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Roane State Community College was awarded 194 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is surgical technology.
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Roane State Community College is ranked #1,757 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Roane State Community College held the #1,822 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 45 colleges in Tennessee, Roane State Community College is ranked at #32.
Since Roane 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.
The student to faculty ratio at Roane State Community College is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Roane State Community College is 35%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Roane State Community College this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,172 undergraduates at Roane State Community College with 2,119 being full-time and 3,053 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,563 | $3,935 | $6,168 | $7,076 | $8,412 |
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 Roane State Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Roane State Community College, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $4,389 a year. That adds up to $17,556 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Roane State Community College is 9.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Roane State Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 276 Patton Lane, Harriman, TN 37748 |
| Phone: | 865-354-3000 |
| Website: | www.roanestate.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 2,495 students took at least one online class at Roane State Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,681 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,495 | 1,185 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,681 | 766 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,618 | 693 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,681 | 570 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,593 | 514 |
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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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