Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski

Overview

Located in Pulaski, Tennessee, Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 742 students in fall 2024. It is part of TBR - The College System of Tennessee.

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski offers certificates across 15 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, Building Construction Technology/Technician, and Welding Technology. It awarded 171 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 89% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Mission

The Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology serve as the premier suppliers of workforce development throughout the State of Tennessee. The College fulfill their mission by: Contributing to the economic and community development of the communities served by training and retraining employed workers; Providing competency-based training through superior quality, traditional and distance learning instruction methods that qualify completers for employment and job advancement; Ensuring that programs and services are economical and accessible to all residents of Tennessee; and Building relationships of trust with community, business, and industry leaders to supply highly skilled workers in areas…

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 15

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

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

89%

First-year retention, part-time students

65%

Student-to-faculty ratio

10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year

12

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

155

Certificates of 2 to 4 years

4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

742

Undergraduates, fall 2024

742

Full-time, fall 2024

21%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

1,214

Full-time, 2024-25

19%

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

28%

Men

72%

White

82%

Hispanic or Latino

7%

Black or African American

4%

Asian

1%

Two or more races

4%

Race or ethnicity unknown

1%

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

Mike Whitehead

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

For veterans and service members

Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training