Tennessee Technology University - Overview

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Accreditations

University Accreditation
Tennessee Technological University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master’s, specialist and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call 404- 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Tennessee Technological University.

Program Accreditation

In addition to the institutional accreditation, many of Tennessee Tech’s programs are accredited by specialized professional accrediting agencies. These nationally recognized programmatic accrediting agencies include:

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
• American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
• ABET - formerly Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) - formerly National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
• Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
• The Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) - formerly National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

Summary of University and Program Accreditation

Memberships

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
• American Association of State Colleges and University
• American Council on Education
• Council of Graduate Schools
• Higher Education Unit - American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
• Ohio Valley Conference
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities
• North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
• Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities
• Tennessee College Association

Location & Facilities

Located between Nashville and Knoxville Tennessee.  Driving time is approximately 60 to 90 minutes from either city.   Within driving distance of area hotel/motel and a variety of dining establishments.

Welcome to Tennessee Tech and the on-campus experience. As a new student, you will find most of your fellow residents will be of the same general age while representing a variety of backgrounds--from all over the state, the country, and the world. You can help us maintain a kind of environment in which everyone can live and learn effectively, so that your residence hall experience will complement your academic experience at Tennessee Tech.

Many advantages and benefits can be associated with residence hall life: educational benefits, special in-hall programming (i.e. study skills, time and stress management, and resume writing), enhanced social activities, live-in para-professional student staff, convenience to campus facilities and academic programs. Other advantages include meeting new people, exploring opportunities and being more involved with campus life.

Studies of college students across the nation consistently show that students who live in campus housing have higher grade-point averages and are more likely to graduate than students living at home or off-campus. At Tennessee Tech the grade-point average of residence hall students, by academic class, has been superior to the grade-point average of non-residence hall students.

Tennessee Tech has 15 residence halls: 2 halls for men and 1 hall for women, and 12 co-ed halls, accommodating approximately 2,250 students. Rooms are designed for double occupancy; however, a few single and triple rooms are available. Rooms are furnished to include standard/extra long twin beds as well as loft beds and mattresses, desks, chairs, dressers, telephone, smoke detector, window shades, closets and a wastebasket. Students may provide his/her own personal items to make his/her room more unique and comfortable. Your residence hall room will soon feel more like home after you have added your own personal touches.

Tennessee Tech is a smoke free, tobacco free and alcohol free University. For further resedential hall guidelines please visit the Guide for Successful Living.

Additionally, all rooms receive expanded basic cable service. All 15 residence halls are wired for ResNet (Internet) service. ResNet is short for Residence Hall Computer Network. Each hall room has a ResNet connection for each occupant, providing he/she has a personal computer. All residence hall students will have a voice mailbox available to them (UPON REQUEST ONLY) in conjunction with the telephone service (call 931 372 3803 to acquire a voice mailbox). All residence halls have free laundry facilities for student use.