Wes Stowers and the Stowers Machinery Foundation and state Rep. Jerome Moon were honored Thursday by the Tennessee Board of Regents for their longtime support of Pellissippi State Community College and Tennessee College of Applied Technology Knoxville. Pellissippi State President L. Anthony Wise Jr. and TCAT Knoxville President Kelli Chaney… Read More »Stowers, Moon receive honors from Tennessee Board of Regents
Pellissippi State Community College has bested its previous record in a national math competition, finishing 6th in the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Student Mathematics League for 2022-2023. Pellissippi State cracked the top 10 for the first time last year, finishing 8th. The college’s previous best finish was 20th… Read More »Pellissippi State boasts top three math students in Southeast, finishes 6th in nation
Channing Mendez was working as an electrician before attending Pellissippi State, but saw his apprenticeship abruptly end during the pandemic. “I started wondering what to do with my life because I had worked all kinds of jobs and I wasn’t particularly happy with any of them,” he admits. Channing… Read More »National competition winner finds passion for video production at Pellissippi State
From as far back as Sarah Howell can remember, music has been a part of her life. “I think as soon as I had my first word, I was singing my first song,” she recalls. So when she started at Pellissippi State in the fall of 2020, majoring in music… Read More »Howell finds her voice as Pellissippi State’s Outstanding Music Graduate
Pellissippi State Community College will celebrate two of its outstanding alumni at the Pellissippi Strong Luncheon next week. The event, presented by FirstBank and hosted by Tearsa Smith of WATE-TV, will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at the Hilton Knoxville Airport, 2001 Alcoa Highway, Alcoa. Individual tickets… Read More »Celebrate Pellissippi State’s alumni award winners April 19
Celebrate Pellissippi State Community College’s outstanding alumni and support current students at the college’s Pellissippi Strong Luncheon this April. The event, presented by FirstBank and hosted by Tearsa Smith of WATE-TV, will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at the Hilton Knoxville Airport, 2001 Alcoa Highway, Alcoa. Individual… Read More »Smokies superintendent headlines Pellissippi Strong Luncheon
Bolstered by wins in 29 consecutive competitions, Pellissippi State Community College Speech and Debate Team is gearing up for its first national competition in March. “Reaching a national tournament brings me great pride and validates all of the hard work that these students and past competitors have done over the… Read More »Pellissippi State Speech and Debate heads to national competition
Pellissippi State Community College was named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Scholars on Friday by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2022-23 Fulbright… Read More »Pellissippi State named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars
Pellissippi State Community College is the only Tennessee community college that has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting. The ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting recognizes colleges and universities for making intentional… Read More »Pellissippi State recognized as a Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting
Math for Jonah Weston may be as “easy as pi.” The 16-year-old Pellissippi State Community College student finished first in the Southeast region – and ninth in the nation – in the 2021-2022 Student Mathematics League competition sponsored by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. Perhaps more impressive is… Read More »Local teen wins regional math competition for Pellissippi State, finishes ninth in the nation
