TCAT to Community Colleges Articulation
The Tennessee community colleges and the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology have entered into a statewide partnership that promotes student transfer and program articulation. The partnership provides eligible TCAT students the opportunity to receive college credit in an aligned program at a community college upon successfully completing a qualified program at a TCAT and/or earning recognized industry certification(s).
The community college faculty evaluated and determined awarded credits based on the course completion(s), certification(s) earned, or other specified requirements. The SACSCOC-accredited institution agrees to accept specific course work from a non-SACSCOC accredited institution to be applied toward an award from a SACSCOC-accredited institution based on the evaluation by community college faculty. Community college faculty have documented the specific credits that will be awarded in an aligned program and documented that on the agreement. That coursework may not be accepted by other colleges not in the TBR system or universities in transfer, even if it appears on a student transcript. The decision to accept coursework in transfer from any institution is made by the receiving institution, and the acceptance of credits or coursework is based on the receiving institution’s regulations and guidelines.
The articulation guidelines and process contained in this document inform how TCAT graduates who subsequently enroll in an articulated program of study at a community college are processed.
- The student must enroll in the program of study at the community college that is aligned with the TCAT program for the credit to transfer without an evaluation by faculty as that has already been determined by faculty in the discipline. If the student enrolls in a different program from the alignment, then the college may choose to do a course-by-course evaluation based on course competencies.
- The articulation agreements that are in place have already been approved by the faculty at the community colleges based on an evaluation of course competencies. No other approval is needed for granting credit based on the approved articulation agreements.
- TBR will provide a current crosswalk of articulated programs and courses from the TCAT to the community college on a landing page on the TBR website. Check this crosswalk page for current articulations. You may contact TBR- Office of Academic Affairs if you have any questions.
Registrar
Upon the community college receiving a complete student admission application and official college transcript(s) from the TCAT completer, the Registrar will conduct the transfer articulation process to post transfer credit to the student’s academic record. This credit must follow the course-by-course evaluation in the aligned program outlined in the articulation agreement.
Advisor
In the initial community college advising meeting with the student, the community college advisor will access the student's transcript to verify that the student completed the appropriate TCAT program and is admitted to the corresponding community college program. The community college advisor will assist the student with developing an academic plan to complete degree requirements. Please reference the Articulation Crosswalks on the TBR Academic Affairs website.
This site allows TBR colleges access to approved systemwide articulation pathways based on crosswalked TCAT to CC academic programs.
TCAT Program
Administrative Office Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Administrative Professional Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Administrative Professional Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Columbia State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Nashville State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
TCAT Program
Advanced Manufacturing Education
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Engineering Systems Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Engineering Systems Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Columbia State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT)
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Mechatronics Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Mechatronics Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Aviation Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Aviation Technology
- Northeast State Community College
TCAT Program
Building Construction Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Civil and Construction Engineering Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Civil and Construction Engineering Technology
- Nashville State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College
TCAT Program
CNC Machining Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Mechanical Engineering Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
TCAT Program
Computer Aided Design Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Architectural Design Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Architectural Design Technology
- Nashville State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
TCAT Program
Computer Electronics
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Computer Information Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Computer Information Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Columbia State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Nashville State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Computer Information Systems
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Computer Information Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Computer Information Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Columbia State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Nashville State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Computer Information Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Computer Information Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Computer Information Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Columbia State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Nashville State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Computer Operating Systems and Networking Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Computer Information Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Computer Information Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Columbia State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Nashville State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Dental Assisting
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Dental Assisting
Community Colleges offering AAS in Dental Assisting
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Emergency Medical Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Emergency Medical Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Emergency Medical Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Health Information Management Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Health Information Management
Community Colleges offering AAS in Health Information Management
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Industrial Electrical Maintenance Mechatronics (IEM)
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Mechatronics Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Mechatronics Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Industrial Electricity
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Electrical Engineering Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Electrical Engineering Technology
- Cleveland State Community College
- Nashville State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Industrial Maintenance (IMG)
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Mechatronics Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Mechatronics Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Industrial Maintenance (IMS)
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Mechatronics Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Mechatronics Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Industrial Maintenance Automation (IMA)
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Mechatronics Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Mechatronics Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Industrial Maintenance Integrated Automation (IMI)
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Mechatronics Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Mechatronics Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Industrial Maintenance Mechatronics (IMM)
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Mechatronics Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Mechatronics Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Information Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Computer Information Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Computer Information Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Columbia State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Nashville State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Information Technology and Infrastructure Management
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Computer Information Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Computer Information Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Columbia State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Nashville State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Information Technology Systems Management
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Computer Information Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Computer Information Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Columbia State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Nashville State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Machine Tool Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Mechanical Engineering Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
TCAT Program
Manufacturing Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Engineering Systems Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Engineering Systems Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Columbia State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Manufacturing Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Engineering Systems Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Engineering Systems Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Columbia State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Mechatronics (MEC)
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Mechatronics Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Mechatronics Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Nursing Aide
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Health Sciences
Community Colleges offering AAS in Health Sciences
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Patient Care Technology/Medical Assisting
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Health Sciences
Community Colleges offering AAS in Health Sciences
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Pharmacy Technician
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Health Sciences
Community Colleges offering AAS in Health Sciences
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Phlebotomy Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Health Sciences
Community Colleges offering AAS in Health Sciences
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
TCAT Program
Practical Nursing
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Nursing
Community Colleges offering AAS in Nursing
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Columbia State Community College
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Motlow State Community College
- Nashville State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Roane State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Volunteer State Community College
- Walters State Community College
TCAT Program
Surgical Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Surgical Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Surgical Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College
TCAT Program
Tool and Die Machining
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Mechanical Engineering Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Southwest Tennessee Community College
TCAT Program
Welding Technology
Articulation Community College Program
AAS in Welding Technology
Community Colleges offering AAS in Welding Technology
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Cleveland State Community College
- Northeast State Community College
- Pellissippi State Community College