Two of Chattanooga State’s Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology programs are temporarily moving into space at Hamilton County High in a move that will benefit both TCAT students and Hamilton County students, school leaders say.
Chattanooga State Community College’s motorcycle and marine services and welding programs will be relocated in space intended for career and technical programs at the school, as the programs’ building on Chattanooga State’s main campus undergoes a $2.3 million renovation.
“The building is a 49-year-old building, so it will be renovated with updated space and newer technology,” said Jim Barrott, executive vice president of Chattanooga State’s TCAT. “We are adding about 4,500 square feet of new space to make it more technologically advanced and allow us to expand our programs.”
Now there are about 40 students between day and evening welding programs and 25 students in the motorcycle and marine services program, Barrott said.
When the programs move out of those bays, the college intends to leave the equipment there and develop a shared program with the school district.