New Rhea County Facility Expands Higher Education Access in Dayton

Constructing the buildings of the future, programming robotics, and saving lives: These are just a few of the important skills students will learn in the new Rhea County Higher Education Center in Dayton.

ChattState Awarded $2 Million Rural Health Care Education Grant

Chattanooga State Community College is one of 20 Tennessee colleges, TCATs, and universities that have received a grant to help grow Tennessee’s rural health care workforce by expanding access to healthcare education and careers in Grundy, Marion, Sequatchie, and Polk Counties.

The $2 million Rural Health Care Pathways Expansion Grant (RHCPE) grant, awarded to ChattState by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, is to help develop or expand health care career pathway programs that connect rural students with in-demand opportunities in health care, behavioral health, and dental health professions.

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Second Chances: ChattState Welding Program Helps Inmates Re-Enter Workforce with Job Skills

Reed Johnson, The Herald News — A new program at the Rhea County Justice Center aims to reduce recidivism among inmates and also allow them to learn life skills that will allow them to secure employment once released, according to officials at the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department.

On Monday, Nov. 20, six inmates at the Rhea County Justice Center completed a 12-week welding program and received their MIG (metal inert gas) welding certification. Rhea County Sheriff’s Department Re-Entry Program Director Mona Masters said the success of the program and others like it will go a long way toward helping former inmates reintegrate into society and gain employment.

“These basic re-entry programs we offer cover job readiness, parenting, anger management, relapse prevention, and other things,” Masters said. “We have programs that cover a lot of different topics.”

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Chattanooga State wins state approval to proceed with $20 million expansion in Rhea County, $10.2 million project in Chattanooga

Andy Sher, Chattanooga Times Free Press—The Tennessee State Building Commission has approved Chattanooga State Community College's estimated $20 million project in Rhea County that would provide a new site for the community college's academic programs. The project is funded through Governor Bill Lee's $56.2 billion budget. Further approval was given to Chattanooga State to proceed with $10.2 million in improvements to its Tennessee College of Applied Technology academic building in Chattanooga and its automotive technology building.

The Governor's budget recommendations included $945.9 million to fund all 29 major projects recommended by the state's Higher Education Commission for Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology campuses across the state. Additionally, $50.6 million in maintenance funding was approved for 15 projects at all 13 community colleges and 24 other improvements at 14 applied technology campuses.

This comes as Chattanooga State plans to launch a new associate's degree in electric vehicle engineering, which will be initially offered through the existing Volkswagen Electric Vehicle apprenticeship program at the company's Chattanooga plant.

Chattanooga State and ETSU Announce Articulation Agreement

October 4, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Dr. Beth Norton, vice president for Academic Affairs, on behalf of Dr. Rebecca Ashford, president, Chattanooga State Community College (ChSCC) and Dr. Brian Noland, president, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) recently signed an articulation agreement between the two institutions. This agreement will develop a strong partnership that will facilitate a smooth and seamless movement of students that complete their associate degree at Chattanooga State to ETSU.

Dayton Welding Students Use Skills for Community Good

September 19, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- When the air conditioning unit at the Dayton welding site needed to be replaced, Brian Day, the HVAC technician assigned to the job thought it would just be a usual assignment.

Chattanooga State Announces Summer 2022 Dean's List

Chattanooga State is proud to announce that the following students have attained Dean’s List status for the 2022 summer semester. To be eligible, students must have completed 12 or more hours of college-level work with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher for the semester. (Support classes are not included in the calculation.)

BLEDSOE COUNTY: Kellie Mills.

Dual Enrollment Grant Expansion to Benefit ChattState Students

July 7, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- The Dual Enrollment Grant (DEG) expansion recently passed by the Tennessee state legislature will now provide more funds so Tennessee students can take more classes under the grant. Chattanooga State Community College dual enrollment students have enjoyed the benefits of the DEG for several years. With the expansion, high school students can now receive five tuition-free dual enrollment classes.

Chattanooga State TCAT Graduates 126

May 31, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- The Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at Chattanooga State Community College recently awarded diplomas and certificates to 126 graduates for the spring 2022 semester.

Chattanooga State Announces Tennessee Reconnect Information Sessions

May 20, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- There has never been a better time for adults to begin or return to college using the Tennessee Reconnect Grant. The class of 2022 was composed of 1,221 graduate candidates and of that amount, 50% of graduates were age 25 or older.

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