old-Attendance Policy

The nature of the programs at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology - is such that it is necessary for every student to attend regularly. Excessive interruptions due to absences will have an adverse effect on student progress. The daily attendance of a student becomes a part of the student’s permanent file and is reflected on their transcript.

The attendance policy is intended to promote dependability and positive worker characteristics essential to success in the workforce. Students are expected to be punctual and attend class each day. The purpose of the attendance policy is to provide those students with extenuating circumstances or emergencies beyond their control an exception to perfect attendance. Discretionary hours or personal time away from school is not considered appropriate absences. On occasions where a student must be absent from the Tennessee College of Applied Technology -, they are required to call in to their instructor to inform them of that fact. All students must attend at least 90.3 % of their scheduled hours to maintain satisfactory attendance.