Chattanooga State Technical Community College, founded in 1965, is situated on a 150-acre campus. It has a 100,000-square-foot Health Science Center -- one of the largest and best-equipped in America -- for students working toward a career in health care. The college also hosts the training center for Volkswagen's North American assembly plant in North Chattanooga. Students can study for a two-year associate of science or associate of applied science degree in over 50 curriculum programs.
Chattanooga State Technical Community College offers students a chance to earn their associate's degree through Regents Online Degree Programs -- a collaboration of educational resources from the Board of Regents System of Tennessee Public Education and the college. Classes are delivered entirely online. Students can work toward degrees such as associate of science and associate of applied science. On-campus students can mix traditional classes with online classes.
The University of Tennessee in Chattanooga was founded in 1886. The school's campus is located downtown. Undergraduate degree programs include bachelor of arts and fine arts, bachelor of music, bachelor of science in nursing or social work and bachelor of science in electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. Students can participate in extracurricular activities such as writing for the Echo student newspaper and programming music for broadcast by the university's radio station -- WUTC FM 88.1.
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga provides graduates with the opportunity to further their educational experience by supplying a variety of master's degrees, doctoral degrees and certificate programs in 54 areas of specific concentration within the degrees. These curricular programs are available in academic fields such as arts and sciences, business, engineering and computer science, health, education and professional studies. The university also offers graduate programs delivered entirely online, such as transition doctor of physical therapy and certificate in non-profit management.