Dyersburg State Community College

1510 Lake Road, Dyersburg, TN, 38024-0241 - View a map of this school Map

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Dyersburg State Community College is one of 45 institutions in the Tennessee Board of Regents system, the sixth largest system of higher education in the nation. The Tennessee Board of Regents is the governing board for this system which is comprised of six universities, thirteen two-year colleges, and twenty-six Tennessee Technology centers. The TBR system enrolls more than 80 percent of all Tennessee students attending public institutions of higher education. ...

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  • Dyersburg State Community College
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County Dyer County, TN -
Title IV Eligible YES Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 1,280 students 1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 1,288 students 1,444 students
Total Enrollment 2,568 students 2,213 students
Tuition 2635 -
Tuition Notes 07-08 full-time inst -
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 70% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 48% 46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,777 $2,845
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 13% 29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $905 $1,273
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 16% 12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $1,189 $1,146
% Students Receiving Loans 17% 38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $1,923 $3,129

School Notes:

  • Since we opened in 1969 we have worked continuously to improve access to and the quality of a higher education in northwest Tennessee. New centers opened in Gibson and Tipton Counties in 1991 and 1996, respectively. Classes were offered off-campus using interactive television beginning in 1993. Now College at Home classes allow asynchronous learning using the Internet.
  • Dyersburg State Community College offers Associate of Science and Associate of Arts degrees for transfer to four-year institutions, Associate of Applied Science degrees, as well as technical and academic certificates, Developmental Studies Program, an Honors Program, Continuing Education Program, seamless transition among institutions through articulation agreements with area high schools, Tennessee Technology Centers, and four-year institutions, a variety of student support services, increased access to education via technology-assisted instruction, distance learning offerings, and course offerings at convenient locations at the Gibson County Center, the Jimmy Naifeh Center at Tipton County, and the Obion County Technical Training and Education Center.
  • Spread across the tree-filled 100-acre campus of Dyersburg State Community College are the E. B. Eller Administration Building, the Dale F. Glover Education Center, the Student Center, the Learning Resource Center, the E. H. Lannom, Jr. Gymnasium and the Maintenance Building.
  • Dyersburg State Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
  • Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

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