Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Morristown

Public technical college in Morristown, Tennessee

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Morristown
TCAT Morristown's Advanced Manufacturing Building
Motto	We Build Careers
Type	Public Technical College
Established	1966; 58 years ago (1966)
President	Susanne Cox
Address	821 West Louise Avenue , Morristown , Tennessee , United States
Website	tcatmorristown.edu

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Morristown or TCAT Morristown, is a public technical college in the Tennessee Board of Regents' Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCAT) system located in Morristown, Tennessee, United States.

The college serves nine East Tennessee counties: Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, and Sevier.

History

With the need of a update because of the rising manufacturing market in Morristown,^[1] in late 2019, the college announced a $14 million expansion with the construction of a 45,342 sq ft (4,212.4 m²) advanced manufacturing and mechatronics training facility on the former site of the City of Morristown Public Works Department headquarters, which had relocated to a new facility in West Morristown.^[2]^[3]

In July 2020, United States Secretary of Labor, Eugene Scalia, visited the college to meet with state and local leaders to highlight economic recovery in manufacturing during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

Academic programs

Each of the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology offers programs based on geographic needs of businesses and industry. Therefore, each college can have different academic programs and offerings. TCAT Morristown students have the opportunity to take the following programs:^[5]

Administrative Office Technology
Automotive Technology
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Building Construction Technology
Collision Repair Technology
Computer Aided Design Technology
Computer Information Technology
Cosmetology
Digital Graphic Design
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
Industrial Electricity
Industrial Maintenance
Machine Tool Technology
Pipefitting and Plumbing Technology
Practical Nursing
Truck Driving
Welding

References

^ "Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology Master Plan: Morristown" (PDF). Tennessee Board of Regents. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ Hightower, Cliff (September 13, 2019). "State Building Commission approves money for $14 million TCAT expansion". The Citizen Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "Projects In Design". Tennessee Board of Regents. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ Young, Amelia (July 14, 2020). "U.S. Secretary of Labor visits Morristown to discuss role in helping rebound economy". WBIR Channel 10 News. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ "TCAT Morristown 2019 Data Profile" (PDF). Tennessee Board of Regents. Retrieved July 23, 2020.