Multi-Campus Programs

The purpose of the division of Multi-Campus Programs is to provide, through traditional and alternative delivery systems, academic credit classes on the Blountville campus and at other campus locations in support of the College’s mission to increase access to higher education for the citizens of the region. Classes provide lifelong learning opportunities to individuals seeking to attain career and personal development goals. Campuses and public school sites are utilized to deliver classes in underserved communities. Admission requirements for evening and distance education students are identical to requirements for students in the regular daytime program. The quality of instruction governing credit courses offered during the evening on any campus through non-traditional program formats is maintained at the same level as those courses offered on campus during the day and is equivalent in all academic considerations.

Services to students enrolled in the evening, distance education, and non-traditional programs coordinated by the division of Multi-Campus Programs are afforded the same educational and support services as students enrolled in traditional programs. The Student Information Center, the Office of Admissions and Records, the Advising Resource Center, the Office of Business Affairs, the Library, the Bookstore, and other services are provided during select hours. The Multi-Campus Programs office is open 8:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays when classes are in session. For more information, please refer to the Multi-Campus Programs webpage.

To respond to community needs, the division of Multi-Campus Programs welcomes suggestions and requests for arranging credit courses on campus during the evening or at off-campus locations. The office is located in Room F100, Faculty Office Building, telephone 423.323.0221.

Accelerated course options are designed to provide students an opportunity to “accelerate” course work. These courses are organized utilizing a seven-week schedule, therefore, allowing students to complete two semesters of course work in one semester (example: BIOL 2010  and 2020 ).

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Career and Technical Education’s (CTE) primary goal is to link career and technical education programs at the secondary level with the Associate of Applied Science degree programs at the post-secondary level. These linkages focus on establishing and maintaining a High School Transitions Executive Council, CTE dual enrollment courses and Career Academy options, local dual credit opportunities, Career Day activities, and management of the Perkins Grant. Local dual credit and CTE dual enrollment courses allow students to earn college credit in Associate of Applied Science degree programs prior to graduating from high school. CTE hosts several campus events each year with the goal of teaching high school students about career pathways and academic programs within the applied science academic areas. CTE is also responsible for developing strategies and implementing programs that increase the enrollment, retention, and placement of students in Associate of Applied Science degree programs. For more information, please contact 423.354.5166.

University Parallel Dual Enrollment is a cooperative effort between local high schools, home-schools, and Northeast State Community College. This program provides qualified high school students an opportunity to earn college credit by enrolling in college classes while still in high school. Students may earn up to 12 hours of transferable college credit each semester and satisfy specific high school graduation requirements through University Parallel Dual Enrollment. The curriculum is designed to fulfill the individual course requirements of high schools participating in the program. As a result, individual program offerings may vary by high school or school system. Questions regarding a particular program offering may be directed to the high school counselor or Northeast State’s Director of University Parallel Dual Enrollment. For more information, please contact 423.354.5186.

Interactive Television Courses (ITV)

Interactive Television Courses (ITV) are designed to offer students greater access to educational programs and training. Selected courses are offered via an interactive television loop among campuses. Using this format, an instructor can teach from a single location and interact in real-time with students present in one or more of the ITV classrooms. Course content and requirements are identical to a traditional, lecture-based class. For more information, please refer to Northeast State’s ITV course web page.

Internet Courses

Internet courses offer students the opportunity to complete all or part of the work for a particular course via the Internet. These courses may follow a modified traditional class schedule or may meet only at selected times throughout the semester. To complete all the requirements for these courses, students must be able to access the Internet. Students may access the Internet through computer facilities on any campus or via secure access on their own. For more information, please refer to Northeast State’s online course web page.

Hybrid Courses

Hybrid courses allow students more time with the instructor while offering approximately half of the course content online. Additionally, hybrid courses are often grouped to allow students to take a full course load while attending two days or evenings per week. For more information, please refer to Northeast State’s hybrid course web page.

The purpose of Policy No. 03:07:02 is to ensure that Northeast State Community College operates in compliance with the provisions of the United States Federal Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), Public Law 110-315, concerning the verification of student identity in distance learning.

