- Resource
- A Working Model for Student Success: The Tennessee Technology Centers
- Date Published
- 2011
- Full Author Citation
- Complete College America
- Download
- 331 CCA 2011.pdf (.pdf 589.63 KB)
- Source
- Complete College America
- Description
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While community colleges nationwide struggle to figure out how best to increase completion rates for their students, one state has achieved high completion rates with its unique postsecondary education system. This case study describes the Tennessee Technology Centers and how these 27 institutions are organized, how they operate, and how they are able to achieve postsecondary success for their students. The report examines four highly integrated components of the Centers’ framework and how these components appear to be critical to producing high rates of completion and placement in relatively high-wage jobs. Through the description of this alternative approach to occupational education and the lessons learned by Tennessee Technology Centers, a working model for student success is offered.
- Phase
- Completion Entry Progress
- Topic
- Career Technical Education & Career Pathways Characteristics of Success-Prone Institutions Dual Enrollment & Dual Credit Programs Instructional Policies and Practices Student Support Programs
- Resource Type
- Case Study
