Oakland High School's Early College partnership with Motlow State Community College allows students to graduate with an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Mechatronics while obtaining their high school diploma. Through this opportunity, Oakland dual-enrollment students can immediately transfer to the workforce upon completion of high school. Oakland will see six of its seniors graduate from the program this year with college degrees.
At the sixth annual Statewide Outstanding Achievement Awards (SOAR) event hosted by the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), Motlow State student Jaxen Waggoner received the Community College Student of the Year Award. TBR is the largest system of higher education institutions in the state and presides over all 13 community colleges and 24 colleges of applied technology.
Motlow State Community College's Early College Program at LaVergne High School in Rutherford County allows high school students to obtain their associate degrees from Motlow as part of their high school curriculum. Two graduates from this year's cohort of Early College Graduates are 2024 recipients of the prestigious Gates Foundation Scholarship.
Motlow State's Moore County campus is re-introducing the Adult College Express (ACE) program after a pandemic-related hiatus. This program targets non-traditional adult students and makes earning an Associate of Science degree in General Studies possible in seven semesters.
On April 10, Motlow State Community College honored students at its annual Student Academic and Leadership Awards Ceremony held at the Moore County campus. Students from Moore, Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln, Rutherford, White, Warren, Van Buren, Dekalb, Cannon, and Bedford counties received departmental and honor society awards.
Motlow State Community College left the Tennessee Board of Regents' Sixth Annual Statewide Outstanding Achievement Awards (SOAR) event with the Partnership Award for their three generations of partnership with the Gleghorn-Dempsey family.
Motlow's music department is proud to close the 2023-2024 school year with two free musical performances on the Moore County Campus and invites the community to come enjoy the entertainment. The Music at Motlow faculty recital on March 26 features Motlow faculty members and professional music instructors who provide private lessons to Motlow's music students.
On March 9, the Motlow State Community College Foundation will host its 32nd Fundraiser Gala at the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center to raise money for Motlow students.
Motlow State Community College announces the presentation of Heathers: The Musical on April 18, 19, and 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for anyone who has a Motlow ID and $10 for all other attendees. This play is intended for audiences 16 and over as the story contains mature themes and situations as well as adult language.
International Honors Society Phi Theta Kappa recently published the Mental Health Education Project by Motlow's PTK chapter in the 2023 edition of their Change Makers Journal of Student Leadership.
