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Upcoming Event:  Master Plan Statutory Committee Meeting

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Date: February 20, 2025
Time: 1:30 pm
Location:  virtual
                     Learn more about the Master Plan

THEC Resources

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) is comprised of seven specialized bureaus. Together, they work to ensure that Tennessee’s high education enterprise meets the needs of students, families, and education partners.  Learn more about THEC's bureaus

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) maintains student transcripts and certificates from non-exempt, authorized postsecondary institutions that have closed.  Learn more about obtaining transcripts

There are two programs available to facilitate postsecondary educational opportunities for State employees and their dependents, as well as dependents of public school teachers.  Learn more details about the state employee fee waiver

Tennessee is home to seven Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). HBCUs are a federally designated group of higher education institutions, founded before 1965.   Learn more about HBCU Success in Tennessee

THEC produces an annual college-going report that explores postsecondary enrollment trends of recent high-school graduates and includes demographics, county statistics, and factors influencing college going in Tennessee.  Learn more about the college-going rate report

THEC's Higher Education Fact Book addresses topics of access, efficiency, productivity, and quality in public higher education by providing current year and longitudinal statistics about higher education in Tennessee.  Learn more about the 2024 Fact Book

Featured THEC Resource

The Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award celebrates Tennessee college students, faculty, and staff for their exceptional community service, inspired by the contributions of Representative Harold Love Sr. Nominations are reviewed based on documented service and its impact, with five student and five faculty/staff recipients selected annually, each receiving a $1,000 prize. The deadline for nominations is March 12, 2025. Click here for more info!