers and technology into instruction across the curriculum (State funding and student fees are inadequate to meet College and technology needs over the next decade).
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