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Tech Working With Tennessee Valley Corridor On Future

Tennessee Tech working alongside the Tennessee Valley Corridor (TVC) to build on the technology expertise between Oak Ridge and Huntsville, Alabama. Tennessee Tech Chief Government Affairs Officer Terry Saltsman said the TVC is an organization that collaborates with many different companies, universities, and laboratories to benefit the region. Saltsman said the school’s work with the TVC has allowed the school ... Read More »

Tech Moving Forward With Nuclear Engineering Program

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission approved Tennessee Tech’s new program in nuclear engineering Thursday. The bachelor’s degree anticipated to begin this fall with a starting group of 10 students. Fifteen new courses are being developed for the program. A survey from February 2023 of 265 engineering students at Tech showed that sixty-five percent of them would have considered majoring in ... Read More »

Nuclear Engineering, Child Life Degrees Coming To Tech

Tennessee Tech introducing science degree programs in nuclear engineering and child life as both fields see increased demand. Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Lori Bruce said some 380 nuclear engineers graduate each year in the United States. She said of some 14,000 nuclear engineers employed in the country, some 40 percent are expected to retire in the next ... Read More »