Nashville State Community College
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DATE: January 15, 2008
CONTACT: Jennie Stribling (931) 296-1739
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BUSINESS/EDUCATION/CALENDAR
GROUNDBREAKING FOR HUMPHREYS COUNTY CENTER EXPANSION
The Humphreys County Higher Education Center broke ground Thursday on a 10,000 square foot addition. The expansion is thanks to a $1,150,000 grant from the state Department of Economic and Community Development and a $400,000 matching contribution from Humphreys County. Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matthew Kisber, who attended Thursday’s groundbreaking, approved the grant under the FastTrack Infrastructure Development Program which helps local governments attract new industry and encourage existing businesses to expand. The Humphreys County donation was approved by the county commission. County Executive Jaycee Rawlings said the county voted to give $400,000 because “This is a worthwhile project that is going to help so many people. It fulfills dreams that people had many years ago. This expansion is necessary and allows the county to thrive."
The Humphreys County Center is managed by Nashville State Community College. Nashville State began working with Humphreys County and industry officials several years ago to develop a program to meet the workforce needs of chemical processing plants in the Waverly/New Johnsonville area that are facing large numbers of retirements, and also to attract new industry to the area. The result was the Industrial Process Control Technology program which allows students to earn an associates degree or training certificates in safety, process control, and quality, making them eligible for highly sought after technical positions in the chemical processing industry. The expansion to the Humphreys County Center will add classrooms and laboratory space to augment the process control program.
"The Humphreys County Center's technology training is important to industry growth in the county and surrounding areas" stated Jennie Stribling, Director of the Center. She added that the partnership between Nashville State and the County is “a wonderful example of a local community working to develop their own higher education options”. The expansion project is expected to be completed fall 2008.
For more information about the PTEC program, please call the Center at (931)-296-1739, email Jennie Stribling at jennie.stribling@nscc.edu, or come by the Humphreys County Center for Higher Education, 695 Holly Lane, Waverly, TN.
DATE: February 5, 2007
CONTACT: Montique Luster 615-353-3222
Jennie Stribling (931) 296-1739
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BUSINESS/EDUCATION/CALENDAR
Nashville State Community College Humphrey’s County Center
Offers New Program for Local Industry
Who: Nashville State Community College’s Humphreys County Center for Higher Education is pleased to announce that the Tennessee Higher Education Commission has approved an Associates of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.) in Industrial Process Control Technology (PTEC).
What: Humphreys County Center for Higher Education is the only campus in the state of Tennessee that offers the PTEC degree. The program is designed to provide skills for those who are interested in a career as a process technician. The program trains students to work as a key member of a team of people responsible for planning, analyzing, and controlling the production of products — from the acquisition of raw material through the production and distribution of products to customers in a variety of industries. These industries include, but are not limited to, chemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, power generation, pulp and paper, refining and wastewater treatment.
Why: The PTEC program was developed to meet the needs of local chemical processing plants and program partners Dupont, Temple-Inland, TVA, Erachem Comilog, Chemetall Foote and Matheson Tri-Gas. Graduates of the program should be able to: prepare and measure raw materials, feed raw material and processing agents into plant machinery, set controls and operate machinery, check instruments and equipment to make sure of correct operation, be aware of any abnormal operating conditions, and take samples for testing, test products and record process data.
When: Apply now through May 31 for Summer Semester and August 20 for Fall Semester.
Where: Humphreys County Center for Higher Education, 695 Holly Lane, Waverly, TN.
How: For more information about the PTEC program, please call the Center at (931)-296-1739 or email Joey Leonard at joey.leonard@nscc.edu.
DATE: February 5, 2007
CONTACT: Montique Luster 615-353-3222
Jennie Stribling (931) 296-1739
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BUSINESS/EDUCATION/CALENDAR
Nashville State Community College Humphrey’s County Center
Offers New Program for Local Industry
Nashville State Community College is pleased to announce that the Tennessee Higher Education Commission has approved an Associates of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.) in Industrial Process Control Technology (PTEC). The PTEC program will be offered at Nashville State’s Humphreys County Center for Higher Education.
The program was developed to meet the needs of local chemical processing plants and program partners Dupont, Temple-Inland, TVA, Erachem Comilog, Chemetall Foote and Matheson Tri-Gas. “Humphreys County is the perfect location for the PTEC program. We are surrounded by industries that have requested and helped design the material for these courses,” said Justin Maples PTEC Lab Technician and Nashville State graduate. “We are the only campus in the state of Tennessee that offers the PTEC degree. I believe the program will not only attract students from Humphreys County but every county in Tennessee”
The Industrial Process Control Technology program is designed to provide skills for those who are interested in a career as a process technician. The program trains students to work as a key member of a team of people responsible for planning, analyzing, and controlling the production of products — from the acquisition of raw material through the production and distribution of products to customers in a variety of industries.
These industries include, but are not limited to, chemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, power generation, pulp and paper, refining and wastewater treatment.
Graduates of the program should be able to: prepare and measure raw materials, feed raw material and processing agents into plant machinery, set controls and operate machinery, check instruments and equipment to make sure of correct operation, be aware of any abnormal operating conditions, and take samples for testing, test products and record process data.
For more information about the PTEC program, please call the Center at (931)-296-1739, email Joey Leonard at joey.leonard@nscc.edu, or come by the Humphreys County Center for Higher Education, 695 Holly Lane, Waverly, TN.
5/23/06
Nashville State Community College 2006 Graduation
Nashville State Community College, Humphreys County Campus proudly graduated 30 students in the 2006 class. The graduation ceremony was held Monday evening, May 8th at the TSU Gentry Center.
Back row (L to R)
Jason Cooper (Waverly), Rebecca Matlock (Waverly), Shelby Hall (New Johnsonville), Sam Moran (Waverly), Kimberly Tidwell (Dickson), James Patterson (New Johnsonville), Allen Wilbanks (Camden), Brock Cobb (Waverly)
Front Row (L to R)
Lindsey Cagle (Holladay), Brooke Marek (Waverly),
Keri Long (Waverly), Jeanne Holodnak (Waverly)
Not pictured:
Linda Seger (Erin)
Hillary Crossett (Camden)
Additional graduates that did not participate in the graduation ceremony but completed requirements for their Associates Degree are:
Ronald Netterville (New Johnsonville)
Melissa Hildreth (Waverly
Jennifer Rumsey (Waverly)
Cassandra Warren (Waverly)
Crystal Tummins (McEwen)
Carinda Butler (Erin)
William White (Waverly)
Jennifer Gatlin (McEwen)
Nicole Quinn (Camden)
Heather Blue (New Johnsonville)
Laura Pruett (Waverly)
Tiffany Wallace (Waverly)
Judy Butler (New Johnsonville)
Pamela Bohannon (Waverly)
Amy Donegan (Waverly)
Michael Hooper (McEwen)
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