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Tennessee Tech saw an uptick of grad student enrollment during COVID, but now many of those students are graduating. Provost Lori Bruce said while the university is excited to see those students succeed, they want to continue the momentum and fill that graduate student pipeline. “It helps our citizens kind of set themselves apart in the workforce, it helps them ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech graduation rates hit a new high with over 60 percent of students earning a degree that enrolled in Fall 2016. It is just a slight uptick from the 59.9 percent graduation rate measured last year. Provost Lori Bruce said she credits the student success to the university’s push for in-person classes. “One of the things that we have ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech students and faculty are generally happy with how fall classes have gone during the COVID pandemic. That’s from a set of Tech surveys and focus groups conducted over the last several weeks. Provost Lori Bruce said the school addressed classes, resources and communication. Among the feedback, students miss the interaction with peers. “That natural congregating isn’t happening as ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech will help students feeling financial pressure from the pandemic, by waiving online and off-site fees for most courses in the Spring 2021 semester. Academic Affairs Provost and Vice President Lori Mann Bruce said the exception will be for students in online only programs. She said students knew before hand that the classes would only be available in that ... Read More »