Title: President
Employee Classification: Executive/Admin & Managerial
Institution: System Office
Department: President
Campus Location: TCAT Oneida
Job Summary
The Tennessee Board of Regents invites applications and nominations for the position of President of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) –Oneida. The Tennessee College of Applied Technology – Oneida is one of the 24 Tennessee’s post-secondary technical colleges and institutions of the College System of Tennessee, governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The President is the chief executive officer of the College and reports to the Tennessee Board of Regents through the Chancellor.
The President exercises broad delegated authority with responsibility for all aspects of campus administration. The successful candidate will be a dynamic, innovative, and energetic leader with the experience, vision, skills and integrity required to guide this quality college to higher levels of achievement.
TCAT Oneida/Huntsville served 806 students in the fall 2025-26 fiscal year, including 238 post-secondary students and 568 secondary students across all campuses. TCAT Oneida/Huntsville has 22 distinct program offerings: Allied Health and Medical Assisting; Automotive Technology; Building Construction Technology; Computer Information Technology; Cosmetology; Cosmetology Instructor; Criminal Justice: Correctional Officer; Culinary Arts; Diesel-Powered Equipment Technology; Earthmoving Equipment Operator; Emergency Medical Technology; Farming Operations Technology; Industrial Maintenance-Mechatronics; Machine Tool Technology; Nursing Aide; Pharmacy Technology; Phlebotomy Technology; Power Line Construction and Maintenance; Practical Nursing; Telecommunications and Underground Construction Technology; Truck Driving; and Welding Technology, Dental Assisting-coming 2026. TCAT Oneida/Huntsville operates 5 programs at the Morgan County Correctional Complex: Building Construction, Culinary Arts, Digital Graphic Design, Truck Driving and Welding Technology. TCAT Oneida/Huntsville campus locations: Alvin C. York Agriculture Institute, Clarkrange High School, Morgan County Career & Technical Center, Main Campus at Huntsville, TCAT Oneida Campus and Fentress County Campus opening 2026.
TCAT Oneida/Huntsville employs approximately 71 full-time and part-time employees across all campus locations and has an annual operating budget of approximately $4.6 million. TCAT Oneida/Huntsville is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education.
Additional information about the college can be found at https://tcatOneida.edu/.
The Tennessee Board of Regents is committed to building and sustaining an exceptional educational environment and encourages applications from interested candidates who can contribute to promote and enhance this effort.
The College System of Tennessee is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Under state law, applicants may request that their application and related materials be confidential and not open for public inspection until such time the candidate is selected as a finalist for the position. The Tennessee Open Meetings Act requires meetings of the Board of Regents to be open to the public.
Resume/vita and cover letter should be submitted through the TBR Applicant Tracking
System at https://www.tbr.edu/hr/executivesearches no later than February 20, 2026. The cover letter should include at a minimum the following:
• Largest budget you have managed;
• Largest number of full-time and part-time direct report employees;
• Largest donation that you personally cultivated, solicited, and made “the ask”; and
• Description of three major accomplishments of which you are most proud.
Job Duties
Minimum Qualifications
A master’s degree from an accredited institution.
Preferred Qualifications
o A distinguished record of teaching experience in public higher education or technical education program planning experience.
o A minimum of five years of successful leadership and management experience at the executive level with significant decision-making responsibility for supervision/management, budgets, personnel, and/or programs in a post-secondary and/or technical educational environment.
o A distinguished record of extensive senior level administrative experience in a complex business, industry, or government enterprise.
o Experience in the planning, facilitating, opening and operating new higher education sites.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Expected criteria for selection to include:
o A demonstrated commitment to serving students, faculty and staff of a post-secondary technical college;
o A demonstration of experience with engaging various constituencies and building partnerships;
o Capable of establishing strong community college and K-12 partnerships and relationships;
o A commitment to attracting traditional and non-traditional students into workforce programs (certificates /diplomas) and promoting approaches to enhance their opportunity for success;
o An understanding of and commitment to enhancing student success through focused efforts on retention, persistence and completion;
o A demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion as core values that enhance the educational process;
o A demonstrated commitment to affirmative action and equal opportunity;
o A demonstrated strength in human relations and communication, planning, financial management, budgeting and organizational skills to lead and inspire internal and external constituencies of the college;
o A demonstrated background and understanding of and commitment to private fundraising;
o Demonstrated ability to lead an institution that is comprised of multiple campuses that meet specific needs in the communities served;
o A demonstrated understanding of institutional accreditation processes;
o An understanding of regional workforce education and training needs and how to strategically position TCAT-Oneida in a highly competitive post-secondary education marketplace; and
o An understanding of and commitment to the role of TCAT-Oneida as part of a higher education system.
Physical Demands / Working Conditions