The Mission
The mission of Nashville State Community College is to provide comprehensive educational programs and partnerships, exemplary services, an accessible, progressive learning environment, and responsible leadership to improve the quality of life for the community it serves. The college serves a broad geographic area comprised of Davidson, Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, and Stewart Counties, and the Upper Cumberland region.
Nashville State offers associate degrees and certificates that prepare students to think and perform well whether entering the workforce or transferring to a university upon graduation.
Quality Enhancement Plan
Building Critical Thinkers Responsible for Life-Long Learning
As part of a five-year Quality Enhancement Plan, Nashville State seeks to develop and reinforce students’ critical thinking skills throughout their college experience so that Nashville State students are better able to make confident, sound decisions in their courses, about their education, and throughout their lives.
History of Nashville State Community College
Our Past: Building a Solid Reputation
Since it first opened in 1970, Nashville State Community College has been a vital part of Nashville. Initially named Nashville State Technical Institute, the college had 398 students, and offered only five Associate’s degree programs. Graduation was held in the parking lot. White Bridge Road, where the main campus is still located, had only two lanes and very few businesses.
As the White Bridge Road area grew over the years, so did the college. In 1984, Nashville State joined the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) system of state universities and community colleges. In 2002, the Tennessee General Assembly and the Governor expanded the mission of Nashville State to a comprehensive community college. As a community college, Nashville State offers the Associate of Applied Science technical and career degrees, and the Associate of Arts, the Associate of Science, and the Associate of Science in Teaching transfer degrees.
Our Present: Bringing Higher Education to Middle Tennessee
In order to better serve middle Tennessee, additional sites have been established. In Waverly, the Humphreys County Center of Higher Education serves students in Humphreys and surrounding counties. In Putnam County, the Cookeville campus of Nashville State serves the upper Cumberland region. In Nashville, the Southeast Center provides learning opportunities for all of southeast Davidson County. Students can also take classes at the college’s Dickson campus located at the Renaissance Center.
Our Future: Continuing to Serve Our Students
In the future, Nashville State will continue to build upon its solid reputation as a technical college. By expanding and adapting course and program offerings, instructional delivery methods, and campus locations, Nashville State will stay in step with the educational needs and work force demands of Nashville and the surrounding middle Tennessee area.
Nashville State Community College Foundation
The foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation that was established in 1994. It is designated to receive gifts for the college from individuals, corporations and foundations.
Mission
The Nashville State Community College Foundation operates for the support and benefit of Nashville State Community College. The Foundation, with utmost integrity and respect works to expand access to higher education and further regional workforce and economic development by:
- Raising funds to provide scholarships to students as well as to enhance programs at the college
- Advocating for the welfare of the college
- Engaging in other activities to benefit the college
Investing in Nashville’s Future
Nashville State Community College makes a difference for students and the communities it serves. Each semester, approximately 10,000 individuals learn new skills or find a new life direction through the college’s broad range of learning opportunities. However, the increased cost of higher education makes it difficult for many individuals to afford college tuition and fees. Private support of this institution ensures that sufficient scholarship funds are available to help students fund their dream of a college education.
Making a Gift
Every gift, regardless of size, makes a difference for the students at Nashville State. Opportunities to strengthen the college abound at all levels. For more information on how to make a gift to Nashville State Community College, please contact the Foundation Development Office at 615-353-3222 or visit us online at www.nscc.edu.
Foundation Board of Trustees 2011
Steven André
Hutton Hotel
Elizabeth Brannon
55 Bc/ Three Sixty Spin LLC/Blue Onyx Music LLC
Christopher Cardwell
Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC
Bob Clement
Bob Clement Consulting
Charles Davis
Charles Davis Foundation
Silas Deane (Chair)
Logic Media Group
Jolene Dressel
Trojan Labor
Jason Dobbs
Avenue Bank
Nancy Eisenbrandt
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Richard (Rich) Q. Ford
The Sage Group
Bob Grohovsky
Microsoft Corporation
Joey Hatch
Skanska USA
Jamal Hipps
MPYER Marketing & Advertising
Lynne Maynor
Gaylord Opryland
Edie McFarland
Essential Broadcast Media and Artist Management
Connie McGee
KPMG LLP
Randy Rayburn
Sunset Grill & Midtown Café
Jason Ritchason
American Paper and Twine
Sydney Rogers
Alignment Nashville
Jeremy Yeagle
Avenue Bank
Ex Officio Members:
George H. Van Allen, President
Nashville State Community College
Mary Cross, Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services
Nashville State Community College
Keith Ferguson, Executive Director of Development and Public Affairs
Nashville State Community College Foundation
Jenny Newman, Director of Development
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