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TBR highlights TCAT expansion, workforce partnerships and Memphis aviation campus move
Summary
The Tennessee Board of Regents told the committee TCAT enrollment and workforce training expanded sharply, outlined a multiyear TCAT master‑plan rollout, and said the Memphis Aviation campus requires relocation because the airport authority needs the current site.
Dr. Flora Tydings, chancellor for the Tennessee Board of Regents, and TBR staff described system accomplishments and funding needs, stressing workforce training and an ongoing TCAT construction program.
TBR reported enrollment and training growth: a 7% overall enrollment increase systemwide, 20% growth at TCATs and 4% at community colleges; system workforce training totaled about 1.4 million contact hours, serving 37,388 individuals and 600 businesses in the last year.
TCAT master plan and capital projects
Tydings said the TCAT master plan is on schedule: projects have been designed and ground has been broken on 37 projects funded by a multi‑year $1.5 billion program. She told the committee the TCAT buildings were designed to be…
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