Motto | Faciemus |
---|---|
Motto in English
|
We shall achieve |
Type | Public university |
Established | 1886 |
Endowment | $112.9 million (2016) |
Chancellor | Steve Angle |
Administrative staff
|
422 |
Undergraduates | 11,429 |
Postgraduates | 1,364 (graduate, pre-professional, doctoral) |
Location |
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. 35°02′45″N 85°18′00″W / 35.0458°N 85.2999°WCoordinates: 35°02′45″N 85°18′00″W / 35.0458°N 85.2999°W |
Campus | Urban, 321 acres (1,300,000 m2) |
Colors | Navy and Gold |
Nickname | Mocs |
Mascot | Scrappy the Mocking Bird |
Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division I – SoCon |
Website | www |
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, (variously called UT-Chattanooga, UTC, or Chattanooga) is a public university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. The university is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the University of Tennessee System (UT System).
UTC was founded in 1886 as the then-private and racially exclusive Chattanooga University, which was soon merged in 1889 with the Athens-based Grant Memorial University (now Tennessee Wesleyan), becoming the Chattanooga campus of U.S. Grant Memorial University. In 1907, the school changed its name to University of Chattanooga. In 1964 the university merged with Zion College, which had been established in 1949 and later became Chattanooga City College. In 1969 the University of Chattanooga joined the UT system and became the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
The University of Chattanooga Foundation Inc. is a private corporation, created in 1969, that manages the private endowment of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
UTC uses the semester system, with five optional "mini-terms" in the summer. The leadership of the campus rests upon the chancellor, who answers to the UT System President. The University is currently headed by Chancellor Dr. Steve Angle.
A voice for student leadership on campus, the SGA consists of senators representing districts/the college they belong to, such as the College of Arts and Sciences.
Chattanooga is best known for its nationally ranked Business program,Engineering, Nursing, English, Chemistry, Accounting, Psychology, Music, and Education departments. The university offers over 140 undergraduate majors and concentrations, and over 50 undergraduate minors. Chattanooga also offers nearly 100 graduate programs and concentrations, including a highly ranked master's program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Ph.D. programs in Computational Engineering and Physical Therapy. In an effort to expand the horizons of its student body, UTC recently began an exchange program with Kangnung National University of Kangnung, South Korea.