As Pellissippi State Community College prepares for the fall 2024 semester, plans are also underway for a year-long milestone celebration marking the college’s 50 years of contributions to the community. In fall 1974, Pellissippi State opened as State Technical Institute with 45 students in downtown Knoxville, a handful of faculty… Read More »Pellissippi State launches 50th anniversary celebration
A University of Tennessee professor with a passion for community college education is working with Pellissippi State students to offer summer research internships that are making an impact on individuals as well as the community. Ian Kilevori, who graduated from Pellissippi State in May, has spent the summer completing one… Read More »Pellissippi State, University of Tennessee partner to create opportunities for chemistry students
Four students from Pellissippi State Community College are working alongside University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture faculty this summer as part of an effort to grow the pool of women and minorities seeking advanced degrees in science and other STEM fields. Students Ivy Hoig, Adam Fields and Sarah Slaton, along… Read More »Pellissippi students getting a jump start into STEM careers
Pellissippi State Community College has launched a new partnership to help military veterans and their spouses establish a new business or sustain an existing one. In conjunction with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, Pellissippi State is offering the STRIVE (Startup Training Resources to Inspire Veteran Entrepreneurship) program at no… Read More »Free training available for veterans to start their own businesses
The Tennessee Board of Regents has awarded a grant to Pellissippi State Community College that will help math students gain additional support they need to earn college credit. Three Tennessee community college grant recipients were selected for their proposals to foster innovation in corequisite learning support models to improve long-term… Read More »Pellissippi State among three Tennessee community colleges awarded innovation grants to aid student success
Pellissippi State staff members are available throughout the summer to assist those who may be concerned about how they’ll pay for school in the fall. Because the later-than-expected rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, or the FAFSA, has impacted schools’ ability to compute financial aid, Tennessee… Read More »Help available for students with financial aid, registration questions
On a recent spring afternoon in East Tennessee, six Pellissippi State Community College students got a glimpse of what could be their futures. The students, who toured ORNL’s isotope facilities, are the first to go through Pellissippi State’s Chemical Radiation Technology Pathway, a partnership between the college and Oak Ridge… Read More »Chemical Radiation studies lead students to Oak Ridge National Lab
A coach who has been instrumental in shaping men’s and women’s basketball at Columbia State Community College has joined Pellissippi State to serve as its first head women’s basketball coach. JaQuandrea “Quan” Dudley, who begins his position with the college effective May 16, has played an integral role at Columbia… Read More »JaQuandrea Dudley to lead women’s basketball
Pellissippi State Community College has hired Meredith Smith to serve as the school’s first head softball coach in program history. Smith began her college athletics coaching career in 2004 at the University of Tennessee working for two years as the director of softball operations under legendary coaches Karen and Ralph… Read More »Meredith Smith to lead women’s softball
Student athletes were recognized recently at the year-end Pellissippi State Athletics Panther Awards banquet. The Pellissippi State Women’s Soccer team won the Academic Apex Award, given to the team achieving the highest overall GPA during the academic year. Women’s Soccer player Sade Lee earned the Standout Performance Award for excellence… Read More »Panther Awards athletics banquet highlights excellence in first year of PSCC program
