How a ChattState Alumnus Learned Accounting Is Much More than Numbers
September 16, 2026 | Other | In the News

Aiden Scoggins didn’t set out to fall in love with accounting.
Growing up in Chattanooga, he admits he “did not care about school or success” coming out of high school. What he did know was that he liked math and loved the world of business.
He enrolled at Chattanooga State Community College to study finance, with a plan to transfer after two years. It was almost an afterthought, a single semester of an entry level accounting class, that quietly changed the trajectory of his career.
