Pellissippi State Community College has launched a new partnership to help military veterans and their spouses establish a new business or sustain an existing one. In conjunction with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, Pellissippi State is offering the STRIVE (Startup Training Resources to Inspire Veteran Entrepreneurship) program at no… Read More »Free training available for veterans to start their own businesses
The Tennessee Board of Regents has awarded a grant to Pellissippi State Community College that will help math students gain additional support they need to earn college credit. Three Tennessee community college grant recipients were selected for their proposals to foster innovation in corequisite learning support models to improve long-term… Read More »Pellissippi State among three Tennessee community colleges awarded innovation grants to aid student success
Pellissippi State staff members are available throughout the summer to assist those who may be concerned about how they’ll pay for school in the fall. Because the later-than-expected rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, or the FAFSA, has impacted schools’ ability to compute financial aid, Tennessee… Read More »Help available for students with financial aid, registration questions
On a recent spring afternoon in East Tennessee, six Pellissippi State Community College students got a glimpse of what could be their futures. The students, who toured ORNL’s isotope facilities, are the first to go through Pellissippi State’s Chemical Radiation Technology Pathway, a partnership between the college and Oak Ridge… Read More »Chemical Radiation studies lead students to Oak Ridge National Lab
A coach who has been instrumental in shaping men’s and women’s basketball at Columbia State Community College has joined Pellissippi State to serve as its first head women’s basketball coach. JaQuandrea “Quan” Dudley, who begins his position with the college effective May 16, has played an integral role at Columbia… Read More »JaQuandrea Dudley to lead women’s basketball
Pellissippi State Community College has hired Meredith Smith to serve as the school’s first head softball coach in program history. Smith began her college athletics coaching career in 2004 at the University of Tennessee working for two years as the director of softball operations under legendary coaches Karen and Ralph… Read More »Meredith Smith to lead women’s softball
Student athletes were recognized recently at the year-end Pellissippi State Athletics Panther Awards banquet. The Pellissippi State Women’s Soccer team won the Academic Apex Award, given to the team achieving the highest overall GPA during the academic year. Women’s Soccer player Sade Lee earned the Standout Performance Award for excellence… Read More »Panther Awards athletics banquet highlights excellence in first year of PSCC program
Two Pellissippi State Community College students who participated in the National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship pitch competition last week now have the opportunity to turn their capstone projects into reality. Alen Muharemi and Simone Durrance, whose pitches demonstrated their interests in starting a mural company and a food truck business,… Read More »Pitch competition helps students bring business ideas to reality
Ten Pellissippi State students will advance to national competition with SkillsUSA after achieving the highest level of accomplishment at the state-level competition earlier this month. A group of 21 Pellissippi State students competed in Chattanooga on April 14-17 at the SkillsUSA Tennessee State Leadership and Skills Conference, a showcase of… Read More »Audio, graphic, video, web, welding students excel in state competition
Pellissippi State Community College honored 65 students for their achievements this week and and will celebrate its almost 700 spring graduates in commencement ceremonies next month. The college will bestow 686 associate degrees and 151 certificates during ceremonies Friday, May 3, at 5 p.m. and Saturday, May 4, at 10… Read More »Pellissippi State gears up for graduation, honors students for excellence
