Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology
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Former name | State Area Vocational-Technical School (1967–1994) Tennessee Technology Centers (1994–2013) |
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| Type | Public technical college system |
| Established | 1967 |
| Students | 34,486 |
| Location | , United States |
| Campus | 26 campuses |
The Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCAT) is a public technical college system operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. It has 24 campuses located throughout the US state of Tennessee.[1] It was previously named the Tennessee Technology Centers.
As of March 2025[update], the TCAT campuses have a combined enrollment of 34,486 students, with the most popular programs being truck driving, welding, automotive technology, practical nursing, and cosmetology.[2]
History
[edit]TCAT was founded as the State Area Vocational-Technical Schools. Construction began on the first three urban locations, Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, in July 1966.[3] The Knoxville campus opened in January 1968.[4] In 1994, State Area Vocational-Technical Schools were rebranded as Tennessee Technology Centers.[5] Tennessee Technology Centers received praise from Complete College America in a 2011 report for their high degree completion rate of 75 percent.[6]
In July 2013, Tennessee Technology Centers was rebranded as Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology to clearly communicate the post-secondary training offered.[7]
Campuses
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TCAT has 26 campuses and several branches from other campuses:
- TCAT Athens
- TCAT Brownsville
- TCAT Chattanooga
- TCAT Covington
- TCAT Clarksville - Branch of Dickson Campus
- TCAT Crossville
- TCAT Crump
- TCAT Dickson
- TCAT Elizabethton
- TCAT Fayetteville—Branch of Shelbyville Campus
- TCAT Greeneville —Branch of Morristown Campus
- TCAT Harriman
- TCAT Hartsville-Trousdale[8]
- TCAT Hohenwald[9]
- TCAT Huntsville
- TCAT Jacksboro
- TCAT Kingsport—Branch of Elizabethton Campus[10]
- TCAT Knoxville
- TCAT Lewisburg—Branch of Shelbyville Campus
- TCAT Livingston
- TCAT McKenzie
- TCAT McMinnville
- TCAT Memphis
- TCAT Morristown
- TCAT Murfreesboro
- TCAT Nashville
- TCAT Newbern
- TCAT Oneida—Branch of Huntsville Campus[11]
- TCAT Paris
- TCAT Pulaski
- TCAT Ripley
- TCAT Surgoinsville—Branch of Morristown Campus[12]
- TCAT Tazewell—Branch of Morristown campus
- TCAT Shelbyville
- TCAT Whiteville
- TCAT Winchester—Branch of Shelbyville Campus
- TCAT Union City—Branch of Newbern Campus
Academics
[edit]TCAT offers numerous programs and has partnerships with businesses. The Memphis campus offers a welding apprenticeship program with Morgan Steel company.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Colleges of Applied Technology". Tennessee Board of Regents. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "College Data Profile: All TCATs" (PDF). TBR. Tennessee Board of Regents. March 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "Knoxville School Bids Due July 31". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. June 30, 1966. p. 37. ProQuest 2660673489. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "About ready to open". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 25, 1967. pp. A12. ProQuest 2660675491. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "Vocational school changes its name". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. June 19, 1994. pp. B6. ProQuest 2662051306. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ Lewin, Tamar (2011-09-27). "College Graduation Rates Are Stagnant Even as Enrollment Rises, a Study Finds". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Tennessee Technology Centers becoming Colleges of Applied Technology; Recognized for Workforce Education". Clarksville Online. June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Home". tcathartsville.edu.
- ^ "Home". tcathohenwald.edu.
- ^ "Contact Us | TCAT Elizabethton". tcatelizabethton.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Home". tcatoneida.edu.
- ^ "Locations | Tennessee College of Applied Technology Morristown". www.tcatmorristown.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Morgan Steel & TCAT offer apprenticeship for high-paying steel industry". FOX13 Memphis. 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-05-19.