by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Walters State Community College was awarded 33 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, WSCC is ranked #2,097 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 45 colleges in Tennessee, WSCC is ranked at #44.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Walters State Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, Walters 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 Walters State Community College is 46%. This is comparable to 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 Walters 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 5,742 undergraduates at WSCC with 2,883 being full-time and 2,859 being part-time.
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 WSCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
The student loan default rate at WSCC is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for WSCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 500 South Davy Crockett Parkway, Morristown, TN 37813-6899 |
| Phone: | 423-585-2600 |
| Website: | www.ws.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, 3,560 students took at least one online class at Walters State Community College. This is an increase from the 3,476 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,560 | 1,453 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,476 | 901 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,084 | 860 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,008 | 762 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,751 | 651 |
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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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