State Senator Joe Haynes cuts the ribbon for Anthem Career College Nashville

Anthem Career College Nashville hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 19 to announce its new name.

ACC students, staff, and graduates were joined by prospective students and representatives from local businesses and Extern sites. A host of local and state VIPS turned up as well:

• Members from the Nashville and Donelson/Hermitage Chambers of Commerce
• Nancy Eisenbrandt, Chief Workforce Development Officer for the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
• Representatives from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission
• Representatives from the state Department of Labor & Workforce Development
• Anne Landis-Williams, Executive Director, Tennessee Association of Independent Colleges and Schools
• State Senator Joe Haynes
• State Representative Ben West, Jr.
• Nashville Councilmember Phil Claiborne
• Steve Glover, District 4 School Board Member

More than 250 people listened to short speeches from Ms. Eisenbradt, Mr. Glover, Ms. Landis-Williams, Councilmember Claiborne, Rep. West, and Sen. Haynes.

Sen. Haynes was given the ribbon-cutting honors.

A reception followed the ribbon-cutting, with ACC’s Student of the Month cutting the cake. Guests toured the school as well. Each student session hosted its own cake-cutting ceremony as well.

“The success of our ribbon-cutting ceremony is a moment of pride for the Nashville campus and we were honored by the community support we received,” Campus President Brenda Nash said after the event.