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Student participants of the SkillsUSA regional competition in Chattanooga gather on the steps for a photo.

Audio, graphic, video, web, welding students excel in state competition  

Ten Pellissippi State students will advance to national competition with SkillsUSA after achieving the highest level of accomplishment at the state-level competition earlier this month.   A group of 21 Pellissippi State students competed in Chattanooga on April 14-17 at the SkillsUSA Tennessee State Leadership and Skills Conference, a showcase of… Read More »Audio, graphic, video, web, welding students excel in state competition  

Paul Fisher, middle, shows off the four awards he received April 16 at Pellissippi State's Student Awards Ceremony.

Pellissippi State gears up for graduation, honors students for excellence

Pellissippi State Community College honored 65 students for their achievements this week and and will celebrate its almost 700 spring graduates in commencement ceremonies next month. The college will bestow 686 associate degrees and 151 certificates during ceremonies Friday, May 3, at 5 p.m. and Saturday, May 4, at 10… Read More »Pellissippi State gears up for graduation, honors students for excellence

Students walk on the Hardin Valley Campus during a spring semester.

Learn more about Pellissippi State at open house April 20

Prospective college students of all ages are invited to the Pellissippi Preview on Saturday, April 20 at Pellissippi State Community College’s Hardin Valley Campus.  The free event, which runs 9 – 11:30 a.m., includes opportunities for prospective students to learn about academic programs, financial aid and scholarships,  support services and… Read More »Learn more about Pellissippi State at open house April 20

Graphic for the SME Manufacturing Imperative Workforce Pipeline Challenge

Pellissippi State commits to recruiting more students to advanced manufacturing

Pellissippi State Community College kicked off a three-year challenge Wednesday to attract and recruit 1,000 students into advanced manufacturing and connect them with industry partners.  More than 30 representatives from local manufacturing companies, K-12 school systems, chambers of commerce and the college were on hand to learn more about the… Read More »Pellissippi State commits to recruiting more students to advanced manufacturing

Poster for Livin' Live Music Festival on April 11, 2024.

Student plans downtown Maryville music festival

A Pellissippi State Community College student is putting into practice everything he’s learned in Audio Production Engineering to put on a music festival in Maryville this month.  Addison Clark has organized the LIVIN’ LIVE Music Festival that will be held Thursday, April 11, from 4-10 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre,… Read More »Student plans downtown Maryville music festival

Anna B. Graham headshot

Graham named new Blount County Campus Dean

Longtime Maryville resident Anna B. Graham has been named the new dean of Pellissippi State Community College’s Blount County Campus.  Graham, who has lived in Maryville for 30 years this fall and is married to an 8th generation Blount Countian, has been serving as the interim dean since fall 2023.… Read More »Graham named new Blount County Campus Dean

From left: Associate Professor Diane Riley, Associate Professor Julie Shubzda, Interior Design Technology student Dixie Lewis, Media and Engineering Technologies Dean Margaret Ann Jefferies and Interior Design Technology students Vanessa Lupasco, Valentyna Tretiak, Hannah West and Reagan Campbell check out the shipping container that was delivered to Pellissippi State's Hardin Valley Campus on Tuesday, Feb. 20.

Pellissippi State students to transform shipping container into tiny home

Pellissippi State students across more than 10 career programs will come together this year to transform a shipping container into a tiny home.  The experiential learning project is spearheaded by Associate Professors Julie Shubzda and Diane Riley of Interior Design Technology and funded by a $10,000 grant from the college’s… Read More »Pellissippi State students to transform shipping container into tiny home

Charles Dodd White with books

James Agee Conference reverts to in-person at Pellissippi State

Pellissippi State Community College’s annual literature conference returns to its original in-person format this year – but in a new location.  The James Agee Conference for Arts and Literature will be held Saturday, March 2, from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on the college’s Strawberry Plains Campus, 7201 Strawberry Plains… Read More »James Agee Conference reverts to in-person at Pellissippi State

Author Matt Deaton

Pellissippi State hosts free teaching conference Feb. 16

Pellissippi State Community College will host a free Teaching and Learning Conference on Friday, Feb. 16, and registration is still open.  “Teaching through the Whirlwind: Strategies for Navigating It All” is scheduled for 8 a.m.-3:45 p.m. on the college’s Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville.  Some sessions will… Read More »Pellissippi State hosts free teaching conference Feb. 16

Pellissippi State Culinary Arts students at the Legislative Breakfast on Feb. 2, 2024.

Experiential learning, industry partnerships on display at Legislative Breakfast

State and local legislators saw firsthand Friday the kind of experiential learning that is preparing Pellissippi State Community College students to enter the workforce.   “Students are supplementing what they’re learning in the classroom through doing,” said Pellissippi State President L. Anthony Wise Jr., as Business/Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts students… Read More »Experiential learning, industry partnerships on display at Legislative Breakfast