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News: Roane State-Tennessee Tech 2+2 program in Scott County helps busy students pursue their goals

These students are enrolled in Tennessee Technological University’s 2 +2 program with a concentration in elementary education and take courses offered at Roane State’s W.H. Swain Scott County Center. Front row, from left: Mandy Tucker, Amanda Perdue and Caitlin Rivera. Standing, from left: Chrystal Bowling, Laura Waters, Destany Creekmore and Kimberly Crabtree. Not pictured: Danielle Yancey.

March 29, 2017

By Bob Fowler
Roane State staff writer

HUNTSVILLE -- These are very busy, determined students.

They are the eight members of the 2+2 program at Roane State’s W.H. Swain Scott County Center.

They’re taking elementary education courses offered by Tennessee Technological University at the Scott County campus. Along with a full course load, they are fulfilling community service work hours required for TTU’s transfer scholarships, and keeping life going on their respective home fronts.

Six of them have children. “We all have complex lives,” student Kimberly Crabtree said.

“It’s busy, but it’s worth it,” fellow student Laura Waters added.

All of them obtained their associate degrees from Roane State and then seamlessly moved into TTU’s classes at the Scott County campus to obtain their bachelor’s degrees.

Two TTU professors are stationed at Roane State’s campus in Huntsville, the county seat of Scott County. The students, all but two from Scott County, said having the TTU programs locally is a huge benefit.

“I’m a single mom with four children,” Mandy Tucker said. “It would be really hard to drive to Cookeville (TTU’s main campus is located there) to attend class.”

Instead, she said, it’s a 10-minute drive to Roane State’s Scott County campus.

The future educators heaped praise on their teachers, Dr. Leslie Suters and Angela Jones. “We have amazing instructors,” Caitlin Rivera said.

“She (Angela Jones) does for us what she wants us to do for our students,” Waters said.

The students learning to be teachers exude confidence in their newfound teaching skills as they continue to hone their talents. “Because of our teachers, we know what to do,” Waters said. “We know how to teach.”

“We’ve put a lot of effort into our education,” Rivera said. “We understand it’s going to be difficult, but we want our future students to succeed.”

Teaching can be immensely rewarding, said Destany Creekmore, also in the 2+2 program.

“I love seeing when they (young students) finally ‘get it,’ and their eyes light up,” Creekmore said.

For more information about TTU’s 2+2 Program, contact Rick Moles at (931) 372-3532. To learn more about academic programs at Roane State’s Scott County campus, call (423) 663-3878.

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