Tag Archives: TCAT Livingston

Designs presented to the Jackson County School Board Thursday night for a new CTE building at Jackson County High School. Maintenance Lead Josh Morgan said the cosmetology lab and HVAC shop have been approved by teachers and are likely represented in the design exactly as they will be constructed. He said the building trades shop could be tweaked before the ... Read More »

The story of a public health emergency at TCAT Livingston Thursday is simply a false rumor. In a statement Thursday afternoon, a TCAT Livingston spokesperson said a student arrived for class Thursday, feeling sick. When directed to go home, the student reported she had been in contact with someone who had the measles. “TCAT Livingston contacted the Department of Health, ... Read More »

Jackson County Director of Schools Jason Hardy said he is concerned Jackson County will be forgotten after the administrative merger between TCAT’s Livingston and Crossville campuses. Jackson County relies heavily on TCAT Livingston to support both the mini campus in Jackson County and the growing career and technical education (CTE) programs offered in high schools. Hardy said he wants to ... Read More »

The Tennessee Board of Regents approved what it is calling the “fusion” of the TCAT Crossville and TCAT Livingston administration Friday. The regents did not discuss the item at all Friday in its quarterly meeting, but rather reported the work of the Academic Policies and Programs/Student Life Committee Thursday. Executive Vice Chancellor Russ Deaton said Thursday the plan had been ... Read More »

With no discussion by committee members, a Tennessee Board Of Regents Committee voted unanimously Thursday afternoon to begin the process of merging TCAT Crossville and TCAT Livingston’s administration. The Committee On Academic Policies and Programs and Student Life voted following less than a three minute presentation. Executive Vice Chancellor for Policy and Strategy Russ Deaton said the regents understand the ... Read More »

The Tennessee Board of Regents will discuss the idea of merging the administration of TCAT Livingston and TCAT Crossville into one body at a Thursday meeting. The proposal, according to a committee agenda, would keep the existing campus locations but bring administration of the two campuses under one rule. If approved by the full Board of Regents, the idea would ... Read More »

Livingston leaders, state officials and students and staff of TCAT Livingston celebrated the grand opening of its new automotive and transportation building. Operations and Facilities Vice President Jeffrey Slagle said the new automotive tech and distribution logistics facility will train students to enter the workforce for many years. “Today is a great day for our campus, because we are so ... Read More »

Dual enrollment students from six Upper Cumberland Counties will benefit from a $1 million grant that TCAT Livingston was rewarded. Operations and Facilities Vice-President Jeff Slagle said through the grant, a manufacturing cell with robots will be added on campus. “This is a new technology that we know that’s needed in the Upper Cumberland based on our surveys with advisory ... Read More »

TCAT Livingston has been rewarded a $1 million grant to continue robotics and automation education in the Upper Cumberland. The funding comes from the second round of the Governor’s Investment in Vocational Education. TCAT McMinnville also received funding of some $730,000 to build early post-secondary opportunities. The program prioritizes learning opportunities in rural counties and enhances career and technical education ... Read More »

TCAT-Livingston and Six Upper Cumberland School Districts are partnered on a $1 million grant application. The application is through Tennessee’s GIVE 2.0 program. Operations and Facilities Vice President Jeff Slagle said the goal is to grow the region’s advanced manufacturing programs. Slagle said a large portion of the funding is aimed at getting students accustomed to working along side the ... Read More »