(1) Chattanooga State Community College is authorized to provide comprehensive one- and two-year occupational, college parallel, continuing education and community service programs.
(2) The school shall continue to provide high quality technical and scientific occupational programs and serve as a regional technical school to train engineering technicians for industry and prepare students to earn a living as technicians or technical workers in the fields of production, distribution or service.
(3) It is the further intent of the general assembly that in the geographical area served by Chattanooga State Community College, there shall be a coordinated program of postsecondary educational offerings provided without unnecessary duplication among the state colleges of applied technology, community colleges and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.