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|name            =Tennessee College of Applied Technology -Chattanooga
|image           =[[Image:Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology Logo.png|400px|TCAT]]
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|motto           =W.E. Succeed
|established     =1969
|type            =Public Technical College
|faculty         =52
|director        =Dr. Mike Ricketts
|students        =2,300
|city            =[[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]
|state           =[[Tennessee]]
|country         =<br />USA
|campus          =[[Chattanooga State Community College]]
|colors          =Blue and Red
|website         =http://www.chattanoogastate.edu/tcat/
|address         =4501 Amnicola Highway <br /> Chattanooga, TN 37406
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The '''Tennessee College of Applied Technology at [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]''' is one of 47 institutions in the [[Tennessee board of regents|Tennessee Board of Regents]] System, the seventh largest system of higher education in the nation. This system comprises six universities, thirteen community colleges, and 28 Colleges of Applied Technology. More than 80 percent of all [[Tennessee]] students attending public institutions are enrolled in a Tennessee Board of Regents institution.<ref name="TBR info (at the bottom of the page) ">{{cite web|url=http://www.memphis.edu/gradschool/applications/residency.php|title=Residency Guidelines|last=Staff|date=2013|publisher=University of Memphis|accessdate=19 February 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023002951/http://www.memphis.edu/gradschool/applications/residency.php|archivedate=23 October 2009}}</ref><ref name="TBR information ">{{cite web|url=http://www.tbr.edu/about/default.aspx?id=804|title=About us: the Tennessee Board of Regents|last=Staff|date=2013|publisher=Tennessee Board of Regents|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref>
==History==
The Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Chattanooga (TCAT) is the only TCAT that forms an integral part of the organization of a community college, forming a unit of [[Chattanooga State Community College]], a Tennessee Board of Regents institution serving more than 2,300 students annually.<ref name="tennessee.gov">{{Cite web | publisher=Chattanooga State Community College | title=Tennessee Blue Book 2009-2010 | url=http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/bluebook/09-10/16%20TBR.pdf |  archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814175912/http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/bluebook/09-10/16%20TBR.pdf | archive-date=2016-08-14}}</ref> The school was founded in 1969 as the Chattanooga Area Vocational Technical School. On July 1, 1981 the AVTS became a part of Chattanooga State. In 1996 the Tennessee Board of Regents renamed the AVTS to the Tennessee Technology Center at Chattanooga.  In 2013 TTC Chattanooga was named the Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Chattanooga.
The Tennessee Technology Center at Chattanooga became the Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Chattanooga on July 1, 2013 under Senate Bill No. 643 House Bill No. 236*.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Amend/HA0083.pdf | title=Education Committee 1 - Amendment No. 1 to HB0236 | website=www.capitol.tn.gov}}</ref> Approval of Public Chapter No. 473.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://state.tn.us/sos/acts/108/pub/pc0473.pdf | title=PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 473 | website=state.tn.us}}</ref>
The TCAT-Chattanooga offers 21 one-year diploma programs and 7 certificate programs with a total of 42 faculty and staff, making it one of the larger divisions on the campus of Chattanooga State. The faculty members are dedicated full-time to teaching and advising students, being well prepared to teach, with many having work experience in business and industry.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
==Office the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology==
The headquarters of the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology is in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]. James King is the Vice Chancellor for the Colleges of Applied Technology.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tbr.edu/offices/tennesseetechnologycenters.aspx?id=322&ekmensel=e2f22c9a_972_976_btnlink%2F |title=TCAT Board Office |access-date=2018-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081214/http://www.tbr.edu/offices/tennesseetechnologycenters.aspx?id=322&ekmensel=e2f22c9a_972_976_btnlink%2F |archive-date=2014-04-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Academic programs==
Each of the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology offers programs based on geographic needs of businesses and industry.  Therefore each college can have different academic programs and offerings.  The following academic programs are available at TCAT Chattanooga.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chattanoogastate.edu/tcat/programs.html|title=Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT)|website=Chattanooga State Community College}}</ref>
*Aesthetics
*Air Conditioning/Refrigeration
*Automotive Mechatronics
*Automotive Technology
*Building Construction Tech
*Business Systems Technology
*Collision Repair
*Commercial Truck Driving
*Computer Operations Technology
*Cosmetology
*Diesel Equipment Mechanics
*Industrial Electricity
*Industrial Electronics
*Industrial Maintenance Mechanics
*Landscape and Turf Management
*Machine Tool Technology
*Manicurist
*Masonry
*Massage Therapy
*Medical Assistant
*Motorcycle & Marine Service Technology
*Practical Nursing
*Security
*Surgical Technology
*Plumbing
*Welding
==Student organizations==
The Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Chattanooga State provides memberships and organizations for students, including the following:
*[[National Technical Honor Society]]
*[[SkillsUSA]]
*[[Student Government Association]]
==Professional memberships==
*American Welding Society
*CompTIA
*Microsoft
==Accreditation==
The Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Chattanooga is accredited by the Council of Occupational Education (COE), a regional accrediting agency of the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] (SACS).{{cn|date=January 2023}}
==See also==
* [[List of colleges and universities in Tennessee]]
==References==
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