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Cleveland State and TCAT Athens Launch Accelerate Program

Cleveland State and TCAT Athens Launch Accelerate Program

Cleveland State Community College and Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Athens will launch the Accelerate Program on Tuesday, August 18, at the TCAT Athens campus. The Accelerate Program provides students who graduate from TCAT Athens in eligible programs...

From Community College Student to President – Dr. John M. Davis

From Community College Student to President – Dr. John M. Davis

When Dr. John M. Davis arrived at Cleveland State Community College, he brought more than three decades of higher education leadership and service to the college. He also brought a deep appreciation for the transformative power of community colleges – an appreciation...

A Promise Kept – Tammy Kelleher-Randolph Alumna Spotlight

A Promise Kept – Tammy Kelleher-Randolph Alumna Spotlight

When Tammy Kelleher-Randolph left college to marry her high school sweetheart, she promised her mother that she would finish her degree. More than 30 years later, Randolph kept that promise. At 53, she completed the Advance Business program at Cleveland State...

Medical Assisting Pinning

Medical Assisting Pinning

Cleveland State Community College recently held a Medical Assisting Pinning Ceremony. Fifteen students graduated with a certificate in Medical Assisting and were pinned during the ceremony. Medical assistants work in family practices, specialty practices, and walk-in...

Finding the Right Path – One Step at a Time

Finding the Right Path – One Step at a Time

In May, Alisha Kimsey graduated from the Advance Business program at Cleveland State Community College, 17 years and two careers after she originally enrolled at the college. As a child, Kimsey dreamed of being a police officer. After graduating from Bradley Central...

Turning 3D Printing into Life Changing Mobility

Turning 3D Printing into Life Changing Mobility

Bambi Cannon, Associate Professor of Computer Information Technology (CIT), spends the academic year as lead faculty for the CIT program at Cleveland State Community College. This summer, however, she is producing custom mobility chairs for children using her 3D...

Three Months, Ten AI Programs, One Original Musical

Three Months, Ten AI Programs, One Original Musical

What began as research into artificial intelligence (AI) for an audio production course evolved into a musical production created by Dr. Matt Schaffner, Associate Professor of Music at Cleveland State Community College. The production was performed by the musical...

Kingsley Named Chair of AAMA Tellers Committee

Kingsley Named Chair of AAMA Tellers Committee

Karmon Kingsley, CMA (AAMA), MSAH, Medical Assisting Program Director at Cleveland State Community College, has been appointed to serve as the Chair of the Tellers Committee for the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA). She will supervise the tellers who...