November, 2005, LaFollete Press

Tennessee Technology Center in Jacksboro recently signed an articulation agreement with Fountainhead College of Technology.

The agreement will allow technology center graduates, depending on their program of study, to transfer credits toward an associates degree at Fountainhead College of Technology.

The college is located in north Knoxville in the Fountain City area. It has been in operation since 1947.

The campus is about one mile off of Interstate 640.

The college offers four associate degree programs: electronic engineering technology, information technology, website development and computer programming.

They also offer two bachelor degrees in technology management and their newest program, network security and forensics.

For more information, visit the college's website at: http://www.fountainheadcollege.edu.

About Fountainhead College of Technology's (FCT) Center for Information Assurance & Cybersecurity Training (IACT)

Fountainhead College of Technology, formerly Tennessee Institute of Electronics, was founded in 1947 and is committed to using it resources to significantly contribute to efforts to secure the nation's critical infrastructure. In 1999 the college began offering an associate's degree in Information Technology with curriculum developed to include information security training. In 2002 the college began development of a baccalaureate degree in Network Security and Forensics; and in 2003 Fountainhead College of Technology became the first college in the southeast to offer a computer security focused baccalaureate degree. The mission of the IACT center is to develop and maintain a strong information assurance curriculum that adheres to national standards, and to also address the cybersecurity needs of the community by offering training and support for Fountainhead College of Technology students, staff, and faculty; local law enforcement; government agencies; and information technology professionals.

For more information, please visit the official IACT website at: http://www.iawire.org, or contact Tammy Alexander, Program Coordinator at tam@iawire.org.