Pickett County School System
Carolyn Cope
Director of Schools
141 Skyline Drive
Byrdstown, TN 38549
(931) 864-3123

Pickett County has 2 schools.
Pickett County Elementary School (K-8)
and Pickett County High School (9-12).
There combined enrollment is approximately 700 students with 60 teachers.

In 2003 there were 46 graduates with approximately
37 % going on to going to four year institutes and
55% going to 2 year institutes of higher education
and 8% going into the military.

Student Teacher Ratio: K-8: 20:1
Grades 9-12: 19:1
Schools accredited by
The Southern Association of Schools and Colleges
Tennessee Department of Educations Schools Report Card - Click Here

Education and Training

Education Facts
Education Level of the population (age 25 or above)
High School Graduates 28% in 1990
Bachelor's degree only 6% in 1990
These rates have increased in the past 12 years, but the numbers are not yet available.

Tennessee Technological Center at Livingston
www.livingston.tec.tn.us

Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston
740 High Tech Drive
Livingston, TN. 38570
Phone: (931)823-5525

Located in Livingston, Tennessee (located 18 miles away) offers a wide range of vocational courses to the areas residents. Courses offered include Auto Body Technology, Automotive Technology, Building Construction Technology, Business Systems Technology, Cosmetology, Drafting and CAD Technology, Computer Operations Technology, Electronics, Machine Tool Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Maintenance Mechanics, and Practical Nursin

Tennessee Technological University
www.tntech.edu

Admissions Office
Box 5006
Cookeville, TN 38505
(931) 372-3888
1-800-255-8881

Located in Cookeville, Tennessee (located 38 miles away)
also offers a wide range of degree programs. Tennessee Technological University is ranked among the
"Best Universities" by U.S. News & World Report.
Tennessee Tech is rated #1 in student satisfaction by current students and alumni as well, more than any other Tennessee Board of Regents Universities. The graduation rate is 51%, higher than any other Tennessee Board of Regents University. Many of the alumni continue to excel beyond graduation. Some of the alumni accomplishments include becoming the president of Boeing, a space shuttle astronaut, a New York Times assistant managing editor, and a four-star general and many more outstanding individuals. Tennessee Tech also boasts 7 OVC championships last year by the various athletic teams.

Tennessee Technological University offers undergraduate degree programs in its College of Agriculture and Human Ecology, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business Administration, College of Education, College of Engineering and School of Nursing. Many of these programs also offer graduate degrees as well. They offer pre-law, pre-med and honors programs. They also have a cooperative education programs for many of the areas of study.

www.vscc.cc.tn.us

Volunteer State Community College
1480 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066-3188, USA
(615) 452-8600

Volunteer State Community College is a public two-year community college in Gallatin, Tennessee, serving a twelve-county region including the counties of Clay, Davidson, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale and Wilson. The College is committed to the education of a non-racially identifiable student body.

Volunteer State Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane; Decatur, GA 30033-4097; Telephone: (404)679-4501) to award the Associate Degree and holds membership in the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, and the Southern Association of Junior Colleges and the Tennessee College Association.

The College has eligibility certification by the U.S. Office of Education and is approved by the State Department of Education for Veterans Education.

The College is an Equal Opportunity Institution of Higher Learning of the Tennessee State Board of Regents and maintains an "open-door" policy of accepting any student who desires to improve through education. A Faculty Assembly offers the faculty opportunities to become involved in decision making on an advisory level. The assembly is designed to improve communications between the faculty and administration and to express collective faculty opinion on issues of concern. The assembly is chaired by a speaker who is chosen from the body by the elected divisional representatives.

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the AAS and AS Degrees. All academic programs eligible for accreditation are fully accredited.

Enrollment: 6,655

Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:20