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Pellissippi State Women's Soccer team celebrates their 1-0 win over Motlow State on Oct. 12. The college's Women's Soccer program has been honored with Coach of the Year and Player of the Year awards from the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association.

Pellissippi State boasts Women’s Soccer Coach, Player of the Year: TCCAA

Pellissippi State Community College’s women’s soccer coach and several of the team’s players have earned statewide honors in their inaugural season.  Head coach Mariana Diaz Lopez was named Coach of the Year by the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association on Oct. 23, having led Pellissippi State’s first women’s soccer team… Read More »Pellissippi State boasts Women’s Soccer Coach, Player of the Year: TCCAA

Lovers, a cyanotype on cotton, is one of Anna Halliwell Gianferante's 2023 works on display at Pellissippi State through Nov. 17.

Pellissippi State art exhibit explores memory, truth and loss

Photos developed from film and handwritten notes passed in class take on a new life in the mixed media exhibit “what abides here” at Pellissippi State Community College.  The solo exhibition of artist Anna Halliwell Gianferante is on display in the Bagwell Center for Media and Art Gallery on the… Read More »Pellissippi State art exhibit explores memory, truth and loss

Erika Waycaster headshot

Waycaster leads Pellissippi State’s first volleyball team

Erika Waycaster knows what her volleyball players are going through.  Waycaster, 29, was part of Walters State Community College’s first volleyball team in 2012. Now she’s leading Pellissippi State Community College’s first volleyball team as the school’s head coach.  “I’ve been telling the girls: what I’m asking you to do,… Read More »Waycaster leads Pellissippi State’s first volleyball team

Headshot of Susan Webb-Curtis

Webb-Curtis leads Pellissippi State’s Workforce Development team into the future

Susan Webb-Curtis, a longtime leader in higher education, has joined Pellissippi State Community College as executive director of Workforce and Community Development, previously known as Business and Community Services.  This nonacademic side of the college encompasses everything from workforce training and registered apprenticeships to lifelong learning courses and event services.… Read More »Webb-Curtis leads Pellissippi State’s Workforce Development team into the future

Headshot of new golf coach Mackensie Grohman

Grohman leads Pellissippi State’s first men’s golf team

An LPGA teaching professional will lead Pellissippi State Community College’s first men’s golf team starting this fall.  Mackensie Grohman, originally from California, has been hired as head coach, tasked with building a men’s golf program from the ground up as the college embarks on its inaugural season of competitive athletics. … Read More »Grohman leads Pellissippi State’s first men’s golf team

Dr. Wise and Jeff Smith sign MOU between Pellissippi State and ORNL to offer a Chemical Radiation Technology pathway on May 31, 2023.

Partnership offers direct career path from Pellissippi State to ORNL

It’s official: A partnership between Pellissippi State Community College and Oak Ridge National Laboratory is set to bring new career options to students and a stronger workforce to the national lab. On May 31, representatives from the college and the U.S. Department of Energy’s ORNL signed a Memorandum of Understanding… Read More »Partnership offers direct career path from Pellissippi State to ORNL

Headshot of Pellissippi State cross country and half marathon coach Emily Roy

Roy ready to run Pellissippi State’s new cross country and half marathon teams

Sweetwater native Emily Roy has been running for 25 years.  This fall she gets to run Pellissippi State’s first cross country and half marathon teams, as the College embarks on its inaugural season of competitive athletics.  “I’ve been coaching high school cross country for 17 years, and I’ve always loved… Read More »Roy ready to run Pellissippi State’s new cross country and half marathon teams

Headshot of Pellissippi State Head Women's Soccer Coach Mariana Diaz Lopez

Pellissippi State hires first head women’s soccer coach

Knoxville has given Mariana Diaz Lopez a lot of opportunities.  Now the former NCAA Division II soccer player is in a position to “give back” to the community she says has always embraced her.  Diaz, who was a five-year women’s soccer captain at Lincoln Memorial University, has been hired as… Read More »Pellissippi State hires first head women’s soccer coach

Pellissippi State New Student Orientation leaders pose by the pond with Pellissippi Strong arms.

Learn more about Pellissippi State at open house this Saturday

Prospective college students of all ages are invited to the spring Pellissippi Preview this Saturday on Pellissippi State Community College’s Hardin Valley Campus.  The free event, which runs 9-11:30 a.m. April 1, includes opportunities to learn about not only the college’s academic programs, but also financial aid and scholarships, student… Read More »Learn more about Pellissippi State at open house this Saturday

Student dressed up in front of Mag Comic Expo display in 2022

Mag Comic Expo returns with additional day of pop culture awesomeness

Grab your masks and capes! Pellissippi State Community College’s celebration of comic books, cosplay and pop culture returns March 24-25 with more vendors, more events and more fun for the whole family.  The Mag Comic Expo will be held 2-7 p.m. Friday, March 24, and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, March… Read More »Mag Comic Expo returns with additional day of pop culture awesomeness