AHEAD allows students to earn degree in 16 months

Have you considered enrolling in college to advance your career but been concerned about balancing work, family and school?

The AHEAD program offered by Pellissippi State might just be the perfect fit for you. AHEAD (Accelerated Higher Education Associate’s Degree) provides the opportunity to earn a two-year associate’s degree in only 16 months.

AHEAD gives working adults the flexibility of independent study coupled with the support that comes from face-to-face contact with professors and peers. Students attend classes two nights a week at Pellissippi State and supplement the in-class experience with online instruction. AHEAD participants are members of a cohort, a group of students who begin and graduate with the same peers.



Students completing the program earn an Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. Graduates may go on to start their own businesses, advance in their careers or continue at four-year colleges with accelerated bachelor’s degree programs.

Enrollment is now under way for the fall 2009 AHEAD program. Space is limited.

Find out more at www.pstcc.edu/ahead, or contact Pellissippi State at 694-6400 or admissions@pstcc.edu.