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Located in the geographically and economically diverse Great Smoky Mountains Region of East Tennessee, Walters State Community College is a public two-year institution noted for national prominence in using mobile technologies to enhance student learning. To provide access and services throughout its area of responsibility, the college has established campuses or facilities in Claiborne, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson, and Sevier counties and also serves students from, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, and Union counties. In Fall 2021, 5,442 students enrolled at Walters State, including 1,573 dual enrollment students. Twenty percent of the Fall 2021 students were adults ages 25 and older, and 30% were low-income students. The college offers 21 programs leading to associate degrees and 13 programs leading to technical certificates. Many of the programs lead to licensure and careers in health care fields. Walters State is also one of only two community colleges in the state to host a Regional Law Enforcement Academy. Transfer programs encompass numerous academic disciplines providing opportunities for seamless articulation from high school through four-year universities. During the 2020-21 academic year, the college conferred 1,319 awards, including 329 applied associate degrees, 373 technical certificates, and 617 degrees designed to transfer to a university. The college’s support services place emphasis on learning support, student engagement, retention, and persistence to completion. To promote global understanding and civic responsibility, international education, diversity, and service learning are stressed in the curriculum and co-curriculum. Workforce training services include customized corporate and non-credit healthcare training to support local workforce development. In 2021, the college served 40 unique companies with 178,912 workforce training hours. In 2018, the college joined the Achieving the Dream Network aimed at strengthening its commitment to equity and student success. The college’s overall job placement rate at or above 96% for technical programs provides ongoing evidence of this firm commitment to student success.
Approved: 03/16; 08/20; 09/22
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