Motlow State Community College
School Notes Overview:
Motlow State Community College, an institution governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents in the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, is a public, comprehensive, two-year, open-access college founded in 1969. The college awards the Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees and certificates of credit....
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- Community College Avg.
| County | Coffee 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 | 2,087 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 1,746 students | 1,444 students |
| Total Enrollment | 3,833 students | 2,213 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 69% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 32% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $2,495 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 42% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $1,900 | $1,273 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 22% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $2,058 | $1,146 |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 13% | 38% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $1,831 | $3,129 |
School Notes:
- Motlow College is a multi-location community college providing degree programs designed for transfer to other colleges and universities; degree and non-degree programs designed to develop immediate job readiness skills and competencies and public service, lifelong learning, and workforce development programs to promote personal enrichment and economic and community development.
- The central campus of Motlow State Community College is located on 185 acres of beautifully wooded land in Moore County. The 187-acre site for the college was donated by the Motlow family of Lynchburg, Tennessee. Because of this generous gift and because of Senator Reagor Motlow's contributions to education in Tennessee, Governor Buford Ellington and Commissioner of Education, J. Howard Warf, recommended that the college be named Motlow State Community College.
- Motlow State Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Level I associate degree.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
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Early voting for a special primary election to fill the 62nd District state House seat vacated by Curt Cobb ends Saturday. - Dr. Linda Hill receives UT-Chattanooga's Dalton Award (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
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Dr. Linda C. Hill, program director of the University of Tennessee-Erlanger Health System Nurse Anesthesia Program, was recently awarded the Elizabeth Dalton Award by Dean Mary Tanner, College of Health, Education and Professional Studies at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. - Cole chases a dream — and catches it (Columbia Daily Herald)
posted on June 8, 2009 at 02:36:48 pm
Kayla Cole’s dream to play NCAA Division 1 softball was rewarded this spring when she signed to play for Northwestern State, a Southland Conference school located in Natchitoches, La.
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