Roane State’s Knox Regional Health Science Education Center is now open for spring semester as students prepare for their first full week of classes in the all-new location known as the Covenant Health Campus. The college hosted a celebration there on January 20, 2026, to kick off the term and …
Read More »Emergency Agencies Participate in Tornado Disaster Drill at Roane County Park
Roane County, TN — Emergency crews from across the region gathered at Roane County Park in Harriman this morning for a large-scale disaster drill simulating the aftermath of a tornado strike. Several members of the Oak Ridge Fire Department, along with ambulances from Anderson County EMS, took part in the …
Read More »Stowers Machinery Foundation donates $100,000 to support Roane State’s new health science campus in Knoxville
Stowers Machinery Foundation presents Roane State with a $100,000 donation in support of the college’s new health science campus under construction in West Knoxville. Pictured from left to right are Roane State Foundation’s Campaign Manager Joey Gilbert and Executive Director Scott Niermann, RSCC President Chris Whaley, and Wes and Liz …
Read More »Roane State to host groundbreaking for new Fentress County Higher Education Center
Roane State will host a groundbreaking celebration for its new Fentress County Higher Education Center on Friday, April 5, 2024. The event will be held at the site of the new campus in Jamestown. The Center is expected to be complete by Fall 2025. Once open, Roane State’s local campus …
Read More »Foundation assembles campaign cabinet for largest capital project in Roane State history
Pictured L-R, back row: Barry Stephenson; Andy Page; Dr. Shirley Raines; Rhonda Longmire; Hon. Jim Henry; Mike Belbeck, Campaign Vice-Chair; Mike Swain; James Frank Wilson; Dr. Jan Hahn; Sharon Templeton. L-R front row: Scott Niermann, RSF Executive Director; Dr. Lynn Massingale, Campaign Co-Chair; Jim VanderSteeg, Campaign Co-Chair; Dr. Chris Whaley, RSCC …
Read More »Covenant Health to transfer land for Roane State’s Regional Health Science Center
Covenant Health to transfer land for Roane State’s Regional Health Science Center Knoxville, Tenn. (January 24, 2023) – Leadership from Roane State Community College, the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Knoxville and Covenant Health will meet on Friday, January 27, 2023, to celebrate a land donation that will help …
Read More »Roane State faculty member earns East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame recognition
By Bob FowlerRoane State staff writer A Roane State associate professor of English who has won numerous prizes for her poetry has now been inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame. DeAnna Stephens and other writers will be recognized by the nonprofit group Friends of Literacy during an …
Read More »Roane State, TCAT Knoxville and Covenant Health announce partnership for new Knox Regional Health Science and Simulation Center
Knoxville, Tenn. (February 8, 2022) – Roane State Community College, the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Knoxville and Covenant Health are pleased to announce a partnership that will bring a state-of-the-art healthcare training facility to East Tennessee. On January 31, Governor Bill Lee presented his 2022-23 budget proposal, which …
Read More »Rockwood celebrates 50th anniversary of Roane State, Harriman TCAT
By Bob FowlerRoane State staff writer Banners commemorating the 50th anniversary of Roane State Community College and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman now line Rockwood’s main thoroughfare. The 10 large banners are on utility poles from Wheeler Street to Rockwood Street on Gateway Avenue near the downtown district. Each …
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