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Walters State Community College

General Information

Name: Walters State Community College
Address: 500 S Davy Crockett Pky, Morristown, TN 37813-6899
Phone:

  • General information: (423) 585-2600
  • Financial aid office: (423) 585-6811
  • Admissions office: (423) 585-2685

Website: www.ws.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 2-year
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$2,469$2,381$2,190
        Out-of-state$8,906$8,795$8,036
Books and supplies$1,000$1,000$750
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$3,600$2,600$2,600
        Other expenses$3,330$2,630$2,460
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,330$2,630$2,300

Total expenses   
In-state
        Off-campus$10,399$8,611$8,000
        Off-campus with family$6,799$6,011$5,240
Out-of-state
        Off-campus$16,836$15,025$13,846
        Off-campus with family$13,236$12,425$11,086

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 45%
  • Federal grants: 40%
  • State/local grants: 2%
  • Institutional grants: 21%
  • Student loans: 12%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2743
  • State/local grants:$2112
  • Institutional grants:$1671
  • Student loans:$1914

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$10
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants2,0518251,226
Percent admitted100.0%100.0%100.0%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time52.0%54.9%50.1%
Part-time8.7%7.4%9.6%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 5891
First-time student retention: 62%
Overall graduation rate: 17%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 51%
    • Part Time: 49%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 37%
    • Women: 63%

White non-hispanic: 93%
Black non-hispanic: 4%
Hispanic: 1%
Asian/pacific islander: 1%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 0%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Ornamental Horticulture - Associate
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General - Associate
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate
  • Management Information Systems and Services, Other - Certificate
  • Management Information Systems, General - Associate
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design - Certificate
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Industrial Technology/Technician - Associate
  • Quality Control Technology/Technician - Certificate
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Child Development - Associate
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) - Associate, Certificate
  • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician - Associate, Certificate
  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder - Certificate
  • Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist - Certificate
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Associate
  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant - Certificate
  • Physical Therapist Assistant - Associate
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist - Associate
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • General Studies - Associate
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate
    Personal and Culinary Services
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training - Certificate
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science - Associate, Certificate


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