Registration is open for Volunteer State Community College spring semester classes at the Cookeville Higher Education Campus (CHEC). Classes start January 16.
The College is encouraging adults to consider taking college classes this spring, as a launch pad for the TN Reconnect program which begins in the fall of 2018. TN Reconnect will provide tuition-free college classes for Tennessee adults who do not already have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree, and meet other eligibility requirements. Adults who want to get a head start on going back to college can take classes this spring and apply for financial aid and scholarships that may reduce costs. Those students would then be able to move into the tuition-free program in the fall, by simply filling out a TN Reconnect application and a new FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). For more information about TN Reconnect, including eligibility for adults, and links to apply to the college, visit www.volstate.edu/reconnect.
New classing coming to CHEC this spring include Environmental Science; Introduction to Business; Principles of Marketing; Philosophy of Religion; Social Psychology; and Criminology. Vol State classes at CHEC are offered in traditional classroom settings and online. The course focus is general education classes in a wide variety of subject areas, including history, political science, English and ESOL. The first step for new and readmit students is to apply to Vol State. That can be done online at www.volstate.edu/apply. Students will then receive a welcome package that will help them start the registration process. Students can visit the Vol State office in Cookeville if they have any questions along the way. The Cookeville Higher Education Campus is located at 1000 Neal Street. The Vol State office can be reached at 931-372-5540.
