Be Successful in Your Classes!


Are you falling behind in your classes, struggling with time management or finding it hard to study?

A Success Coach can help you get back on track to reach your goals and is open to All Students! Let us help with:

  • Problem-solving
  • Life skills / strategic life planning
  • Managing college
  • Learn valuable study skills
  • Referral to campus resources
  • Learn tips for utilizing DegreeWorks successfully
  • Time management

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Are you looking for student to student help? Check out our Peer Mentor program.

Questions a Success Coach Can Answer


  • I've been "purged". What do I do now?
  • How many classes do I have to take every semester to receive TN Promise?
  • Can I drop a class without losing my TN Promise?
  • What’s the GPA requirement to keep my Tennessee Promise?
  • How do I get a tutor?
  • How can I balance work and school?
  • How do I study more efficiently?
  • How do I improve test-taking skills?
  • How do I find study groups?
  • How do I use D2L?
  • What is the deadline to submit my service hours for Tennessee Promise?
  • How do I compute my grades to see my GPA for the semester?
  • What if I want to change my major?
  • How much more time/credits to graduate would it take me if I change my major?
  • When is the FAFSA completion date?
  • How do I decide on a major?

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What is A Success Coach?


A Success Coach is a professional staff member who provides a broad range of services to students to help them be successful in college.  They monitor a student's progression, provide connections to support services, and help students develop plans and strategies to be successful.  In some cases, they may provide academic advising and registration assistance.

What is A Peer Mentor?


A Peer Mentor is a successful current Northeast State student who interacts directly and regularly with other Northeast State students seeking personal, social, and academic support. Under the direction of the College’s Mentor Specialist, peer mentors provide advice and support.  They may also help students identify goals and connect them to services. 

Interested? Request a Peer Mentor.

Contact Us


  • Success Coach Office
    2425 Highway 75, P.O. Box 246
    Blountville, TN 37617
  • General Studies Building, C2301

Cate Strain
Lead Mentor/Success Coach
423-354-5187
CBStrain@NortheastState.edu

Blaine Wade, MCM
Lead Mentor/Success Coach
423-354-5274
BEWade@NortheastState.edu

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