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 TAICS
& TPBSA Working For You!
WHO
WE ARE:
The Tennessee Association of Independent
Colleges and Schools (TAICS) and the Tennessee
Proprietary Business School Association (TPBSA)
are sister agencies representing Tennessee's schools
with the legislature and regulatory entities critical
to your success including the Tennessee Higher Education
Commission, the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation,
the legislature, and accrediting commissions.
TAICS facilitates professional growth and
development for private career colleges and schools
and their students, faculty, and staff.
TPBSA advocates on behalf of career colleges
and schools and their students, faculty, and staff.
The President of TPBSA is on the Board of
Directors of the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
and is the Government Relations Advisor for TAICS.
WHAT
WE DO:
TAICS' Executive Director and Government
Relations Advisor support or actively oppose legislation
introduced annually in the state legislature. We
protect your rights to operate your school in a
businesslike manner.
We have worked for you most recently in the areas
of computer training, massage therapy, and surgical
technology. We continue to work toward getting our
students eligible for HOPE scholarship dollars.
Our Associations, in conjunction with the Tennessee
Department of Labor and Workforce Development,
working with the Business and Economic
Research Center at Middle Tennessee
State University,
conducted an Economic Impact Study of the career
college sector in Tennessee. The
study
was completed in February 2007. With your support
it will go a long way in cementing our legitimacy
with legislators and other public officials.
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Tennessee Association of Independent Colleges
and Schools is to promote the common interests
of its members.
To
accomplish this Mission the goals of TAICS
are to:
-
provide
information to interested parties concerning vocational
learning opportunities provided by member institutions;
-
respond
to requests for information from print and broadcast
media, from elected officials, and from other
individuals or organizations who wish to know
about the role of private career colleges in providing
technical education and training at the post-secondary
level;
-
monitor
the activities of the Tennessee General Assembly
and report to our members concerning the progress
of specific legislative proposals which would
affect the interests of our member institutions;
-
monitor
activities of state and federal agencies as they
develop and implement rules and regulations which
may be of interest to member institutions;
-
formulate
responses to notices of proposed rule making by
these agencies and arrange testimony at public
hearings where such rules are considered;
-
maintain
a library of state and federal law and regulations
affecting member institutions and their students;
-
analyze
and disseminate this information to its members;
-
affiliate
with other educational organizations for the purpose
of gathering information;
-
support
and encourage government and private providers
of financial aid resources;
-
sponsor
and arrange education and training opportunities
for our members and other schools.
To implement these objectives, we publish a newsletter,
maintain a web site, monitor legislation, attend
and advise at THEC meetings, provide other correspondence
and publications to benefit and promote private
career colleges and schools, and plan quarterly
workshops, an annual conference and a trade show.
TAICS Officers - 2007-2008
President
Brenda Sheppard, Director of Education
Kaplan Career Institute
750 Envious Lane
Nashville, TN 37212-9906
Tel: 615-279-8300 or 1-800-336-4457
Direct Line: 615-279-8321
Fax: 615-297-6678
Email: bsheppard@kaplan.edu
Secretary
C. Vicki Burch, President
West Tennessee Business College
1186 Highway 45 Bypass
Jackson, TN 38301
Tel: 731-668-7240 or 1-800-737-9822
Fax: 731-668-3824
Email: cvburch@wtbc.com
Vice-President
James B. Vernon, Ed.D.
Vice President for Operations
Daymar Colleges Group
Draughons Junior College
5030 Back Square Drive
Owensboro, KY 42301
Tel: 270-926-1188
Fax: 270-686-8912
Email: jvernon@daymargroup.com
Treasurer
Larry Collins, President
Remington College-Nashville
441 Donelson Pike, Suite 150
Nashville, TN 37214
Tel: 615-889-5520
Fax: 615-889-5528
Email: larry.collins@remingtoncollege.edu
John McCurdy, President
North Central Institute
168 Jack Miller Blvd.
Clarksville, TN 37042-4810
Tel: 931-431-9700
Fax: 931-431-9771
Email: jmccurdy@nci.edu
Cyndee Perdue Moore, Regional Director of Operations
Tennessee Division
National College of Business and Technology
900 Madison Square
Nashville, TN 37115
Tel: 615-612-3015 x2315
Fax: 615-868-3818
Email: cpmoore@national-college.edu
Lori May, President
Remington College - Memphis Campus
2710 Nonconnah Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38132
Tel: 901-345-1000 Fax: 902-291-4200
Email: lori.may@remingtoncollege.edu
Tommy Stewart, Director
Concorde Career Institute
5100 Poplar Avenue, Suite 132
Memphis, TN 37137-0132
Tel: 901-761-9494
Fax: 902-761-3293
Email: tstewart@concorde.edu
Mark Gabis, CEO
Daymar Colleges Group
3361 Buckland Square
Owensboro, KY 42301
Tel: 270-485-6263
Fax: 270-686-8912
Email: mgabis@daymargroup.com
Affiliate Board Member:
Ron Gambill, President
Edsouth Funding
501 Corporate Center, Suite 320
Franklin, TN 37067
Tel: 615-771-8505 Fax: 615-771-8276
Email: rgambill@edsouth.org
TPBSA Officers -
2007-2008
TN Proprietary Business Schools Association, Inc.
President
Lori May, President
Remington College - Memphis Campus
2710 Nonconnah Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38132
Tel: 901-345-1000 Fax: 902-291-4200
Email: lori.may@remingtoncollege.edu
Treasurer
Larry Collins, President
Remington College-Nashville
441 Donelson Pike, Suite 150
Nashville, TN 37214
Tel: 615-889-5520
Fax: 615-889-5528
Email: larry.collins@remingtoncollege.edu
Secretary
C. Vicki Burch, President
West Tennessee Business College
1186 Highway 45 Bypass
Jackson, TN 38301
Tel: 731-668-7240 or 1-800-737-9822
Fax: 731-668-3824
Email: cvburch@wtbc.com
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