Pellissippi State Community College earned a 98.13% pass rate on the NCLEX-RN exam in 2023, finishing in the top five of 20 Tennessee colleges that confer associate degrees in Nursing. One hundred five of the 107 Pellissippi State Nursing graduates who took the national licensing exam in 2023 passed on… Read More »98% of Pellissippi State Nursing graduates pass national licensing exam on first attempt
Spring 2024 semester classes at Pellissippi State will begin virtually on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, however campuses will remain closed due to inclement weather. Students should expect to receive communications from their professors via Brightspace or their Pellissippi State email accounts for information about how to attend class virtually. In-person… Read More »Spring Semester 2024 Virtual Classes
For someone who wants to teach middle school history, Rebecca Duhamel is already on the right track. Not only will Duhamel graduate from Pellissippi State Community College on Friday with her Associate of Science in History, “she has a knack for helping her peers understand and appreciate history and its… Read More »Graduate spotlight: Rebecca Duhamel has makings of ‘a great historian’
Braeden Watkins started Pellissippi State Community College as a dual enrollment student his senior year at Bearden High School – and had such a “great experience” that he wanted to come back full time. “I really liked the environment and felt like I could fit in,” said Watkins, who graduates… Read More »Graduate spotlight: Braeden Watkins wants to treat others like professors treated him
A paid internship has led to a full-time job for a Pellissippi State Community College student who will graduate Friday. Kseniia Sulialeva, who has earned her Associate of Arts in Media Technologies/Design for Web and Print, has accepted a graphic design position at Radio Systems Corporation, 10 years after she… Read More »Graduate spotlight: Kseniia Sulialeva turns passion for art into career in graphic design
In less than 18 months, Pellissippi State has helped Benji Conner change the trajectory of his life. Conner enrolled in August 2022 thanks to Tennessee Reconnect, a last-dollar scholarship that covers tuition for adult learners after all state and federal financial aid has been applied. He will graduate Friday… Read More »Graduate spotlight: Pellissippi State sets Benji Conner on a creative path
Knoxville’s own Ross Bagwell Sr., a pioneer in the television industry, helped equip the next generation of media professionals through the Bagwell Center for Media and Art at Pellissippi State Community College. Bagwell, 91, died Nov. 23 after a storied career that took him from a pageboy at NBC in… Read More »Pellissippi State remembers Ross Bagwell Sr.
Pellissippi State Community College will celebrate 724 summer and fall 2023 graduates with a Commencement Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 8. “It is an honor to celebrate the achievements of our graduates,” said Pellissippi State President L. Anthony Wise Jr. “They’ve done great work at Pellissippi State, and we expect them… Read More »Pellissippi State celebrates 724 graduates
Dolly Parton’s impact on education and COVID’s impact on student success and mental health are among the topics Pellissippi State Community College students have researched this fall. These English and Communication students are presenting what they’ve learned during Pellissippi State’s inaugural Undergraduate Research Forum. Each student has prepared a 3-… Read More »Pellissippi State students share undergraduate research
Six Pellissippi State Community College students have been nominated for regional college theatre awards for their recent production of “Peter and the Wolf,” a devised theatre piece using shadow puppets, overhead projections and other technology to tell the classic children’s story in a new way. Pellissippi State students McKenzie Dawson,… Read More »Pellissippi State Theatre students rack up accolades for ‘Peter and the Wolf’
