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56 percent of Tennessee Promise students who entered college in 2015 had graduated, transferred to a four-year university or remained in school two years later.
Since Gov. Bill Haslam signed Tennessee Promise into law eight months ago, it has attracted a chorus of praise from other states, education experts and the White House, but leaders here can't ...
And that's what this - the Tennessee Promise - is about, and it's part of the overall umbrella of a drive to 55. So in the year 2025, 55 percent of adult Tennesseans will have some kind of post ...
More than 33,000 students have received the Promise scholarship and enrolled in college since the program began in 2015, with nearly 23,300 enrolled in 2016. But, as some states and cities are ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A record-breaking number of students applied for the Tennessee Promise program in 2022 according to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.The recent application cycle ...
Everybody qualifies for Tennessee Promise,” Tydings told News 2. Nashville State offers ‘bridge to opportunity’ to education, training for in-demand careers.
The report offers encouraging signs that the Tennessee Promise scholarship program, which now costs about $29 million a year in tuition subsidies and other services, has helped more students go to ...
Earlier this week, we took a look at Tennessee Promise, a program that offers free community college to all students who graduate from Tennessee’s high school, and which shares many similarities ...
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission announced Monday that the Tennessee Promise program saw a record number of applicants—more than 67,000—from the Class of 2025. The program, launched in 2015, ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – New data from The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) reveals an increase in FAFSA-filing rates among ‘Tennessee Promise’ applicants. A release … ...
Tennessee State Parks are offering volunteer events at 54 of the 56 state parks for Tennessee Promise scholars to fulfill their community service hours. Most of the events are on Saturday, June 22 ...