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Direct Admissions
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Lifestyle Calculator
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Financial Aid Myths & Tips
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Participating Institutions
Wondering if college is in your future? With TN Direct Admissions, the answer is YES. You are college-ready, and Tennessee’s colleges are ready for you.

Participating Institutions by Type
Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN)
Bethel University (McKenzie, TN)
Bryan College (Dayton, TN)
Christian Brothers University (Memphis, TN)
Cumberland University (Lebanon, TN)
East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)
Fisk University (Nashville, TN)
Freed-Hardeman University (Henderson, TN)
King University (Bristol, TN)
Lane College (Jackson, TN)
Lee University (Cleveland, TN)
LeMoyne-Owen College (Memphis, TN)
Milligan University (Elizabethton, TN)
Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN)
Tennessee Wesleyan University (Athens, TN)
Tusculum University (Greeneville, TN)
Union University (Jackson, TN)
University of Memphis
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University of Tennessee at Martin
University of Tennessee Southern (Pulaski, TN)
Chattanooga State Community College, Chattanooga, TN
Cleveland State Community College, Cleveland, TN
Columbia State Community College, Columbia, TN
Dyersburg State Community College, Dyersburg, TN
Jackson State Community College, Jackson, TN
Motlow State Community College, Tullahoma, TN
Nashville State Community College, Nashville, TN
Northeast State Community College, Blountville, TN
Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, TN
Roane State Community College, Harriman, TN
Southwest TN Community College, Memphis, TN
Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN
Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN
TCAT Athens, Athens, TN
TCAT Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
TCAT Crump, Crump, TN
TCAT Dickson, Dickson, TN
TCAT Elizabethton, Elizabethton, TN
TCAT Harriman, Harriman, TN
TCAT Hartsville, Hartsville, TN
TCAT Henry/Carroll, Paris, TN
TCAT Hohenwald, Hohenwald, TN
TCAT Jacksboro, Jacksboro, TN
TCAT Jackson, Jackson, TN
TCAT Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
TCAT Livingston, Livingston, TN
TCAT McMinnville, McMinnville, TN
TCAT Memphis, Memphis, TN
TCAT Morristown, Morristown, TN
TCAT Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro, TN
TCAT Nashville, Nashville, TN
TCAT Northwest, Newbern, TN
TCAT Oneida/Huntsville, Oneida, TN
TCAT Pulaski, Pulaski, TN
TCAT Shelbyville, Shelbyville, TN
TCAT Upper Cumberland, Crossville, TN
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