School Details
Tennessee Technological University, commonly called Tennessee Tech, is a 4-year, public institution of higher learning that was established by the state in 1915. Tennessee struggled in the early twentieth century to fund the church-supported University of Dixie in the rural town of Cookeville. A move to transfer the school from a privately funded institution to a public school supported by Cookeville and surrounding Putnam County in 1915 revived the school as it adopted a new title, Tennessee Tech and officially opened in the fall of 1916. The technical school initially prepared students for skilled labor in industry and agriculture. By the 1930s, the curriculum expanded to offer four-year degrees, and by mid-century, Tennessee Polytechnic Institute transitioned into Tennessee Technological University. Today its mission as a STEM-infused, comprehensive institution is to deliver “… enduring education, impactful research, and collaborative service.”
TTU offers more than bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs. TTU also offers online degree programs at the bachelor’s and master’s levels. TTU online degrees are convenient and flexible options for students who cannot attend school on campus due to distance or other obligations.
Accreditation & Licensing
Tennessee Technological University is accredited by:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)