Pellissippi State Lifelong Learning

05/27/2026

Storytelling & Screenwriting Summer Camps coming up at our Blount County Campus! Storytelling June 8-12, Screenwriting June 15-18. Find full details and registration here: https://www.campusce.net/pellissippistate/course/course.aspx?catId=24

05/12/2026

Look at the lovely creations from our Macramé Wall Art class! Thank you to instructor Renee Mathies for making this such a great experience for the students.

05/11/2026

What a weekend! WCD hosted an ACE Metrology class and a Lifelong Learnining Craft Welding class at our Strawberry Plains campus on Saturday. They were outstanding! Kudos to instructors Paul Barrow (Metrology) and Aaron Bullard (Welding), as well as our own resident expert, Andy Polnicki (Megalab director).

The ACE classes (CNC Machining and Metrology) are grant funded by ACE and available for anyone in the community to come and reskill or upskill at no cost!

Our Craft Welding class was incredible! This class is for those who want to get a taste of welding, either just for fun or as a potential skilled trade pathway. The students make a project (sprocket flower and metal sheet roses for Mother’s Day) and learn the safety and fundamentals of welding. One of the students from the class is planning to enroll in PSCC’s academic Welding program!

Super proud and grateful to get to be a part of this excellent work.

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05/11/2026

What a weekend! WCD hosted an ACE Metrology class and a Lifelong Learnining Craft Welding class at our Strawberry Plains campus on Saturday. They were outstanding! Kudos to instructors Paul Barrow (Metrology) and Aaron Bullard (Welding), as well as our own resident expert, Andy Polnicki (Megalab director).

The ACE classes (CNC Machining and Metrology) are grant funded by ACE and available for anyone in the community to come and upskill at no cost.

Our Craft Welding class was incredible! This class is for those who want to get a taste of welding, either just for fun or as a potential skilled trade pathway. The students make a project (sprocket flower and metal sheet roses for Mother’s Day) and learn the safety and fundamentals of welding. One of the students from the class is planning to enroll in PSCC’s academic Welding program!

Super proud and grateful to get to be a part of this excellent work.

05/05/2026

Check out our incredible Summer Camps! We have camps for middle and high school kids on all campuses. Camps immerse students in hands-on learning and introduce them to lucrative career pathways. Find details and registration at https://www.campusce.net/pellissippistate/course/course.aspx?catId=7

04/21/2026

We've still got some spots left in our Blacksmithing class, a 6-session class at our Pellissippi State Community College - Strawberry Plains Campus.

Details and registration at https://www.campusce.net/pellissippistate/course/course.aspx?C=31&pc=3&mc=10&sc=30

Blacksmithing Basics: Forge Your Skills
Discover the timeless Appalachian art of blacksmithing in this hands-on, 6-week course for beginners. You'll learn forge safety, proper tool technique, and fundamental terms while mastering essential skills including tapering, bending, drawing out, twisting, and rivet setting. Each week builds on the last as you create functional projects: an S Hook, a twisted bottle opener, a Russian Rose, three J Hooks for a coat rack, and your own set of tongs through rivet setting. The course culminates in a final project of your choice, allowing you to apply all the skills you've learned. No prior experience necessary—leave with confidence at the forge and a collection of handcrafted pieces that honor this traditional mountain craft.
Price: $450 / Instructor: Bryan Baker
Tuesdays / May 7-June 4 / 6-9PM / Strawberry Plains Campus

04/21/2026

Here's some great shots from the Mag Comic Expo on Saturday! This event is always a blast, and so much fun for the community.

04/18/2026

The Mag Comic Expo is about to kick off! Come on out, and stop by our Lifelong Learning table while you’re here!

04/17/2026

Look at the great classes we've got coming up in the next few weeks! Find full details and register online at the link below!

The Bountiful Beehive: Crafting & Selling Products from the Hive
Wednesday / April 22 / 6-9 p.m. / Blount County

Tangled Animals
Saturday / April 25 / 10 a.m.-Noon / Hardin Valley

Aging with Purpose Workshop
Sunday / April 26 / 2-5 p.m. / Hardin Valley

Create a Macramé Wall Hanging
Mondays / April 20-May 4 / 6-8 p.m. / Hardin Valley

Introduction to Memoir Writing
Mondays / April 27-May 11 / 6-7:30 p.m. / Virtual

Wild Food and Mushroom Identification: A Beginner's Guide to Appalachian Foraging
Thursdays / April 30-June 4 / 6-7:30 p.m. / Hardin Valley

https://www.campusce.net/pellissippistate/course/course.aspx?catId=3

04/14/2026

We're so excited for the Mag Comic Expo this Saturday! We will have a table set up, come find us! Hope to see you there!

👽 THE 5TH ANNUAL MAG COMIC EXPO IS ALMOST HERE! 🛸

Saturday, April 18 | 10 AM – 6 PM

Pellissippi State, Magnolia Avenue Campus
1610 E. Magnolia Ave. | FREE ADMISSION | All Ages

Knoxville, this one's for you. One day. One campus. Infinite fun.

🎸 LIVE MUSIC all day — Rus Harper & the Knoxville Freaks, the Robyn James Ensembles, and Mal-Nombre closing it out with the funkiest set in East Knox.

🎮 GAMES for days — arcade cabinets from Space Bar, Bit Burger & Token Game Tavern, board game demos from Good Times Gamehouse, social logic games with Social Deduction Knoxville, and the Magic: The Gathering Commanders Tournament hosted by Level Up Games.

🎲 Mike Williams debuts his brand new RPG miniatures game — Bikinis, Boards & Bongos from Rarr, I'm a Monster Publishing. You don't want to miss this one.

🎬 Professor Jeepers hosts The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. PSCC Libraries screens golden age sci-fi and horror all day long.

👾 COSPLAY CONTEST — dress up, show out, win prizes. All fandoms welcome.

✍️ Creative Writing & 3D Printing workshops. Kids Corner from Fulton Comic Club. Comics, collectibles, local vendors, and national creators.

🌮 The Potatoe Chef Food Truck and Enjoy Latin Food on site all day.

🍿 AFTER PARTY at Central Cinema — alumni-owned Nirvana Comics Knoxville is co-hosting a screening of TOTAL RECALL at Happy Holler's favorite moviehouse. Film starts at 7:30 PM. Best popcorn in Knoxville guaranteed.

This is community. This is fandom. This is Knoxville doing what it does best.

FREE. ALL AGES. ALL MUTANTS. APRIL 18. BE THERE. 🎃🌌
🔗 www.pstcc.edu/events/mag-com/