A collaboration between Dyersburg State Community College and the University of Memphis will enable students to earn bachelor's degrees in education and nursing by attending classes at the Dyersburg State Community College Jimmy Naifeh Center in Tipton County.A collaboration between Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg State Community College is a Tennessee Board of Regents-operated community college located in Dyersburg, Tennessee. As of 2005, it is the smallest community college operated by TBR, with an enrollment of fewer than 2,500 students. and the University of Memphis The University of Memphis is a public research university located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and is a flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. will enable students to earn bachelor's degrees in education and nursing by attending classes at the Dyersburg State Community College Jimmy Naifeh Center in Tipton County. Students' associate degree-level classes will be offered through Dyersburg State, and their bachelor's-level courses will be offered through the university. The new "2+2" program, which will begin this fall, was announced by the presidents of the two Tennessee Board of Regents The Tennessee Board of Regents as currently constituted is authorized by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly passed in 1972. It supervises all public institutions of higher education in Tennessee not governed by the University of Tennessee system, including four-year campuses, Karen Bowyer of Dyersburg State and Shirley Raines of the university. As nearly 80 students receive their associate degree in nursing from Dyersburg State each year, the nursing division of the 2+2 program has the potential to grow to an enrollment of 160 students. Nursing students' clinical rotation will be conducted at healthcare facilities in West Tennessee. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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