8,338

1,494

ENROLLMENT

DEGREES & CERTIFICATES AWARDED

Fall 2018

Summer 2018Spring 2019

14%

21%

2011

2016

THREE-YEAR GRADUATION RATE First-time, Full-time Freshmen

Service Area: Bledsoe, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, Rhea and Sequatchie counties

2019 Highlights • Registered Nursing program ranked #4 in Tennessee by RegisteredNursing.org. • James Fry received the System’s first Statewide Outstanding Achievement and Recognition (SOAR) award for Community College Student of the Year. • One of 20 institutions chosen nationwide to participate in The Association of American Colleges and Universities two-year project: Strengthening Guided Pathways and Career Success by Ensuring Students Are Learning. • Partnered with the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce to expand collegesponsored, registered apprenticeship programs. • Received a $626,624 Child Care Access Means Parents in School grant to expand day care services into evening hours for low-income student parents. • First certified Bee Campus USA in Tennessee. • 1,339 graduates earned 1,494 undergraduate degrees and certificates — an all-time record number of graduates. • 91 percent of Chattanooga State students who participated in the statewide SkillsUSA competition earned medals.

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