9,202

1,562

ENROLLMENT

DEGREES & CERTIFICATES AWARDED

Fall 2018

Summer 2018Spring 2019

17%

23%

2011

2016

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

Service Area: Clay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale and Wilson counties

2019 Highlights • Completed a $6 million renovation of the Warf Math and Science Building, which adds more than 9,000 square feet of space for a new mechatronics lab, two new science labs, two student study areas and 30+ faculty offices. • Volunteer State and the Greater Nashville Technology Council were awarded $1 million in funding for the GO TECH: Growing Opportunities with Technology project. The funding was provided by the Governor’s GIVE program. • First class of Mechatronics A.A.S. degree program graduated in Spring 2019. • Launched new Registered Nursing degree program at the Gallatin and Livingston campuses. • The Respiratory Care program received the Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. • Dr. Girija Shinde, biology and human anatomy and physiology professor, received the System’s first Statewide Outstanding Achievement and Recognition (SOAR) award for Community College Faculty Member of the Year.

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