Statement of Purpose:

The college offers a well planned and well managed program of student development services and activities which intercollegiate athletics is an integral part.  The college's primary goal relative to intercollegiate athletics is to maintain a successful intercollegiate athletic program as an integral part of the total education program within the framework and policies set forth by the Tennessee Board of Regents.  Also, the athletic program is managed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association and the National Junior College Athletics Association.

The college believes that a well balanced and efficiently managed athletic program of the highest quality based on both student and community needs contributes to the personal and processional growth of each participant as well as fulfilling the desires and expectation of students in general and the community at large.  Consistent with this belief, the college strives to maintain a successful athletic program with participants from the region which the college is designed to server, recognizing that extenuating circumstances on a limited basis participants may come from outside the college's primary region.  Also, even though intercollegiate athletics are offered primarily for individuals possessing above average physical skills, the college puts forth every effort to ensure that equal opportunities are provided for the various segments of the student population.

As a member of the T.J.C.C.A.A. and N.J.C.A.A., the college presently fields teams in men's and women's basketball, baseball, women's softball, and golf.  The college desires to continue affiliating with these associations and to continue participating in these sports, but only if high levels of quality can be maintained and degrees of competitiveness can be met successfully