Dickson officials break ground on new community college, TCAT campus

Officials in Dickson have broken ground on a new higher education facility in the community. Nashville State Community College officials joined local leaders to break ground on the community college’s new Dickson County Center for Higher Education, which will serve as a permanent campus for both NSCC and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Dickson’s nursing and allied health programs. Additional space will be used to house the local non-profit the Jackson Foundation. The multi-million-dollar, state-of-the-art facility will feature work/study areas for students, a student lounge, learning resource center, multipurpose room, and a Welcome Center that will help students with financial aid, admissions, and other concerns. The facility is being constructed on nine acres of land donated by the TriStar Horizon Natchez Emergency Room, which is also next door to the facility.