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  • The mission of tnAchieves is to enhance post-secondary opportunities and outcomes by providing holistic student supports rooted in community and accountability.

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  • tnAchieves provides programming statewide at just $83 per student.

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  • The tnAchieves team works to build Tennessee’s future workforce with 84.7% of graduates employed in Tennessee.*

*“Five years after college, 76% of community college graduates and 73% of TCAT graduates were employed in Tennessee…” �Tennessee Board of Regents Partners with Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development to Launch New Employment Data Dashboard” April 3, 2024.

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tnAchieves drives impact across 74 counties, embedding its mission within all 37 community and technical colleges and collaborating with 432 high schools statewide.

Tennessee High School Graduates

TN Promise �Applicants

Tennessee Community College Graduates

87%

93%

93%

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The Class of 2025 represents the largest TN Promise application total to date.

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of tnAchieves students represent vulnerable student populations.

(88% in 2023)

Students potentially fall into multiple subgroups.

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PERCENTAGE POINT �INCREASE

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  • The five-percentage point increase represents the largest year-to-year graduation rate growth in tnAchieves history.

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  • The increase correlates with the implementation of tnAchieves COMPLETE Grants in 2021.

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*Data represents students enrolled at a community college or Tennessee College of Applied Technology. TBR data is from Tennessee Board of Regents Office of Policy and Strategy

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Three-Year Graduation Rate

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Last-Dollar Scholarship

  • Funded through excess lottery funds.
  • Students apply in the fall of their high school senior year.
  • Must be a Tennessee resident and graduate from a Tennessee high school
  • Available to public, private and homeschool students

Community Colleges, Technical Colleges, Qualifying Four-Year Colleges

Deadline: November 1 Annually

  • TN Promise can be used at all 13 Tennessee community colleges and 24 TCATs.
  • Four-year colleges offering an associate’s degree program can qualify for limited funding.

$200,000,000+Awarded

  • TN Promise guarantees tuition and mandatory fees at community and technical colleges in Tennessee.

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Mandatory Meetings

December-February

  • Mandatory meetings offer an opportunity to inform students and families about the different post-secondary pathways available in Tennessee.

FAFSA�Deadline: April 15, 2025

  • tnAchieves helps facilitate a statewide FAFSA filing effort with high schools and colleges.
  • Tennessee leads the nation in 2025-2026 FAFSA filing.

Community Service�Deadline: July 1, December 1, April 1

  • 5M+ community service hours completed
  • Students can complete job shadowing experiences as community service.

Full-Time Enrollment�Fall Following High School Graduation

  • Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA and be enrolled full-time in consecutive semesters.

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Volunteer Mentors

  • More than half of tnAchieves students are first-generation. Mentors serve as a resource and encourager as students transition from high school to college.

Summer Programs

  • Designed for students who score below a 19 on their ACT
  • Meant to prepare students for their first semester of college, Summer Program participants are 3X more likely to graduate from college than their peers.

COMPLETE

  • A Career Pathways Model
  • Pell-eligible TN Promise students are paired with a proactive tnAchieves COMPLETE coach. They also have access to up to $1,000 in emergency grant funding each semester.
  • Students who participate with tnAchieves COMPLETE are 4.5X more likely to graduate than their peers.

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