Tennessee Public Two-Year Colleges

Junior Colleges, Technical Institutes, and Schools

The State of Tennessee administers its own system of higher education which operate at least two tiers of public colleges. One being the community colleges in Tennessee, sometimes called Tennessee junior colleges, or Tennessee technical institutes, and so-called "four-year" Tennessee colleges which award bachelor's and master's degrees. The "two-year" community educational institutions provide post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees in Tennessee. The name, "community colleges" derives from the fact that "two-year" colleges primarily accept, and attract, students from the Tennessee local community

The 12 community colleges in the State University and Community College System were all founded during the great national building boom for community colleges in the 1960s and '70s. In 1967, the Tennessee General Assembly created a state Higher Education Commission to serve as the statutory coordinating agency for postsecondary education in the state. Legislative action in 1972 created the Board of Regents of the State University and Community College System, which governs six universities, 12 community colleges, two technical institutes and 26 area vocational-technical colleges.

Tennessee College Degrees, Certificates, & Diplomas

Tennessee Community Colleges and Two Year Colleges

Chattanooga State Technical Community College (Chattanooga, TN)
Cleveland State Community College (Cleveland, TN)
Columbia State Community College (Columbia, TN)
Dyersburg State Community College (Dyersburg, TN)
Hiwassee College (Madisonville, TN)
Jackson State Community College (Jacksonville, TN)
John A. Gupton College (Nashville, TN)
Motlow State Community College (Tullahoma, TN)
Nashville State Technical Institute
Northeast State Technical Community College (Blountville, TN)
Pellissippi State Technical Community College (Knoxville, TN)
Roane State Community College (Harriman, TN)
Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Memphis, TN
- Somerville, TN
- Millington, TN
Volunteer State Community College (Gallatin, TN)
Walters State Community College (Morristown, TN)

Tennessee Colleges

Colleges and universities in Tennessee have it all. They have access to beautiful nature, urban centers, Graceland, country music (a minus for some), and some of the best cuisine in the country.

High-Tech Institute

National College

TN Online Degrees

A college degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by Tennessee institutions of higher education, such as colleges or universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.

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