Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville

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Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville
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Motto Workforce Development Its What We Do
Established March, 1964
Type Public Technical School
Director Ivan Jones
Faculty 40
Students 600[1]
Location Shelbyville, Tennessee,
 United States
Campus Suburban; 20 acres (0.081 km2)
Colors Blue & Green
Website ttcshelbyville.edu
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The Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville is one of 46 institutions in the Tennessee Board of Regents System, the seventh largest system of higher education in the nation. This system comprises six universities, fourteen community colleges, and twenty-six technology centers. More than 80 percent of all Tennessee students attending public institutions are enrolled in a Tennessee Board of Regents institution.

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[edit] History

This institution was authorized by House Bill 633, passed by the Tennessee General Assembly on March 15, 1963, and approved by the Governor on March 22, 1963.

The center was governed by the Tennessee Department of Education until 1983 when control was transferred to the Tennessee Board of Regents by House Bill 697 and Senate Bill 746.

Located on a 20-acre (81,000 m2) tract of land at 1405 Madison Street (U.S. Highway 41-A) approximately two miles east of downtown Shelbyville, the center serves individuals from a broad geographical area including but not limited to Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore, and Rutherford counties.

The first of its kind to be constructed, the Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville, opened its doors on November 30, 1964, for full-time preparatory programs with forty-one students enrolled in six programs (Air Conditioning/Refrigeration, Auto Mechanics, Drafting, Industrial Electricity, Machine Shop and Welding).

[edit] Academics-Programs

In January 1965, evening programs (part-time) were opened in each of the six original areas. The following full-time program changes have been made since 1965:

  • 1968 Office Occupations added
  • 1969 General Masonry added
  • 1976 Practical Nursing added
  • 1980 Construction Electricity added
  • 1981 Auto Body Repair added
  • 1984 Industrial Maintenance added
  • 1984 General Masonry closed
  • 1984 Construction Electricity closed
  • 1995 Truck Driving added
  • 1999 Computer Operations Technology added
  • 2001 Computer Operations Technology added (Online Program)
  • 2003 Drafting (AutoCAD Technology added) (Online Program)
  • 2004 Patient Care Technician added
  • 2005 Business Systems Technology added (Online Program)
  • 2007-2008 Computer Operations Technology changed to Computer Information Technology
  • 2007-2008 Autobody changed to Collision Repair

[edit] Academics-Programs-Supplemental-Special Industry

The Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville offers supplemental programs based on business, industry and public demand. These classes include Computer Technology, Leadership, Office Occupations, Industrial (Electricity, Machine Tool, Industrial Maintenance) or can be customized to meet client needs.

[edit] Student Oraganizations

SkillsUSA

National Technical Honor Society

Student Council

[edit] Professional Memberships

[edit] Building Expansions

In 1981 the school was expanded to give more space for existing programs. In July 1994, the name was changed by the Tennessee Legislature to "Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville".

Another expansion in 1996 with the addition of approximately 17,700 square feet (1,640 m2) and renovation to the existing building.

The expansion brought the total square footage of the center to approximately 61,250 square feet (5,690 m2). Also included in the expansion was money for the upgrade of equipment in all program and classroom areas.

Renovations in 2008 - 2009 included monies to update classrooms with state of the art equipment and to renovate the lobby and all hallways.

Plans are to expand the school to include a building on the southern portion of the school's grounds by 2015. Remote campuses were added in Winchester and Fayetteville, Tennessee.

[edit] Accreditation

The Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville is accredited by the Council of Occupational Education (COE).

[edit] References

  1. ^ "TTC Shelbyville". News. 2009-01-30. http://www.ttcshelbyville.edu. 

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