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Engineering & Information Technologies

The Division of Engineering & Information Technologies offers two-year degrees in Engineering Technology and a Pre-Engineering transfer program. These programs train students for careers of the future.

Degrees and Certificates

The combination of 2+2 programs and the newly created Tennessee Transfer Path (TTP) makes it possible for students to complete their first two years at Chattanooga State, then transfer to a four-year institution knowing course credits will be accepted. Click a program below for additional information.

Scholarships

There are numerous scholarships available for engineering technology and pre-engineering students. Scholarships are sponsored by local community organizations such as the Associated General Contractors of East Tennessee. In addition to these scholarships, students from Catoosa, Walker, Dade, and Whitfield Counties in Georgia and Jackson County Alabama are eligible for in-state tuition.

Partnerships

Chattanooga State's Engineering & Information Technologies Department has forged a number of unique partnerships designed to provide training for the local workforce that will qualify them for high-tech positions available in the Greater Chattanooga area. By combining hands-on training experience with classroom instruction, students are successfully completing their course of study and finding jobs in their chosen career.

Tennessee Building and Construction Institute of Chattanooga 
Institute of Material Joining and Testing
TVA Partnership Program
Volkswagen Academy
WACKER Institute

Division News

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A Prosperous Career in Tennessee

April 25, 2023 | Times Free Press | In the News

OPINION, Leslie Gower, Times Free Press—"The fanfare of high school graduation season is upon us with prom, graduation, and hefty decisions on what the next chapter might hold. For many graduates, the future has a hazy lens. With ballooning college tuition, high schoolers should know...

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VW Chattanooga Electric Vehicle Assembly Sparks Workforce Training

March 20, 2023 | Times Free Press | In the News

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Registration for BASF’s free educational summer program now open—Jordan Rudzinski

March 14, 2023 | WRCB TV 3 | In the News

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Accreditation

Many of the programs in the Engineering Technology Division are accredited by ABET, a nonprofit organization which provides assurance the program of study meets standards established by industry.

Eight programs in the Engineering Technology A.A.S. and two programs in the Electrical/Electronics A.A.S. are accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. Applied Science A.A.S., General Engineering Concentration is accredited by the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Advanced Manufacturing Skills and Internship (AMSIP) Program

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Contact - Tiffany Scruggs | (423) 697-2496 | Office - CETAS 363