Pellissippi State Community College
Photo Gallery: President Obama announces “America’s College Promise”
President Barack Obama announced a plan during a speech at Pellissippi State Community College on Friday, January 9 to provide free community college to students across the country. Students would be required to maintain at least part-time enrollment and a 2.5 GPA in order to receive these benefits. The president said during his speech that …
President Obama arrives in Knoxville, announces “America’s College Promise”
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden visited Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville on Friday to announce “America’s College Promise,” a plan to provide free community college across the nation. “This is a hallmark of America, this investment in our education,” President Obama said on Friday. The plan, which is modeled after Tennessee Governor …
President Obama to Visit Knoxville on Friday
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden are scheduled to visit Koxville and Clinton, Tennessee on Friday for a speech on manufacturing careers and education, according to a statement from a White House official. In an email on Monday, White House representative Kaelan Richards said the president, vice president and Biden …