The Nashville State Community College Foundation's work -- to provide quality education, remove financial barriers, and empower students at Nashville State to achieve their dreams for a brighter future -- is in service of the College's mission to provide comprehensive educational programs and partnerships, exemplary services, an accessible, progressive learning environment, and responsible leadership to improve the quality of life for the community we serve. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that every student who enrolls at Nashville State has access to a comprehensive system of supportive resources that removes all potential barriers (financial and otherwise) to the completion of a degree or certificate program. By making the dream of attending and completing college a reality for Nashville State students, we provide those students a means of increasing their career potential, household income, and quality of life while also producing a skilled and talented workforce to meet Middle Tennessee's economic needs.

Financial gifts in support of the NSCC Foundation's work are accepted online (http://nsccf.org/donate) and by mail (please make checks payable to 'NSCC Foundation'). Other ways to financially support the Foundation's work include: planned gifts, bequests, gifts of stock, memorial gifts, and in-kind gifts. The Foundation invites Middle Tennessee business and industry leaders to serve on the College's various Advisory Councils, which provide guidance and support for the ongoing development of over twenty different academic programs at Nashville State. To learn more about joining an Advisory Council, please contact Foundation staff at 615-353-3222 or foundation@nscc.edu. Other volunteer opportunities include: providing job shadowing and internship opportunities for our students, mentoring current students, and assisting with fundraising and alumni events.

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