Tennessee Becomes Latest State To Offer Automatic College Admissions

ETSU, Northeast to participate in 'Direct Admissions' program

East Tennessee State University and Northeast State will soon be among more than 50 Tennessee higher-ed institutions participating in a new state program designed to streamline the college application process.

Tennessee Becomes Latest State To Offer Automatic College Admissions

Tennessee becomes the latest state to introduce an automatic college admissions strategy, launching a direct college admissions program for 41,00 students this fall.

Tennessee Pilot Program Offers Automatic College Acceptance

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission announced Wednesday the launch of TN Direct Admissions, a new pilot program that automatically accepts eligible high school seniors into college.

New program to help TN students in search for colleges

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) just announced the launch of TN Direct Admissions, a new program to help simplify students' search for colleges they could attend. According to a press release by THEC, the new program will automatically accept eligible high school seniors into in-state public and private universities including the state's community and technical colleges (TCAT). THEC stated the following in a pre…

Tennessee launches direct admissions pilot with student aid component

The initiative aims to ease the path to higher education by providing financial aid information along with automatic acceptance to participating colleges.

New Tennessee 'direct admissions' pilot to boost college, tech school enrollment - Elizabethton Star

A new Tennessee pilot program will automatically admit eligible high school seniors to in-state colleges and technical schools, eliminating the need to apply. This fall, 41,000 students in the Class of 2026 will receive acceptance letters listing schools they can attend based on academic data already on file. Steven Gentile, executive director of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, said the “TN Direct Admission” program removes barriers t…