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Pellissippi State Community College was awarded 96 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer information systems.
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College Factual ranked Pellissippi State Community College as #1,874 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 45 colleges in Tennessee, Pellissippi State Community College is ranked at #35.
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Since Pellissippi State Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, Pellissippi State Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Pellissippi State Community College is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 49% rate at Pellissippi State Community College is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,334 undergraduates at Pellissippi State Community College with 4,348 being full-time and 4,986 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,428 | $5,378 | $7,019 | $8,482 | $9,529 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Pellissippi State Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Pellissippi State Community College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $5,891 a year. That adds up to $23,564 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Pellissippi State Community College is 10.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Pellissippi State Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 |
| Phone: | 865-694-6400 |
| Website: | www.pstcc.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 6,498 students took at least one online class at Pellissippi State Community College. This is a decrease from the 8,827 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,498 | 3,479 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,827 | 6,897 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,343 | 1,408 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,132 | 1,359 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,967 | 1,318 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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