Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT)

TCAT at Chattanooga State is a leading provider of hands-on, high-demand, skills training programs designed to prepare you for the job market. Most TCAT students are able to start their career within just one year.

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83%

Completion
Rate

92%

Job Placement Rate

97%

Licensure Pass Rate

19

1yr Diploma Programs

8

Certificate Programs

53

Full-Time Faculty

10

Part-Time Faculty

Featured Scholarship

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Free tuition for high school graduates.
 

Featured Grant

TN Reconnect & Reconnect to Workforce

Free tuition for students at least 23 years of age
on or before January 1st,
OR classified as independent on the FAFSA.

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Short-Term Career Programs Offer Win for Students and Employers

December 10, 2024 | Times Free Press | Student Success

CHATTANOOGA, TN -- For nearly 30 years—since she was in high school—Georgia Ghearing had worked as a chef for various catering companies in Chattanooga. But when the pandemic put her out of a job, she had some big questions in front of her: How was she going to pay the bills? What was she going...

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Graphic reading “Supporting flood victims in Northeast Tennessee. Bottled Water Donations, October 1-3, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., ChattState”

Donate Today: ChattState Accepting Bottled Water for Hurricane Helene Relief

September 30, 2024 | Payton Potter | Campus Updates

CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Chattanooga State Community College is accepting donations of bottled water to aid victims of Hurricane Helene in northeast Tennessee. 



Donations Accepted 




  • October 1–October 3 

  • 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. 

  • Athletics Parking...

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Students in welding helmets stand before a sign that reads "graduation."

Chattanooga 2.0, ChattState Partner to Launch Innovative Welding Training Program for Recent High School Graduates

September 19, 2024 | Payton Potter | Student Success

CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Chattanooga State Community College joined forces with Chattanooga 2.0 and partners from across Hamilton County this summer to offer a cohort of recent high school graduates the opportunity to start a welding career without taking on the cost of college. 



Through the...

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