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Transform Your Life with TN Reconnect: Andrew Patton's Inspiring Adult Education Journey
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![head shot of a man](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/rob-steinmetz-slide.jpg?itok=UISJJjE7)
From Chattanooga State Student to Community College Executive
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![5 women on HFA stage](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/NATS-slide-2022.jpg?itok=LQWavrL8)
Chattanooga Sate Voice Students Place in Tennessee NATS Competition
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![headshot of women inside a circle](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/deborah-hale-slide.jpg?itok=V42SQ8lh)
Tennessee Reconnect Graduate Spotlight: Deborah Hale
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![headshot of man inside a circle](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/donald-swoope-slide.jpg?itok=XUcJ3SlF)
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight: Donald Swoopes, Jr.
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![headshot of a man inside a circle](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/chris-smith-slide.jpg?itok=XeR5XdVt)
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight: Chris Smith
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![headshot of a woman next to a US flag](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/sarai-pierce-slide.jpg?itok=wiRZWR8N)
Chattanooga State Alumna Now Sequatchie County Schools Director
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![words and the year 2022 on bubles](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/deans-list-summer-2022-slide.jpg?itok=1-Iw4btF)
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... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![2 men and a woman with an award](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/zennia-nesmith-resolution-slide.jpg?itok=XRzczdgj)
Chattanooga State’s Zennia Nesmith Honored by House Joint Resolution
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![two women amid a crowd of people](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/tara-and-nancy-slide.jpg?itok=3FbFo0EV)
TCAT Chattanooga Medical Assisting Program Produces Winners
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![headshot of a man within a circle](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/thomas-perkins.jpg?itok=AtFXcvDk)
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight: Thomas Perkins
Tennessee Reconnect Spotlight will feature a first-person story each week... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case StudySkillsUSA Medals Awarded to 18 Chattanooga State TCAT Students
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![stars with words](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/hats-off-to-excellence-slide.jpg?itok=La2DaVnH)
Chattanooga State Recognizes Student Excellence
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![dad and daughter](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/jeffery-phillips-slide.jpg?itok=VYW-tcxU)
Adult Services Graduate of the Month: Jeffery Phillips
Adult Services will feature a first-person graduate story each month... Read More about Globalization on Campus: A Chattanooga Case Study![student with award and group of people](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/kenadie-malco-award-slide.jpg?itok=57BBAb3R)
Halling Presented with Malco “Head of the Class” Award
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![goup of students](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/spire-slide-2022.jpg?itok=hU8Zml2n)
Chattanooga State Inducts 35 Into Spire Honor Society
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![man with ball cap](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/jack-ely-slide.jpg?itok=NlsSGKYu)
TCAT Chattanooga Student Selected as One of Ten Scholarship Recipients
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![celebratory looking 2022 for dean's list](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/deans-list-spring-2022-slide.jpg?itok=gUEyQ2rg)
Chattanooga State Announces Spring 2022 Dean's List
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![woman in a wooded area by a lake](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/michaela-dawson-slide.jpg?itok=_k8LhbJd)
Chattanooga State’s Dawson Lands Internship/Job with Congressman Fleischmann
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![Stephanie Hollis and Dr. Amanda Bennett with Zennia Nesmith Left-Stephanie Hollis Center-Zennia Nesmith RIght-Dr Amanda Bennett.jpg](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/Photo%202-Left-Stephanie%20Hollis%20Center-Zennia%20Nesmith%20RIght-Dr%20Amanda%20Bennett.jpg?itok=iFoWFCIw)
Zennia Nesmith Wins Tennessee Community College Student of the Year
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![phi theta kappa](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/ptk-induction-fall-2017.jpg?itok=QjMmDVef)
Fall 2017 Phi Theta Kappa Inductees
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![sara wilson](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/sara-wilson.jpg?itok=H35XpR3W)
TCAT Graduate Wins National Award
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![vex robot](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/vex-robot-on-playing-area.jpg?itok=j64Q3DLD)
10 Teams Compete in 4th Annual VEX Robotics Competition
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![figgures triplets](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/figgures-tripletts.jpg?itok=917GH7YR)
Tiger Trio Embark on ChattState Journey
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![alumni lady and three men and chattstate logo](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/alumni-road-show.jpg?itok=lovRtLQx)
Alumni Road Show Brings the Fun to You
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![keith and amanda myers](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/keith-and-amanda-myers.jpg?itok=Naz3A4LI)
Alumnus Keith Myers Recognized by TPTA
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![christy cartwright and sons](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/christy-cartwright-and-sons.jpg?itok=m9_2M3qn)
There is No Time Like the Present
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![skills usa winners](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/skillusa-national-winners.jpg?itok=Bn-B9c2C)
SkillsUSA Students Earn Five National Medals
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![jayme tinti](https://chattanoogastate.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_center_thumb/public/images/news-center/jayme-tinti.jpg?itok=MI3XwXmx)