TN Promise Website:
https://www.tn.gov/tnpromise
Tennessee Promise
Tennessee Promise is a gap funding and mentoring resource that allows high school seniors of Tennessee to attend community college tuition free. Certain restrictions and rules apply. In order to be eligible, you must apply by November 1st for the program (tnpromise.gov).
UT Promise
UT Promise is a gap funding and mentoring resource that allows high school seniors of Tennessee to attend UT-Knoxville tuition free. Certain restrictions and rules apply. See https://tennessee.edu/ut-promise/ for more information.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Community colleges are very cost efficient. They allow a student to earn credits at half the cost of a public 4-year institution and potentially transfer those credits to a 4-year institution.
Transfer Pathways/Articulation Agreements
In particular, California, Tennessee, and Virginia all participate in transfer pathway programs which allow students to attend specific community colleges and transfer directly into the associated bachelor’s program at an affiliated public 4-year university within that state without losing any credits. In addition, some specific public 4-year colleges in other states have direct articulation agreements with specific community colleges. Some examples; attending Nashville State Community College and then going to Lipscomb or UTK to complete a Civil Engineering Bachelor’s program; attending Volunteer State Community College and then going to Maryville or UTC to complete an Art Studio Bachelor’s degree; attending Blue Ridge Community College and then transferring to Virginia Tech for a Bachelor’s in Engineering; Gilbert-Chandler Community College transferring to Arizona State University for Nursing (BSN).
Be advised, however, that private or out-of-state public colleges may not be as amenable to taking another college’s credits, whether it be from a 2-year or 4-year institution.
TENNESSEE: www.tntransferpathway.org
CALIFORNIA: www.cpec.ca.gov/OnLineData/TransferPathway.asp
VIRGINIA: www.vawizard.org
ARIZONA: https://transfer.asu.edu/communitycollege/AZ/
Tennessee Promise is a gap funding and mentoring resource that allows high school seniors of Tennessee to attend community college tuition free. Certain restrictions and rules apply. In order to be eligible, you must apply by November 1st for the program (tnpromise.gov).
UT Promise
UT Promise is a gap funding and mentoring resource that allows high school seniors of Tennessee to attend UT-Knoxville tuition free. Certain restrictions and rules apply. See https://tennessee.edu/ut-promise/ for more information.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Community colleges are very cost efficient. They allow a student to earn credits at half the cost of a public 4-year institution and potentially transfer those credits to a 4-year institution.
Transfer Pathways/Articulation Agreements
In particular, California, Tennessee, and Virginia all participate in transfer pathway programs which allow students to attend specific community colleges and transfer directly into the associated bachelor’s program at an affiliated public 4-year university within that state without losing any credits. In addition, some specific public 4-year colleges in other states have direct articulation agreements with specific community colleges. Some examples; attending Nashville State Community College and then going to Lipscomb or UTK to complete a Civil Engineering Bachelor’s program; attending Volunteer State Community College and then going to Maryville or UTC to complete an Art Studio Bachelor’s degree; attending Blue Ridge Community College and then transferring to Virginia Tech for a Bachelor’s in Engineering; Gilbert-Chandler Community College transferring to Arizona State University for Nursing (BSN).
Be advised, however, that private or out-of-state public colleges may not be as amenable to taking another college’s credits, whether it be from a 2-year or 4-year institution.
TENNESSEE: www.tntransferpathway.org
CALIFORNIA: www.cpec.ca.gov/OnLineData/TransferPathway.asp
VIRGINIA: www.vawizard.org
ARIZONA: https://transfer.asu.edu/communitycollege/AZ/