TN Veterans Education Transition Support (VETS) Campuses

Passed into law in 2014, the Tennessee Veterans Education Transition Support (VETS) Act establishes a program of recognition for higher education institutions which allocate resources for veterans’ successful transition from military service to college enrollment.

An institution receiving VETS Campus certification not only prioritizes outreach to veterans, but successfully delivers the services necessary to create a supportive environment where student veterans can prosper while pursuing their education.

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Austin Peay State University

601 College St.
Clarksville, TN 37044 

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Bryan College

140 Landes Way
Dayton, TN 37321

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Chattanooga State Community College

4501 Amnicola Hwy.
Chattanooga, TN 37406

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Cleveland State Community College

3535 Adkisson Dr.
Cleveland, TN 37312

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Christian Brothers University

650 East Parkway South
Memphis, TN 38104

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Columbia State Community College

1665 Hampshire Pike
Columbia, TN 38401

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Dyersburg State Community College

1510 Lake Road
Dyersburg, TN 38024

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East Tennessee State University

1276 Gilbreath Drive
Johnson City, TN 37614

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Jackson State Community College

2046 North Parkway
Jackson, TN 38301

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Lane College
545 Lane Avenue
Jackson, TN  38301
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Lipscomb University

One University Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37204

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Maryville College

502 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy.
Maryville, TN 37804

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Middle Tennessee State University

1301 East Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130

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Motlow State Community College

P.O. Box 8500 Dept. 520
Lynchburg, TN 37352

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Nashville State Community College

Student Services Building, S-207H
in the Records Office
120 White Bridge Pike
Nashville, TN 37209

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Northeast State Community College

2425 Tennessee 75
Blountville, TN 37617

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Pellissippi State Community College

10915 Hardin Valley Road
Knoxville, TN 37933

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Roane State Community College

276 Patton Lane
Harriman, TN 37748-5011

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Southwest Tennessee Community College
5983 Macon Cove
Memphis, TN 38134
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Chattanooga

4501 Amnicola Hwy.
Chattanooga, TN 37406

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Dickson

Clarksville Campus

135 International Blvd
Clarksville, TN 37040

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Tennessee State University

3500 John A Merritt Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37209

  • Dr. Evelyn Nettles, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • enettles1@tnstate.edu
  • Phone: (615) 963-7001
  • Number of Veterans Enrolled: 380
  •  https://www.tnstate.edu/vets/
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Tennessee Technological University

1 William L Jones Dr.
Cookeville, TN 38505

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University of Memphis
243 University Center
Memphis, TN 38152
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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

920 Court Ave. 
Memphis, TN 38163

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The University of Tennessee Knoxville

209 Student Services
Knoxville, TN 37996

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Volunteer State Community College
1480 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
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Walters State Community College

500 South Davy Crockett Parkway
Morristown, TN 37813

To qualify for the VETS Campus designation, institutions must:

  1. Conduct an annual campus survey of students who are veterans to identify the views, needs, issues and suggestions of veterans;
  2. Provide information to faculty and staff about military and veterans’ culture, including combat-related mental or physical disabilities or other challenges;
  3. Administer orientation programs for students who are veterans;
  4. Facilitate mentoring and support programs for students who are veterans;
  5. Develop outreach and communication strategies for military bases located near the campus, for the purpose of assessing veterans’ educational goals and meeting their identified needs;
  6. Create and maintain a process for the assessment of prior learning that grants academic credit to veterans for transferable training and experience attaining through military service; and
  7. Provide, on the campus website, information on the availability of prior learning assessments and potential program credit for skills, training or education obtained during military service.

Eligible institutions may apply for designation as a VETS Campus by submitting a written request to the Executive Director outlining all outreach services offered to veterans.

After attaining the VETS campus designation, institutions must annually report the following information, on or before July 31 of each year:

  1. The number of veterans enrolled at its campus;
  2. The programs of study in which veterans are enrolled;
  3. The completion of degrees or other credentials by veterans; and
  4. A current list of course equivalencies for military education, training and experience.

THEC will provide VETS campus institutions with a template for submitting the required data.

Gregg Crawford
Director of Veterans Transition and Outreach Program
Ph: (615) 741-4358
Gregg.Crawford@tn.gov