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Tennessee community college students enjoy a canal cruise in Amsterdam while on a study abroad program during summer 2023.

Pellissippi State receives grant to train, mentor other colleges on study abroad programs

Pellissippi State Community College, home of the Tennessee Consortium for International Studies, is one of only eight community colleges nationwide to receive a federal grant to develop and expand study abroad opportunities.  The U.S. State Department’s Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students Program, known by the acronym IDEAS,… Read More »Pellissippi State receives grant to train, mentor other colleges on study abroad programs

Gov. Bill Lee, seated, learns about the race car Pellissippi States Motorsports students have designed, engineered and built.

Governor learns about Pellissippi State Motorsports in campus visit 

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee made a stop in Knoxville Aug. 30 to check in on the success of a grant program that has provided nearly $2 million to Pellissippi State Community College to aid in further development of vocational and information technology education.  Lee announced in November that Pellissippi State… Read More »Governor learns about Pellissippi State Motorsports in campus visit 

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

A Pellissippi State student in front of an American flag and Tennessee flag in a courtroom with portfolio

Pellissippi State hosts free emergency management camp for young women

Blizzards, fires and flooding – oh my! Young women ages 16 through 22 can learn to manage and lead through disasters at a free emergency management camp this July.  Pellissippi State Community College is one of four institutions nationwide that was chosen to host the HERricane Program in 2023. The… Read More »Pellissippi State hosts free emergency management camp for young women

A student at a Haas CNC machine at Pellissippi State

Pellissippi State now can certify Haas machine operators

Pellissippi State Community College is now one of only two higher education institutions nationwide that can provide in-person assessments for those seeking Haas certification as a Basic Mill Operator, according to a Haas representative.  Haas Automation is the largest machine tool builder in the United States and one of the… Read More »Pellissippi State now can certify Haas machine operators

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

The spring 2023 Hardin Valley Thunder bluegrass ensemble

College Bluegrass Showcase features four schools, live music, food trucks

Bluegrass fans, mark your calendars! The East Tennessee Bluegrass Association is bringing you an afternoon of free bluegrass, featuring bands from four area colleges.  The College Bluegrass Showcase will be held 1-5 p.m. Saturday, April 29, in the courtyard of Pellissippi State Community College’s Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley… Read More »College Bluegrass Showcase features four schools, live music, food trucks

Holocaust survivor Michael Berkowicz and his wife, Bonnie

Reserve seats to hear Holocaust survivor April 19

Pellissippi State Community College will host Holocaust survivor Michael Berkowicz on its Blount County Campus next week as the world commemorates Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day. “Michael’s Holocaust story is unique in that he was born in Siberia while his family was in exile,” explained Pellissippi State… Read More »Reserve seats to hear Holocaust survivor April 19

Headshot of Kelly Wright

Celebrate Pellissippi State’s alumni award winners April 19

Pellissippi State Community College will celebrate two of its outstanding alumni at the Pellissippi Strong Luncheon next week.  The event, presented by FirstBank and hosted by Tearsa Smith of WATE-TV, will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at the Hilton Knoxville Airport, 2001 Alcoa Highway, Alcoa. Individual tickets… Read More »Celebrate Pellissippi State’s alumni award winners April 19

Graphic of wine bottles for Sip TN The Foothills

Tennessee wineries bring festival to Blount County

Sample more than 100 Tennessee-made wines, meads and hard ciders at Sip TN The Foothills on Saturday, April 15.  The noon-5 p.m. event, sponsored by the Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Alliance, will be held on Pellissippi State Community College’s Blount County Campus, home to the state’s only varietal research vineyard on… Read More »Tennessee wineries bring festival to Blount County