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    Holistic Student Supports

    Students First, Always. - A key tnAchieves value that defines our programs and innovation. tnAchieves has developed wraparound student supports designed to ensure successful post-secondary enrollment and completion for all students.

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    Rooted in Community

    Community partners ensure that the tnAchieves goal of “serving students at scale” is realistic and attainable. Our network of advocates represents business and industry as well as local school systems and post-secondary institutions.

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    Practicing Accountability

    The thread binding our community-rooted, holistic student supports is accountability. Through data partnerships across the state, we measure, adjust and rely on the magic that happens when student voice is coupled with data.

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Our team was excited to attend a ribbon cutting at @tcat_nashville for the opening of their new allied health building! This state of the art facility will provide students with the skills and certifications to be the next nurses and dental professio
Summer Bridge is here — and students across Tennessee are choosing to start strong. Before the fall semester begins, incoming college students are stepping onto community college campuses through tnAchieves’ free academic readiness progr
Congrats to our team members who are celebrating big milestones in June! Congratulations to: Delaney Jackson-1 year We could not Build Tennessee's Future Workforce without your hard work!
Congrats to our team members who are celebrating big milestones in June! Congratulations to: Samantha Brooks-1 year We could not Build Tennessee's Future Workforce without your hard work!
Congrats to our team members who are celebrating big milestones in June! Congratulations to: Daniela Rodriguez-4 years We could not Build Tennessee's Future Workforce without your hard work!
Congrats to our team members who are celebrating big milestones in June! Congratulations to: Dani Beth Moffett-1 year We could not Build Tennessee's Future Workforce without your hard work!
Thank you to Career Services at Volunteer State Community College for partnering with us to host a resume workshop! Students received one-on-one support to create or review their resumes. Every student who attended was previously unaware of the cam
Congrats to our team members who are celebrating big milestones in June! Congratulations to: Mi'Keisha Esaw-1 year We could not Build Tennessee's Future Workforce without your hard work!
Thank you to Jim Snell from Volunteer Tennessee for talking with our team! Volunteer Tennessee is the state service commission that encourages volunteerism and service in our state. We're proud to partner with Volunteer Tennessee to learn more ab
Congrats to our team members who are celebrating big milestones in June! Congratulations to: Brandon Fisher-4 years We could not Build Tennessee's Future Workforce without your hard work!
The newest episode of the At Scale podcast is now live! In this episode, we chat with the President & CEO of @LeadershipTN. Alfred Degrafinreid shares his personal journey and the work Leadership Tennessee does to bring leaders together from acr
Congrats to our team members who are celebrating big milestones in June! Congratulations to: Marisa Triggiano-1 year We could not Build Tennessee's Future Workforce without your hard work!
Registration is OPEN NOW for our spring Job Shadow Days! We've partnered with businesses across the state to provide students with the opportunity to explore careers available in their community and have a hands-on way to explore career paths. Re

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At Scale Newsletter: July 2026
At Scale Newsletter: July 2026

This month's At Scale newsletter recaps Summer Institute's conclusion at Southwest Tennessee Community College, where students wrapped six weeks of coursework with nine college credits each. It also covers the official Memphis launch of MemACCESS, a new partnership with Memphis-Shelby County Schools built on coaching, clear next steps and community investment. Finally, it highlights July's statewide Job Shadow Days, where students explored careers across more than 20 partner organizations, including a look behind the scenes with the latest At Scale episode featuring Hilton.

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Hilton’s Playbook for Growing Local Talent
Hilton’s Playbook for Growing Local Talent

Hilton has been a tnAchieves partner since 2011, opening its doors to students through job shadow days, internships, and its early-talent Launch program. On this episode of At Scale, Hope Thomas, Senior Manager of HR Consulting at Hilton, joins hosts Ben Sterling and Tyler Ford to talk about what that partnership looks like in practice and why it matters. They cover career exposure, professional skill-building, workplace culture, and what students should know as they think about post-secondary opportunity and career pathways in Tennessee.

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Is College Still Worth It? A National Researcher Weighs In
Is College Still Worth It? A National Researcher Weighs In

Is a college degree still worth the cost — and what actually counts as a "good job" in Tennessee's economy today?

Dr. Jeff Strohl, Director of Research at Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce, joins the At Scale podcast to unpack two decades of national data on post-secondary earnings, underemployment, and career mobility. He and hosts Ben Sterling and Tyler Ford talk through what the research really says about the value of a credential, and how Tennessee can better connect college access to long-term career opportunity.

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At Scale Newsletter: June 2026
At Scale Newsletter: June 2026

The June edition of the At Scale Newsletter highlights how tnAchieves continues to Build Tennessee’s Future Workforce through student success, community partnerships and workforce initiatives. This month features Summer Bridge, student-led Community Service Days and a Turner Construction site visit focused on opportunity and impact.

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Supports Matter.

tnAchieves saw a five-percentage point increase in its three-year graduation rate – correlating with the launch of COMPLETE coaching and grants in 2021.

Line graph showing three-year graduation rates from 2019 to 2021 for tnAchieves and Tennessee community colleges, with tnAchieves rates increasing from 36% to 42%, and community colleges from 28% to 32%.
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