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Transform Your Life with TN Reconnect: Andrew Patton's Inspiring Adult Education Journey

March 28, 2023 | Chris Lykins | Student Success

Returning to school as an adult can be a daunting decision, but it can also be gratifying. For many adults, the idea of re-entering the classroom after... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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From Chattanooga State Student to Community College Executive

December 14, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

December 14, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- As a first-generation student from a working-class family, Rob Steinmetz had no clear plan for college when he... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Chattanooga Sate Voice Students Place in Tennessee NATS Competition

November 10, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

November 10, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Voice students who dream of success know that their dream takes hard work and perseverance. Recently, five... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Tennessee Reconnect Graduate Spotlight: Deborah Hale

October 10, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

For more than 20 years, Deborah Hale was a contented wife and stay-at-home mother to her four children before circumstances changed dramatically ending in... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight: Donald Swoopes, Jr.

September 23, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

Adults students who return to college may discover that a better opportunity may have been available sooner if they only had a degree. Luckily, the... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight: Chris Smith

September 9, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

As a self-described “money driven 18-year old” without any plans to attend college, Chris Smith’s sole ambition was to enter the work force after high... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Chattanooga State Alumna Now Sequatchie County Schools Director

August 17, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

August 17, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- After Dunlap native Sarai Pierce graduated with an Associate of Science degree from Chattanooga State Community... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Chattanooga State Announces Summer 2022 Dean's List

August 16, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

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... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Chattanooga State’s Zennia Nesmith Honored by House Joint Resolution

July 27, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

July 27, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Zennia Nesmith, a 2022 Chattanooga State Community College graduate, was recently honored with House Joint Resolution... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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TCAT Chattanooga Medical Assisting Program Produces Winners

July 19, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

July 19, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- The second cohort class of the Medical Assisting program at the Kimball Site offered through the Tennessee College of... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight: Thomas Perkins

July 15, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight will feature a first-person story each week... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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SkillsUSA Medals Awarded to 18 Chattanooga State TCAT Students

July 8, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

July 8, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Thirty statewide gold medal winners representing the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at Chattanooga... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Chattanooga State Recognizes Student Excellence

June 20, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

June 20, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Chattanooga State Community College recently recognized students for excellence during its annual Hats Off to... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Adult Services Graduate of the Month: Jeffery Phillips

June 17, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

Adult Services will feature a first-person graduate story each month... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Halling Presented with Malco “Head of the Class” Award

May 18, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

May 18, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Kenadie Halling, a high-achieving student in the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Collision Repair... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Chattanooga State Inducts 35 Into Spire Honor Society

May 17, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

May 17, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Chattanooga State Community College recently welcomed more than 100 guests to celebrate the induction of 35 adult... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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TCAT Chattanooga Student Selected as One of Ten Scholarship Recipients

May 16, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

May 16, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- Jack Ely, a SkillsUSA member studying HVAC in the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at Chattanooga State... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Chattanooga State Announces Spring 2022 Dean's List

May 13, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

Chattanooga State is proud to announce that the following students have attained Dean’s List status for the 2022 spring semester. To be eligible, students... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Chattanooga State’s Dawson Lands Internship/Job with Congressman Fleischmann

May 10, 2022 | Betty A. Proctor | Press Release, Student Success

May 10, 2022 (Chattanooga, TN) --- There are not a lot of students that can claim to land a congressional internship, but Michaela Dawson, a political... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Zennia Nesmith Wins Tennessee Community College Student of the Year

April 11, 2022 | Nancy Patterson | Student Success

Zennia Nesmith of Chattanooga State Community College Wins the College System of Tennessee's Annual Statewide Outstanding Achievement Awards Student of... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Living the Dream

March 30, 2018 | Betty Proctor | Student Success

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Fall 2017 Phi Theta Kappa Inductees

November 27, 2017 | Betty Proctor | Student Success

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is the international academic honor society for two-year colleges. Chattanooga State’s PTK chapter Alpha Beta Mu recognizes and... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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TCAT Graduate Wins National Award

November 9, 2017 | Betty Proctor | Student Success

Sara Wilson, a recent Chattanooga State Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) graduate was named the American Technical Education Association (... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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10 Teams Compete in 4th Annual VEX Robotics Competition

November 7, 2017 | Betty Proctor | Student Success

TVA and Greater Chattanooga Robotics are co-sponsoring the 4th Annual VEX Robotics Competition with Chattanooga State’s RC-NET (Regional Center for... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Tiger Trio Embark on ChattState Journey

October 11, 2017 | Betty Proctor | Student Success

Chattanooga State Community College has new freshmen brothers this fall.  Meet Chris, Caleb and Chauncey Figgures. Since their arrival on campus, they... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Alumni Road Show Brings the Fun to You

October 10, 2017 | Betty Proctor | Student Success

The Alumni Road Show, featuring a meet and greet with the new president of Chattanooga State, Dr. Rebecca Ashford, will be held at three different... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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Alumnus Keith Myers Recognized by TPTA

August 15, 2017 | Betty Proctor | Student Success

The Tennessee Physical Therapy Association (TPTA) presented the Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant of the Year Award to Keith Myers, PTA, MBA, CEAS... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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There is No Time Like the Present

July 27, 2017 | Betty Proctor | Student Success

Christy Cartwright, a 44-year-old single mom of four sons from Dunlap, Tennessee, made a decision that changed her life forever and for the better. She... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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SkillsUSA Students Earn Five National Medals

July 24, 2017 | Betty Proctor | Student Success

Chattanooga State’s TCAT division was well represented at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky on June 19-23.  ... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study
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ChattState Alumna Tinti Named Best Local Director

June 30, 2017 | Betty Proctor | Student Success

Jayme Tinti, one of the inaugural graduates from the 2005 Professional Actor Training Program at Chattanooga State, was recently named Best Local Director... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study

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