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Roane State Community College

Harriman, Tennessee Public 2-year Town

Overview

Roane State Community College is a public two-year institution based in Harriman, Tennessee. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 5,002 students in fall 2024. It is part of TBR - The College System of Tennessee.

Roane State Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 33 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 1,012 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,002
Students enrolled
58%
First-year retention
1,012
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
33
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 33

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
Health Professions 19
Engineering Technologies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Education 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Social Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 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
58%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
838
Certificates under 1 year
68
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
106

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,002
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,002
Full-time, fall 2024
47%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,602
Full-time, 2024-25
40%
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
66%
Men
34%
White
76%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
12%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
26%
Students taking some online courses
41%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
TBR - The College System of Tennessee
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Chris Whaley
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, 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

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