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Please free free to contact us at any time. We have staff to provide services to all of our students, including admissions, program advising, registration, textbooks, and fee payment. ETSU at Kingsport also provides meeting facilities with teleconferencing capabilities for groups, organizations, and students from the region.
The center
also features a
Tennessee Small
Business Development Center office through the ETSU
College
of Business. The TSBDC serves local owners or potential owners of small
businesses by providing professional advice and assistance related to such
issues as expansion planning, financial management and analysis, marketing
and advertising, and accounting and recordkeeping. Call Bob Graham at
(423) 392-8019 more information.
The
Educational Talent Search program was created by the Higher
Education Act of 1965 and is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Educational Talent Search is a pre-college intervention program. The
purpose of Educational Talent Search is to provide assistance to students in
grades 6-12 to ensure the successful completion of a high school diploma and
enrollment in college or vocational/technical school. Advisors visit the
target schools in Carter County, Johnson County, Sullivan County and Hawkins
County to provide opportunities for career exploration, college preparation,
study skills and personal development.
Educational Talent Search can also provide services to those wanting to finish high school or return to college (up to age 27) by assisting with the completion of a GED program and enrollment in a postsecondary institution.
The following criteria serve as a guidelines for determining a student's eligibility for the program:
- Family income after taxes falls within the Federal Income Guidelines
- Neither parent (or legal guardian) obtained a four-year college degree
- Interesting in attending a college or vocational training center after high school
- Academic potential
- 11 to 27 years of age
Please contact Educational Talent Search at 423-392-8041 for
additional information.
Where We AreETSU at Kingsport is located approximately 30 miles from ETSU's Johnson City's campus. The greater Kingsport area has been served by ETSU for more than 45 years through its largest off-campus center. We are close to Eastman Chemical Company, Tennessee's second largest employer with over 10,000 employees. (Click here for a map.)
Presidents Locke and Stanton commend the leadership of Kingsport, including the Community Advisory Council on the ETSU campus for their input and assistance in the development of this partnership. Continued development and expansion of this relationship are expected.
ETSU at Kingsport offers courses at times and in formats more convenient
for the working adult student.One-credit hour seminar classes are available on the graduate and undergraduate levels. Classes in philosophy, English and other subject areas are offered at various times throughout the semester. Classes may be offered on Saturday or on two Friday afternoons.Travel classes are also available through ETSU at Kingsport. Classes have been taught in Washington, DC., New York City, Asheville, North Carolina, and other locales on subjects such as music, the Holocaust, and the Gilded Age.
Call (423) 392-8000 for more information on these programs
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