TTC Student Exit Survey

Mike Cole, student services coordinator at the Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton, pictured above, reviews a student survey with Misty Clevenger of Carter County, who received a Diploma Award as a Medical Administrative Assistant, insurance and coding emphasis, in Business Systems Technology last  month.

Clevenger enrolled in the 12-month BST program after receiving her GED. “I was a student at Cloudland High School but did not graduate. The Adult Education Program prepared me for the GED test. When I graduate from TTC-Elizabethton, I hope to find employment in a health care facility,” Clevenger said.

At the end of each trimester, Cole and Lori Clarke, assistant counselor in Student Services, survey students to evaluate the school, including their instructor, equipment, business office, financial assistance, bookstore, school facilities, and Student Services, Cole said.

Students evaluate various aspects of the training program on a regular basis, a requirement of the Tennessee Board of Regents, the school’s governing board, and the Commission on the Council on Occupational Education, the school’s accrediting agency.

Approximately 100 students who completed training programs in December also participated in an exit interview conducted by their instructor.

“The administrative team at TTC-Elizabethton takes student evaluations seriously and makes improvements, subject to funding and space limitations, suggested by students and employers,” Cole said.

TTC-Elizabethton strives to ensure that students will be successful in their chosen field of study through identification of relevant performance standards set by business and industry, according to Dean Blevins, director of TTC-Elizabethton. 

Each training program at TTC-Elizabethton has an advisory committee that meets twice each year to evaluate the program, curriculum, and instructor, and to make suggestions on improvements that are needed. In addition, students are also asked to evaluate their instructor and the program content each trimester.

“At least every two years, three bona fide potential employers review each training program at TTC-Elizabethton. The review consists of admission requirements, program content, program length, program objectives, competency test, instructional materials, equipment, method of evaluation and level of skills and/or proficiency required for completion,” Blevins said.

A General Advisory Committee also evaluates the overall effectiveness of training programs and administrative functions at TTC-Elizabethton and makes suggestions on needed improvements, according to Blevins.

Most training programs at TTC-Elizabethton, except Practical Nursing, have an open exit and entry admission policy that allows students to complete and enter training programs each trimester, subject to classroom space availability. “The combination of block-type instruction and open-entry permits each student to progress at their own pace,” Blevins said.

The 10 full-time training programs at TTC-Elizabethton take 12 to 20 months to complete.  For additional information, contact TTC-Elizabethton, 423-543-0070, 1-888-986-2368 (toll free) or click on (http://www.ttcelizabethton.edu/campus-programs) for a list of training programs offered on campus.