From refugee to president of the Student Activities Board, Maria Ortiz Quinones is a walking reminder of how Pellissippi State Community College is changing lives. “When I came here as a refugee eight years ago, I was having a hard time with the culture, the language and everything you need… Read More »Student Activities Board president ‘found a family’ at Pellissippi State
Pellissippi State Community College will host a solo exhibit of prints and collages by artist Aaron Coleman Sept. 25-Oct. 20 in the Bagwell Center for Media and Arts Gallery. The gallery, located on Pellissippi State’s Hardin Valley Campus, is free and open to the public. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m.… Read More »Pellissippi State hosts prints, collages by internationally renowned artist
CBBC Bank has committed $50,000 to scholarships for Pellissippi State Community College students in honor of the bank’s 50th anniversary this month. Pellissippi State President L. Anthony Wise Jr. accepted the donation from CBBC President and CEO Mike Hearon at the bank’s main office in downtown Maryville Tuesday, Sept. 19.… Read More »CBBC Bank commits $50,000 for Pellissippi State scholarships
Family festivals, musical performances and guest speakers are among the events Pellissippi State Community College has planned for Hispanic Heritage Month – and all are free and open to the public. Themed “Todos Somos Familia” (We Are All Family), Hispanic Heritage Month at the college will celebrate the rich and… Read More »Pellissippi State invites community to join Hispanic Heritage Month events
Pellissippi State Community College is up 3% in enrollment this semester, an increase of 258 students over fall 2022. Pellissippi State’s total fall enrollment of 8,710 students – 5,476 of whom are full time – tops the state’s 13 public community colleges, according to figures from TBR – The College… Read More »Pellissippi State still the largest community college in Tennessee
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, home of the Tennessee Consortium for International Studies, is one of only eight community colleges nationwide to receive a federal grant to develop and expand study abroad opportunities. The U.S. State Department’s Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students Program, known by the acronym IDEAS,… Read More »Pellissippi State receives grant to train, mentor other colleges on study abroad programs
Registration is open for Pellissippi State Community College’s Lifelong Learning classes this fall, continuing education courses open to anyone 18 or older. “Lifelong Learning classes are designed with the community in mind and offer you the opportunity to stay active, get creative and learn something new,” said Danielle Dreeszen, Community… Read More »Have fun trying new things in Pellissippi State’s Lifelong Learning classes
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee made a stop in Knoxville Aug. 30 to check in on the success of a grant program that has provided nearly $2 million to Pellissippi State Community College to aid in further development of vocational and information technology education. Lee announced in November that Pellissippi State… Read More »Governor learns about Pellissippi State Motorsports in campus visit
Ceramics and drawings combine in “Turn to the Fool,” the first exhibit in the Arts at Pellissippi State series for fall 2023. This mixed media exhibition by Maggie Connolly and Eric Sherwood, both teachers at Mighty Mud ceramics studio in Knoxville, will be on display in the Bagwell Center for… Read More »Arts at Pellissippi State series kicks off fall with ceramics, drawings
