Cleveland State Alumni Community

Join us in celebrating the grand opening of the George R Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. This new space will be available for entrepreneurs and small businesses across our service area to use. We hope to see you on March 25!

We have the best students! These young men and women are part of the Forest, Wildlife, and Fisheries program. Yesterday they spent several hours cleaning, making snack cups, and preparing for today's grand reopening of the Carl Hite math and science building which includes the Greg A Vital Center for Natural Resources and Conservation. Today they got to give tours to show off their new space. Over the past two days I've witnessed them support each other, complete whatever task was asked of them, and give 100% effort all while laughing together and maintaining a good attitude. Thank you to Greg Vital and everyone who helped make today possible and a special thank you to an awesome group of students!

Reminder: The Grand (re)Opening for the Carl Hite Math and Science building- home to the new Greg A. Vital Center for Natural Resources and Conservation will be this Friday from 10:00am-11:30am!

We hope to see you there!

Learn about all the new updates here: https://www.clevelandstatecc.edu/renovated-facility-and-new-vital-center-await-students/

Cleveland State Community College announces that DeVette Carter,
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Program Director, has been named the 2024 Tennessee EMS Education Association (TEMSEA) Program Director of the Year! 👏

A graduate of the Cleveland State EMS program, Carter worked as an EMT for four years before earning her paramedic license. She served 16 years as a full-time paramedic with Bradley County EMS and continues to work part-time as a training officer for the county.

With a bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, Carter started teaching at Cleveland State in 2009 and has served as the EMS Program Director at the college for 14 years.

Formed in 1988 to unify EMS education’s voice in Tennessee, the TEMSEA provides training on the latest technology, teaching methods and simulation to educators.
Cleveland State offers Basic EMT, Advanced EMT and Paramedic classes in the EMS program.

Using lectures, hands-on skill training and clinical rotations, these programs train students for critical thinking as well as skill development preparing them to care for others in an emergency.

In other related (and impressive) news,

The Cleveland State Community College paramedic class recently achieved 100% pass rate on the paramedic state practical test!

All 15 paramedic students passed the state practical test. These students must also pass the comprehensive exam to earn their Tennessee paramedic license; 12 out of the 15 students have already passed the comprehensive exam and the remaining three students have exams scheduled in the coming weeks.

Paramedic students must already be licensed Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT) before beginning the 43-hour credit program that is completed over three terms. Class size is typically less than 15 students, and it is offered at the main campus in Cleveland.

The success of the paramedic cohort comes right after the 100% pass rate of the EMT and AEMT students on the skills portions of the national registry exams in May.

For more information about the paramedic or EMS programs, email [email protected] or call (423) 473-2337.

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We know many students have had trouble
completing the FAFSA this year.

Luckily, we can help!

The FAFSA Lab is open every Wednesday in July, from 12:00 to 4:00 PM in the Testing Center (Student Center, Room 116).

Our friendly volunteer staff will be available to assist with any questions you may have and offer guidance through the FAFSA application process.