Welcome to SkillsUSA Tennessee College/Postsecondary

Every CTE Student in Tennessee. One Organization. Unlimited Opportunity.

Tennessee College/Postsecondary Division
Serving college/postsecondary students and institutions across Tennessee, including community colleges, TCATs, universities, and training programs

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Who Are You?

Students

Explore competitions, leadership opportunities, and ways to get involved.

Advisors

Access resources, training, and tools to support your students.

Industry Partners

Connect with talent and support workforce development across Tennessee.

Institutions

Learn how your college, university, or training program can participate in SkillsUSA Tennessee College/Postsecondary.

Alumni & Professional Members

Stay connected, support students, and remain involved in SkillsUSA beyond the classroom.

SkillsUSA Tennessee College/Postsecondary at a Glance

16,000+

Members Annually

100+

Competitions

37

Community Colleges & TCATs

550+

Industry Volunteers

XL

One of the Largest College/Postsecondary Division in the Nation

Explore Your Path

SkillsUSA Tennessee College/Postsecondary connects students to leadership, competition, industry engagement, and career-ready experiences across a wide range of career pathways. Explore the areas below to see how your program can connect to SkillsUSA opportunities.

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Discover careers that feed, sustain, and protect our world through agriculture, natural resources, and environmental stewardship.

Focused on the production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources including food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products/resources.

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Architecture & Construction

Build the future through careers that design, construct, and maintain the places where we live, work, and learn.

Careers in designing, planning, managing, building, and maintaining the built environment.

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Arts, A/V Technology & Communications

Turn creativity into a career through design, media, communications, and digital storytelling.

Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.

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Business, Management & Administration

Lead organizations through careers in business, management, entrepreneurship, and organizational leadership.

Careers in planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations.

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Education & Training

Inspire the next generation through careers in teaching, training, instructional support, and workforce development.

Planning, managing, and providing education and training services, and related learning support services.

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Health Science

Prepare for rewarding careers dedicated to improving health, providing patient care, and advancing medical innovation.

Planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.

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Hospitality & Tourism

Create memorable experiences through careers in culinary arts, hospitality, tourism, recreation, and event management.

The management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other food services, lodging, attractions, recreation events and travel related services.

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Human Services

Make a difference through careers that support individuals, families, and communities with compassion, professionalism, and personal care.

Preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs such as counseling and mental health services, family and community services, personal care, and consumer services.

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Information Technology

Power the digital world through careers in programming, cybersecurity, networking, technical support, and emerging technologies.

Building linkages in IT occupations for entry level, technical and professional careers related to the design, development, support and management of hardware, software, multimedia, and systems integration services.

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Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

Protect communities through careers in law enforcement, emergency response, firefighting, and public safety.

Planning, managing, and providing legal, public safety, protective services, and homeland security, including professional and technical support services.

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Leadership

Develop the communication, professionalism, teamwork, and leadership skills that prepare you to succeed in any career.

Eligibility is not tied to a specific Career and Technical Education Career Cluster. Leadership competitions are established for SkillsUSA members to demonstrate SkillsUSA Framework skills through a competitive process.

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Manufacturing

Build, automate, and improve the systems that turn raw materials into finished products.

Planning, managing, and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance, and manufacturing/process engineering.

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Marketing, Sales & Service

Promote ideas, products, services, and organizations through careers in marketing, sales, customer engagement, and entrepreneurship.

Planning, managing, and performing marketing activities to reach organizational objectives.

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Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Solve complex problems through careers in engineering, robotics, applied science, technology, research, and innovation.

Planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services including physical science, social science, engineering, laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.

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Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Keep the world moving through careers in automotive, aviation, diesel, collision repair, heavy equipment, marine, and power equipment technologies.

Planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water and related professional support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment, and facility maintenance.

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Connect Your Path to SkillsUSA

Each career pathway can connect to SkillsUSA through competitions, leadership development, chapter activities, workforce partnerships, and the SkillsUSA Framework. Students gain more than technical knowledge. They build communication, professionalism, teamwork, leadership, and career-ready confidence.

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Your SkillsUSA Journey

SkillsUSA is a progression from membership to career launch. Students begin by joining, grow through chapter engagement and competition, develop as leaders, and leave with stronger technical, workplace, and professional skills.