Jackson State Community College is governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), which was created in 1972 by the General Assembly as the governing body of
the State University and Community College System of Tennessee. At that time, the
member institutions of the System were the State Universities and Community Colleges
formerly governed by the State Board of Education. In 1983, the General Assembly transferred
the Technical Institutes and Area Vocational Schools (now called Tennessee Technology
Centers) to the Tennessee Board of Regents. The Board of Regents and the Board of
Trustees of the University of Tennessee System are coordinated by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.