Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville
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- Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville
- James L. Bomar Jr. Campus **
- History**
The Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville is one of 46 institutions in the Tennessee Board of Regents System, the seventh largest system of higher education in the nation. This system is comprised of six universities, fourteen community colleges, and twenty-six technology centers. More than 80 percent of all http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee students attending public institutions are enrolled in a Tennessee Board of Regents institution.
This institution was authorized by House Bill 633, passed by the Tennessee General Assembly on March 15, 1963, and approved by the Governor on March 22, 1963.
The center was governed by the Tennessee Department of Education until 1983 when control was transferred to the Tennessee Board of Regents by House Bill 697 and Senate Bill 746.
Located on a twenty acre tract of land at 1405 Madison Street (U.S. Highway 41-A) approximately two miles east of downtown Shelbyville, the center serves individuals from a broad geographical area comprised of but not limited to , Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore, and Rutherford counties.
The first of its kind to be constructed, the Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville, opened its doors on November 30, 1964, for full-time preparatory programs with forty-one students enrolled in six programs (Air Conditioning/Refrigeration, Auto Mechanics, Drafting, Industrial Electricity, Machine Shop and Welding).
In January 1965, evening programs (part-time) were opened in each of the six original areas. The following full-time program changes have been made since 1965:
1968 Office Occupations added
1969 General Masonry added
1976 Practical Nursing added
1980 Construction Electricity added
1981 Auto Body Repair added
1984 Industrial Maintenance added
1984 General Masonry closed
1984 Construction Electricity closed
1995 Truck Driving added
1999 Computer Operations Technology added
2004 Patient Care Technician Added
2007-2008 Computer Operations Technology changed to Computer Information Technology
Autobody changed to Collision Repair
In 1981 the school was expanded to give more space for existing programs. In July of 1994, the name was changed by the Tennessee Legislature to "Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville".
The most recent expansion began in 1996 with the addition of approximately 17,700 square feet and renovation to the existing building.
The expansion brought the total square footage of the center to approximately 61,250 square feet. Also included in the expansion was money for the upgrade of equipment in all program and classroom areas. Plans are to expand the school to include a building on the southern portion of the school's grounds.Remote campuses have been added in Winchester and Fayetteville, Tennessee.