Quality Education Supports Business Success
A highly educated workforce is a key element in business success, and the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley area offers quality educational institutions and workforce education programs at every level.
The main campus of the University of Tennessee (UT) is an outstanding source of educated workers, with particularly strong assets in business, logistics, engineering, science, and technology.
- The main campus in Knoxville has over 27,000 students in 90 major programs.
- UT is classified as a Carnegie Foundation Research Institute, with over $250 million in external research funding.
- Many nationally and internationally recognized scholars and teachers are among UT’s 1,400 faculty members.
- The College of Business Administration is ranked No. 2 in the world by Transportation Journal for research done in the fields of supply chain and logistics.
- Major research programs exist in the fields of energy, polymer engineering, advanced and composite materials, and biomedical and geological sciences.
- Top-ranked programs according to U.S. News and World Report include logistics, law, education, and civil engineering.
- Through the Science Alliance, a center of excellence in partnership with ORNL, UT is a world leader in theoretical and applied collaborative research.
In addition to UT, the region is also home to:
- Eight four-year liberal arts colleges
- Four two-year and community colleges
- Four technical institutions
- Six technology training centers
Overview of Higher Education Institutions
higher-education-institutions.pdf
Public education
The Tennessee Department of Education is helping build a highly skilled workforce and labor base with programs such as:
- Teach Tennessee, to encourage mid-career professionals to become teachers in subjects such as math, science, and foreign languages
- Books from Birth, which provides books monthly to pre-kindergarten children
- The Surplus Computer Program, which provides high-quality technology access in all classrooms
Overview of Educational Assets
Education&Training.pdf
