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Northeast State Community College

Blountville, Tennessee Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Blountville, Tennessee, Northeast State Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 5,757 students in fall 2024. It is part of TBR - The College System of Tennessee.

Northeast State Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 31 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 1,257 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,757
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
1,257
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
31
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 31

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Health Professions 6
Engineering Technologies 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Precision Production 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Communications Technologies 1
Construction Trades 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Education 1
Science Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
51%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
851
Certificates under 1 year
207
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
199

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,757
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,757
Full-time, fall 2024
50%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,531
Full-time, 2024-25
44%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
54%
Men
46%
White
83%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
44%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
TBR - The College System of Tennessee
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
President
Jeff McCord
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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