Pellissippi State Community College

Our student athletes are excelling in and out of the classroom! Congratulations to Grace Adams, Chloe Hayes, Alex Summey, Jacob Eubanks, Isabella Altorfer, Brady Margo and Isaac Ridenour who have earned NJCAA All-Academic Honors. https://loom.ly/GkZTzgU

We're turning 50 this year, and we are planning a number of activities to celebrate. You are the reason for our success, so we hope you'll mark your calendars and join us for our yearlong anniversary party! https://loom.ly/eN98jF4

Five Pellissippi State students earned medals at the annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. Gabe Dunn earned a gold medal, Jadon Devito and Alanna Murphy earned silver, and Hamilton Baker and Harrison Huber earned a bronze. https://loom.ly/umnv4gU

Stop by the Strawberry Plains campus today for answers to your FAFSA questions!

“I enjoyed giving back as part of tnAchieves,” said Kevin, a tnAchieves student at Pellissippi State Community College. “I believe that serving our community helps us recognize the opportunity that this program provides for us. It’s not only a civic duty, but a privilege to give back!”

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tnAchieves celebrates 5 million community service hours - www.elizabethton.com tnAchieves is proud to announce that following the July 1, 2024 TN Promise community service deadline, students in the program have given back more than 5 million hours of service. Randy Boyd, tnAchieves Board Chairman, shared that, “community service has always been a pillar of tnAchieves and rep...

We're hosting FAFSA filing days throughout the month to help students get the financial assistance they need to attend classes in the fall. Visit our Strawberry Plains Campus today from 4:30-6:30 p.m. or find a more convenient time for you later in the month. https://loom.ly/CU-o_tw

SGA leaders Morgan Johnson, Victoria Crooks and Joseph Collette met with Secretary of State Tre Hargett last week to hear about how to host a successful voter registration campaign. We hope to lead the state's community colleges again this year in registering students to vote. https://loom.ly/sCVIWtw

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During a six-week fellowship program with University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture faculty, four of our students are studying dairy cattle feed, improving farm irrigation systems and learning about turfgrass science and management. It's part of an effort to grow the pool of women and minorities seeking advanced degrees in science and other STEM fields. https://loom.ly/xWdlufA

LOVE seeing students back on campus in the last few days for the Summer Bridge program and orientation events. It's too quiet around here without you!

Congratulations to our student Blake Williams who will begin his work experience this fall with as part of the Earn and Learn program in Electrical Engineering Technology. Our partners at DENSO, JTEKT and Arconic are helping students gain work experience that relate to their studies.

Come have lunch with us at a Summer Bridge Program Success Lab. Figure out your career, overcome challenges, learn technology or grow a mindset that will help you succeed in college and start the semester with extra credit for COLL 1000 and 1500 courses. Sign up now at pstcc.navigate.eab.com

Stop by any of our campuses Wednesday for walk-in registration. Faculty and staff will be on hand from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to get you ready for fall classes. Learn more at pstcc.edu/advising

We’re excited for our students to begin their Water Quality Technology Earn and Learn partnerships this fall! Thanks to our partners at Tellico Reservoir Development Agency, KUB, and Northeast Knox, South Blount and West Knox Utility Districts. The program provides students with on-the-job training while they also attend classes.

Great things are happening at our Blount County Campus and across all areas of the college!

Community colleges take action to encourage people's continued education PSCC will be running four summer camps for high school students to learn about various career paths.

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We're offering free training for veterans who want to establish a new business or enhance one they already own. Learn more and sign up here! https://loom.ly/Z9bylI0

Free training available for veterans to start their own businesses - Pellissippi State Community College 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 Resource...

The Tennessee Board of Regents has selected Pellissippi State as one of three Tennessee colleges to receive a grant designed to help students become more successful in mathematics courses.

Pellissippi State among three Tennessee community colleges awarded innovation grants to aid student success - Pellissippi State Community College 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 le...

Need some help with your FAFSA? We're hosting a financial aid workshop on Tuesday, June 25 at the Hardin Valley Campus to assist you. Bring your 2022 taxes, W-2 statement and your FSA ID. Walk-ins are welcome. Spanish translating available. Register here: https://loom.ly/0ZH22VQ

We are available throughout the summer to assist with answers about how to pay for school in the fall. With the TN Promise scholarship opportunity extended to Aug. 1, money is still available to help students with fall tuition and fees. Sign up for advising appointments or on campus orientation by starting here. https://loom.ly/RfqwBRA

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Space in still available in our summer camps at Blount County for high school students interested in event planning, forensics, entrepreneurship and leadership. Hardin Valley camps in the arts, HAAS operation and pickleball are still open. Sign up now!
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Summer Camps - Pellissippi State Community College The Pellissippi State Workforce and Community Development division offers noncredit, lifelong learning classes and workforce development training in East Tennessee. Classes are open to the public and cover everything from professional training to self-improvement to personal hobbies.

Pellissippi State Athletics will host tryouts for women's softball on Wednesday, June 26 at 9 a.m. Tryouts will take place at the Knox County Sports Park, 8050 Oak Ridge Hwy in Knoxville. Bring a doctor-signed copy of a physical form and a signed liability waiver. Those under 18 must have a parent's signature. Sign up now. https://loom.ly/pHahp7o

Information technology students are getting a jump on their fall studies through our summer internship program. Student Employment helped students find internships with Cirrus Aircraft, CGI, Avrio Analytics, Knox County Schools and PSCC. Thanks to Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley and Arconic Foundation for assistance in creating these opportunities.

Staff and students from our Strawberry Plains campus cleaned up 1/2 mile of the Indian Gap trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last week. We're planning more biannual work trips in partnership with the Smoky Mountain Association.

Through Pellissippi State’s Chemical Radiation Technology Pathway, a partnership between the college and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, students earn an Associate of Applied Science in General Technology degree and prepare to work at ORNL and other national labs immediately after finishing their year degree.

The pathway was created not only to give local students more opportunities, but also to help build the trained workforce ORNL will need as it continues to increase and improve production of isotopes as part of its national mission.

https://www.pstcc.edu/2024/05/26/chemical-radiation-studies-lead-students-to-oak-ridge-national-lab/

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Two upcoming camps at PSCC are designed for anyone who wants to learn more about manufacturing technology. Our ACE camp will teach you how to set up and program computer numerical control machines and build your own air engine. You can walk away with two industry-recognized certifications and compete for a quadcopter.
Camps are available for adults and youth ages 14 and up.

Youth camp (6/10-13) (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM) https://tinyurl.com/ACEpstcc

Knoxville community partners and employers joined forces today to help area veterans with access to vital resources and employment opportunities.

The event was offered by American Job Center in Knoxville and hosted at Pellissippi State’s Hardin Valley Campus. Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs spoke with veterans about their value in the East Tennessee community.