Last Day To Pay, Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 1:00 p.m. ET (Credit and TCAT) (Payments made on campus must be paid by Friday, March 20th @ 4:30 p.m. ET)

Are you ready to turn your tech skills into a thriving career? Put Your Technology Degree to Work!

The Engineering & IT / TCAT (Tennessee College of Applied Technology) job fair is a career event designed to connect employers with students and graduates from engineering programs and technical training programs offered by TCAT. The fair provides opportunities for job seekers and employers to meet, network, and discuss potential job openings and career opportunities. Join us at the Engineering and Information Technologies & TCAT Job Fair and connect with top employers actively looking for talented individuals like you!

What’s in it for you?

• Network with industry-leading companies
• Explore job and internship opportunities
• Learn what employers are looking for in tech talent

Don’t miss this chance to take the next step toward your future!

Contact Career Services for information.

423-697-442

Games at 1:00pm and 3:30pm EST.

​National Signing Day honors students who are committing to attend the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at Chattanooga State. Similar to an athletic signing, participants will sign a letter of commitment while being celebrated by friends, family and local business leaders. By participating in our National Signing Day program, Career Technical Education - Dual Enrollment seniors will have an opportunity to reserve a guaranteed spot within a TCAT Chattanooga program for the upcoming Fall 2026 term.

Who Can Participate?

• You must be a high school senior currently enrolled in a dual enrollment program affiliated with ChattState's TCAT.
• You must be continuing in a similar skilled trade or technical field you studied in high school.
• You must have applied to ChattState and completed the admissions process.

How to Sign Up

1. Complete the college admissions process (if you haven’t already).
2. Fill out the National Signing Day participation form.
3. The sign-up window is from 1/1/2026, to 3/6/2026.

Why Sign Up?

• First-come, first-served seating in TCAT classes means spots can go fast—reserve yours now!
• Choosing your preferred class schedule (day or evening) is easier when you apply early.
• You’ll be celebrated just like an athletic signing—friends, family, and community leaders will be there to cheer you on as you sign your letter of commitment!

Participating TCAT Programs

• Automotive Technology
• Building Construction
• Cosmetology
• Landscape & Turf Management
• Welding Technology:
• Residential/Commercial Electricity
• Industrial Automation & Robotics
• Machine Tool Technology

Eligibility Requirements 

• Must officially sign up for the National Signing Day Event
• Must have completed all enrollment checklist items for Chattanooga State
• Must be enrolled within an affiliated Career Technical Education dual enrollment program with Chattanooga State
• Must be a graduating senior
• High school dual enrollment program must align with choice of study at TCAT Chattanooga
• Must participate in the National Signing Day event on Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Selecting Participants 

Students will be selected based upon a lottery drawing within TCAT Student Services. All participants will be notified via email regarding their selection. If participants are not selected they are urged to attempt to register during open registration on Monday, March 30, 2026, 10:00am EST. If the selected student does not participate within the National Signing Day event on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, their spot will be forfeited, and they will not be pre-registered for a spot in a TCAT Program.

Timeline

• January 1, 2026 – March 6, 2026: Fall 2026 term application is available, and students should complete all enrollment checklist items
• March 16 &17, 2026: TCAT Student Services will facilitate lottery drawing
• March 18, 2026: Email communication will go out to successful and unsuccessful lottery winners.
• March 25, 2026: National Signing Day Event
• March 26 & 27, 2026: Successful participants will be registered for their Fall 2026 course

For questions, email [email protected] or call 423-697-4433.

We look forward to celebrating your next step toward a bright future at National CTE Signing Day!

Apply to ChattState's TCAT Today

Games at 3:00pm and 5:00pm EST.