JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Ballad Health is proud to congratulate Ballad Health Academy and its academic partners for being named Secondary Program of the Year by the Tennessee Association for Career and Technical Education (TNACTE).
Representatives from six local school district partners and the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology at Elizabethton and Morristown recently accepted the award in July at the organization’s annual summer conference. These outstanding leaders, with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, help provide classroom education, hands-on training and support mechanisms needed for high school students to navigate potential healthcare career pathways.
We’re proud to congratulate our scholastic partners from:
- Bristol Tennessee City Schools
- Elizabethton City Schools
- Greeneville City Schools
- Johnson City Schools
- Kingsport City Schools
- Sullivan County Schools
Ballad Health is also excited to expand its Ballad Health Academy program to Johnson County Schools in 2026-27, making it the seventh local school district to join the program.
In just its first year, Ballad Health Academy enrolled more than 300 students in Northeast Tennessee, with more than 500 students projected to participate in the program’s first two years.
You can read more about the achievement here: GCS Recognized as a Tennessee CTE Secondary Program of the Year | Greeneville City Schools.
