Career in a Year
If you are eager to enter the workforce or looking for new career opportunities, spending years in college pursuing a degree may not be very appealing. Fortunately, many careers require only 12 months or less of training at your local community or technical college to get you started on a promising future in fields like healthcare, manufacturing, construction, business or education.
Visit your local college and get started on your career in a year, or less.
Career in a Year Academic Areas
![golden wheat](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/agri.jpg)
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
![A house being constructed](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/TCAT_Livingston_Building_Contruction_15JUL15_00004.jpg)
Architecture & Construction
![A student studying graphic design](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/TCAT_Hohenwald_20JUL15_00096.jpg)
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
![A student studying business](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/TCAT_Memphis_16JUL15_00081.jpg)
Business Management & Administration
![woman writing on whiteboard](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/education.jpg)
Education & Training
![A book and a calculator](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/TCAT_Dickson-Clarksville_21JUL15_00009.jpg)
Finance
![A dentistry student cleaning teeth](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/TCAT_Memphis_16JUL15_00234.jpg)
Health Science
![kitchen cooks](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/culinary.jpg)
Hospitality & Tourism
![Hairdressing mannequin](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/TCAT_Hohenwald_20JUL15_00256.jpg)
Human Services
![Computer science](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/TCAT_Dickson-Clarksville_21JUL15_00076.jpg)
Information Technology
![Firefighters extinguishing a flame](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/firefighter.jpg)
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
![A machine drilling a hole into metal](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/TCAT_Chattanooga_Day1_13JUL15_00232.jpg)
Manufacturing
![](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/TCAT_Elizabethton_Electronics_29JUN15_00047.jpg)
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
![Pointing to an airplane fan](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/TCAT_Memphis_17JUL15_00032.jpg)
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
![Program Warranty](https://www.tbr.edu/sites/default/files/warrany_seal.jpg)
WE GUARANTEE QUALITY
Our colleges will provide one-time retraining, free of charge to graduates who are unable to perform one or more of the skills and competencies identified for their specific programs. The warranty is valid for one year from the date of graduation. The warranty is applicable to graduates of the System’s technical programs offering an Associate of Applied Science degree, diploma or technical certificate.