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TCAT Athens

Athens, Tennessee Public 2-year Town

Overview

Located in Athens, Tennessee, TCAT Athens is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 366 students in fall 2024. It is part of TBR - The College System of Tennessee.

TCAT Athens offers certificates across 11 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Automobile. It awarded 132 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Mission

The mission of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Athens is to meet, more adequately, the occupational and technical training needs of citizens and residents of the college’s service area including employees of existing and/or prospective industries and businesses of the state.

Mission statement as reported by TCAT Athens

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
366
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
132
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
11
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 11

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Health Professions 1
Precision Production 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
78%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year
3
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
87
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
42

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
366
Undergraduates, fall 2024
366
Full-time, fall 2024
51%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
571
Full-time, 2024-25
49%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
19%
Men
81%
White
80%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
5%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
TBR - The College System of Tennessee
President
Susan Hatto
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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