Tennessee College of Applied Technology Chattanooga

CONGRATULATIONS to Ms. Janaria McIntosh (Ms. J), our Barbering instructor, that won TBR SOAR Technical College Faculty Member of the Year! Thank you Ms. J for everything you do for our students and our community!

Here at TCAT Chattanooga we have incredible teachers that often go above and beyond for our students. Mr. Sam O'Rear recently applied for and received the Scholarship to support our students!

Our Dayton program produced another stellar project! Anyone ready for a ?

Students, advisors, and administrators attended the SkillsUSA National Conference June 20-24 in Atlanta, Georgia. For TCAT Chattanooga, 30 technical students competed in 13 national contests. Of the 30 competitors, 18 students earned a national champion medal, including 2 GOLD, 9 SILVER, and 7 BRONZE. Congratulations to our students and faculty for a very successful week of competition and professional development! We are ... SkillsUSA!

Michael Watson is a very hands-on type of guy, for example he has always worked on his own cars. Before enrolling in the Industrial Electricity program at Chattanooga State Community College in Dayton, Michael was working nights in a convenience store in Dunlap. At the convenience store he worked the register and would help his employer maintain the building and other commercial properties, but the pay and work weren’t what Michael needed/wanted to support his family. This is when he chose to enroll in the Industrial Electricity program in Dayton. He started in the program in Fall 2022 and it was a hard transition for him. It had been a long time since he was in school and he didn’t have any training on computers, but Mr. Watson has persevered and has been very successful in the Industrial Electricity program.

Matt Long, who works for Robinson Manufacturing, attended an advisory board meeting for the Industrial Electricity and Industrial Maintenance Mechatronics program at the end of the fall term. Mr. Long shared that Robinson Manufacturing had an upcoming expansion project and they were going to need someone to work with their electrician. Mr. Watson was the perfect fit. It appears that Robinson Manufacturing has taken a liking to Mr. Watson as they just gifted him with a set of tools!

Congratulations Michael on your work ethic and putting your education to good use! Thank you Robinson Manufacturing for providing an opportunity for one of our students and rewarding a job well done!

Our Barbering instructor, Ms. J, is AMAZING!

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Congratulations to our Computer Support Technician program for winning the American Technical Education Association (ATEA) 2022 Outstanding Technical Program Award! Dr. Rex Weeks was also a finalist for the 2022 Outstanding Technical Teacher Award. Computer Support Technician Chattanooga State Community College

Our Dayton Welding program has a new project.... We'll keep you posted. 😁

We're so excited! Thank you to everyone that participated today!

Today we are excited to break ground on the new $21.7M TCAT Advanced Manufacturing Building! The 50,000sf facility is slated to open in January, 2024 housing the new program, Industrial Automation and existing Industrial Electricity, Industrial Maintenance - Mechatronics, Computer Support Technician, Medical Assisting and Administrative Office. Current buildings will be renovated to allow expansion in other programs, leading to more highly skilled employees earning strong wages in Hamilton County.

Thanks to Hamilton County, TN Government and City of Chattanooga - Government for seed money to start this project and Tennessee Board of Regents Colleges, Greg A Vital Weston Wamp, Bo Watson and Todd Gardenhire for prioritizing this workforce center.
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Chattanooga.

Congratulations to Megan Johnston! She received the ATEA Outstanding Technical Student of the Year award!

Check out the smoker one of our Dayton Welding students made!

This week our wonderful students competed in the state level competitions here in Chattanooga! We are proud of every student that competed and thankful for their terrific advisors. Here are a few photos from the past few days.