your leadership skills or just learning more about how leadership works, please call 423.354.2416 or
email
. Visit the office location in the Student Services Building.
The Learning Center (TLC)
(Room L103, Blountville) – The Learning Center is a drop-in tutoring
center that offers free tutoring in most subjects, as well as help with basic computer skills and online
resources. Tutoring is available for select courses at the Blountville, Bristol, Elizabethton, Johnson
City, and Kingsport campuses. For more information, please call 423.354.5112 or email
. Visit the Center’s location in the Basler Library.
Learning Support Program
(Room F234, Blountville) – The Learning Support Program is
designed to meet the educational and counseling needs of under-prepared students and to provide
instruction in English, Mathematics, and Reading to prepare students for college-level work. For
more information, please call 423.323.0219 or email
. Visit the office
location in the Faculty Office Building.
Library
(Basler Library, Blountville) – The Wayne G. Basler Library provides a variety of
multimedia materials and services for educational purposes, research and reference interests, career
studies, personal enrichment, and recreation enjoyment for students, faculty, staff, and the
community. The Library offers a fully automated public access catalog, over 100 databases,
computers available for student use, and wireless laptops that can be checked out and used in the
building with the campus wireless Internet. In addition, library materials can be sent to students,
faculty, and staff at the campus sites in Bristol, Elizabethton, Gray, Kingsport, and Johnson City.
The Basler Library also participates in an interlibrary loan system and borrowing agreements with
the local libraries in order to provide access to resources not available on campus. Library hours
when classes are in session are: Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Friday
from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information, please call 423.354.2429. Visit the Basler
Library online at
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Mathematics Division
(Room F234, Blountville) – The Division of Mathematics offers courses in
Mathematics and Pre-Engineering. Curriculum guides are available for students who plan to transfer
to a four-year school and complete a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, several Engineering fields,
Industrial Technology, Surveying and Mapping, Accounting, or Business. Faculty advisors assist
students with planning for completion of a transfer program in any of these areas as well students
who are undecided about their future degree and want to complete a University Parallel-General
major. Learning Support mathematics courses prepare students for college-level mathematics if
placement scores indicate a need. For more information, please call 423.323.0219 or email
Visit the office location in the Faculty Office Building.
Mascot
(Room L301A, Blountville) – Northeast State’s mascot, J. P. the Bear, is named after
Northeast State’s founding President, James M. Pierce. Requests for appearances by J. P. should be
received at least three weeks prior to the event. Submitting a request does not guarantee an
appearance. In the event that an appearance must be cancelled, the Marketing Department must be
given three days prior notice. Due to College events, academics, and time restrictions, Mascot
appearances at outside events are only available on a limited basis. The Mascot is available for
appearances throughout the year. However, during the summer months as well as holiday breaks it
may be harder to fulfill an appearance request due to school being out of session. For more
information or to request an appearance by J. P., please call 423.354.5143 or email
. Visit the office location in the Basler Library.
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