Collegedale, TN

Collegedale is a small city in Hamilton County, east of Chattanooga, built around Southern Adventist University. The city was founded as the site of the university in 1916, and that Adventist college presence still shapes local life, schools, employment, and community identity. Collegedale has grown with Chattanooga's eastern suburbs but keeps a quieter, campus-centered feel. The area mixes neighborhoods, churches, trails, and access to the larger Chattanooga job market, with the university acting as the place's most recognizable institution.