Walters State Community College

Walters State Community College
WSCC campus in 2018
TypePublic community college
EstablishedSeptember, 1970
Endowment$6.9 million[1]
PresidentTony Miksa
Academic staff
480
Students6,980
Location, ,
United States

36°12′50″N 83°15′47″W / 36.214°N 83.263°W / 36.214; -83.263
CampusSuburban
Colors      Red, White and Blue
NicknameSenators & Lady Senators
AffiliationsNJCAA Region VII
Websitewww.ws.edu

Walters State Community College (abbreviated as WSCC, and commonly known as Walters State) is a public community college based in Morristown, Tennessee. It was founded in 1970 and is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The college was named in honor of former United States Senator Herbert S. Walters.[2]

The college serves ten predominantly rural East Tennessee counties,[3] located in the area of the Clinch and Great Smoky Mountains with five campuses totaling approximately 6,200 degree-seeking, commuting students.[4] The college offers over 100 programs of study, ranging from transfer programs to four-year universities, to two-year associates and technical certificate programs.[5]

  1. ^ "Walters State Community College". Retrieved 2007-07-06. [dead link]
  2. ^ "History". Walters State Community College. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Walters State Service Area". Archived from the original on 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  4. ^ "About". Walters State Community College. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Academics". Walters State Community College. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-25.