Chattanooga, TN --- Chattanooga State Fall semester begins August 24. Chattanooga State is now welcoming Tennessee Promise students who have selected it as their college of choice. All new and transfer students are required to attend new student orientation, registration and advising. In order to attend, student admission files must be complete. To facilitate this requirement, Chattanooga State is hosting a Tiger “ROAR” (Ready for Orientation, Advising and Registration) to encourage applicants to bring in their missing documents for processing and to sign up for their orientation time. The “ROAR” event will be held on the Amnicola Highway campus from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23.

Students who have completed applications will receive a “ROAR” letter by mail along with a notice to indicate if they are missing any documents. Personnel at the “ROAR” event will be prepared to process missing documents brought in during “ROAR,” and students will be scheduled for a new student orientation session this summer, advising and registration.

Tennessee Promise is the state’s new program that provides two years of community college or technical school tuition-free for any student graduating from a Tennessee high school. It includes a mentoring component, as well as a last-dollar scholarship to cover tuition and fees not covered by the Pell grant, the HOPE scholarship or TSAA funds. The Class of 2015 is among the first eligible to take advantage of the program, which is part of Governor Haslam’s Drive to 55 initiative to increase the number of Tennesseans with some form of post-secondary credential.

If schedule conflicts prevent students from attending “ROAR,” they may visit the campus enrollment office located in the Student Center during regular business hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Call 423.697.4404 or email admissions@chattanoogastate.edu with questions.