TN eCampus, which launched in Fall 2001, offers a variety of online programs and courses through its partnership with TBR’s 13 community colleges and 26 colleges of applied technology and 6 locally governed state universities. Courses completed via the TN eCampus are entirely online and transferable among participating institutions. Individuals should have basic skills such as keyboarding and the ability to access the World Wide Web. Individual counseling and assessment may result in the scheduling of additional courses to overcome all deficiencies in English, mathematics, and reading. Students interested in taking TN eCampus courses should contact an advisor in the Advising Resource Center at 423.323.0214 or email tnecampus@NortheastState.edu and review the TN eCampus Program Information. 

For all TN eCampus courses, students are admitted through their home institution. All degree-seeking students must meet the requirements of the admitting institution. Test scores may require the completion of one or more Learning Support courses. The student should enroll for these courses through the declared home college or university.

A TN eCampus Equivalency Table  is available for students enrolling in TN eCampus courses.

Students planning to graduate in a standard Northeast State program may replace any course in their program listing with an equivalent TN eCampus course.

For information about course equivalencies with other institutions of higher education, contact the specific institution.

TN eCampus at Northeast State

TN eCampus Academic Calendar

TN eCampus Course Catalog

Additional information is available at Northeast State’s TN eCampus web page.

Northeast State subscribes to the concept of accessibility by extending credit classes on all campuses as part of the delivery system. As a convenience to students, campus classes are organized and scheduled in locations conducive to enrollment. Because of community response and local needs, campus courses are available during the day and evening at certain campus locations. To determine the availability of classes at campus locations, please refer to Northeast State’s campuses web page.

Courses requiring laboratories, library materials, computers, and other special resources are offered if the necessary resources are provided. To facilitate this scheduling, special arrangements are made for selected courses as needed. In addition, all students on all campuses have online access to the Library on the Blountville campus. Students may also use other libraries with which the College has cooperative agreements.

Northeast State at Elizabethton

Northeast State at Elizabethton increases access to relevant educational programming at a centralized location and during convenient times for the citizens of Carter, Johnson, and Unicoi counties. Day and evening classes may be offered on the Elizabethton campus during the fall, spring, and summer terms in varying course delivery formats. The Learning Resource Center is linked to the Blountville campus library and offers access to the online catalog, the Internet, and full-text databases. The site offers a variety of courses in liberal arts and technical and continuing education programs. For more information, visit the Northeast State at Elizabethton web page or call 423.547.8450.

Northeast State at Gray*

Northeast State at Gray provides educational programming at a location more convenient to the citizens of Washington and Sullivan counties. Day and evening classes may be offered on the Gray campus during the fall, spring, and summer terms in varying course delivery formats. The Learning Resource Center is linked to the Blountville campus library and offers access to the online catalog, the Internet, and full-text databases. For more information, visit the Northeast State at Gray web page or call 423.354.5295.

Northeast State at Johnson City

Northeast State at Johnson City increases access to relevant educational programming at a centralized location and during convenient times for the citizens of Johnson City and Washington County. Day and evening classes may be offered on the Johnson City campus during the fall, spring, and summer terms in varying course delivery formats. The Learning Resource Center is linked to the Blountville campus library and offers access to the online catalog, the Internet, and full-text databases. The site offers a variety of courses in liberal arts and technical and continuing education programs. For more information, visit the Northeast State at Johnson City web page or call 423.354.5302.

Northeast State at Kingsport

Northeast State at Kingsport provides comprehensive educational programming at a location more convenient to the citizens of Sullivan and Hawkins counties. Day and evening courses may be offered during the fall, spring, and summer terms in varying delivery formats at the Northeast State at Kingsport campus. The campus offers a variety of courses in liberal arts, technical, health-related professions, and continuing education programs. The Learning Resource Center is linked to the automated system at the Blountville library and offers access to the online catalog, the Internet, and full-text databases. For more information concerning Northeast State at Kingsport, call the Kingsport Center for Higher Education at 423.354.5521, Regional Center for Health Professions at 423.323.0248, Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing at 423.354.5149, Blazier-Wilson Hall (formerly RCAT) at 423.354.2525, or Regional Center for Automotive Programs at 423.354.5211. For more information, visit the Northeast State at Kingsport web page.

* See Addendum - Multi-Campus Programs