If you are concerned about your college options this fall, look no further than Chattanooga State Community College. With instructional sites offering hundreds of classes located in Chattanooga, Dayton and Kimball, you can register for one of our many degree, certificate, or technical diploma programs that can be completed in two years or less.
Thus far, 2020 has been a year like no other presenting new challenges on a seemingly daily basis. The Early College Department at Chattanooga State Community College has taken steps to help alleviate the uncertainties that students and their parents may be facing by providing the option of both virtual and in-person enrollment help sessions this summer.
Chattanooga State’s Economic Workforce Development Division encourages you to consider working on a new career or advancing your skills – at no cost. A series of ten non-credit, self-paced, and completely online classes are offered free through June 30, 2020.
In March, Chattanooga State made the decision to shift spring and summer instruction from traditional, on-campus classes to online. “This was a difficult decision but one we felt was needed to help prevent the spread of COVID,” said Dr. Rebecca Ashford, President of Chattanooga State. “As much as we all want to return to normal, our focus now is on developing a return-to-campus plan that provides the safest environment for our students, faculty, and staff.”
Chattanooga State Community College will hold its 54th Annual Commencement exercises on Saturday, August 1 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium. The College's spring commencement ceremony was originally scheduled for May 9 but due to COVID-19, the College made the difficult decision to postpone. The August 1 commencement exercises will be combined with the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Division graduation. The College will be awarding degrees, certificates and diplomas to graduates during two ceremonies with times to be announced at a later date.
Kick off a new career in Information Technology by registering for two new IT classes beginning with the fall 2019 semester at Chattanooga State Community College Kimball Site.
CITC-1302 Introduction to Networking will be offered on Tuesday evenings from 5:30-8:20 pm. This broad-base course provides an overview of computer networking. Topics will include network models, protocols and services, media and topologies, devices and tools, network management, and network security. This course may align with the outcomes of industry certification.
Chattanooga State’s Kimball Site opened to serve students residing in Marion and Grundy Counties in 1993. Initially housed in the Regional Skills Center located on the outskirts of South Pittsburg, the Marion County Regional Institute for Higher Education opened to great excitement in 2014 on Main Street in Kimball. Since that move, the Kimball Site has continued to grow and expand to better serve the needs of the area. Completed in 2018, the second building at the site was officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 26, hosted by David Jackson, Marion County Mayor and Dr.
The fifth annual Bread and Words poetry reading was held at the Chattanooga State Kimball Site on November 20. Bread and Words is an open-mike poetry reading held in celebration of the Thanksgiving season.
Student success is the top priority of Chattanooga State Community College. The 2018 Excellence Award winners all embody the same characteristics to ensure success: teamwork, integrity, productivity, and professionalism.
Carmen O’Hagan has never been one to take things slowly. She graduated from high school and ChattState at the same time and is now on her way to completing her baccalaureate degree. She was homeschooled during high school, which allowed her to start Dual Enrollment classes through ChattState’s Early College program. She graduated in 2014, at age 17, with her Associate degree in Mass Communications through the TN Transfer Pathway with a 4.0 GPA. Carmen was then able to transfer to UTC as a junior. She will be graduating from UTC this May with her Bachelor’s degree in Communications.
