A Tennessee Higher Education Commission Veteran Reconnect Grant Has Awarded Northeast State Community College In Blountville And 80-Thousand Dollar Grant. Northeast State Was One Of 14 Colleges And Universities In Tennessee That Was Awarded Fund. The Reconnect Grant Focuses On Improving The Assessment Of Prior Learning For Student Veterans By Awarding Academic Credit Based On Their Military Training. Its Part Of Governor Bill Haslam’s Drive To 55 Initiative To Increase Educational Attainment To 55 Percent By The Year 2015.