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Roane State Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Roane State Community College has nine locations across East Tennessee � the Roane County flagship campus; an Oak Ridge campus; campuses in Campbell, Cumberland, Fentress, Loudon, Morgan and Scott counties; and a center for health science education in West Knoxville.
• Located on 138 acres near the intersection of Patton Lane and U.S. Highway 70 and three miles off of I-40, the Roane County Campus is the flagship campus and houses all of Roane State's central administration offices. Facilities at this multi-building campus have continued to grow over the years with the most recent addition being a state-of-the-art humanities building which includes a 500-seat theatre.
• Roane State awards the associate of arts and associate of science degrees to students who wish to transfer to a four-year college or university. For those students seeking immediate career opportunities, licensure, or professional skill upgrading, Roane State awards the associate of applied science degree as well as technical certificates of credit. The college offers career programs for the 21st century workplace and has achieved regional and national distinction for the diversity and quality of its programs in the field of health care.
• Roane State provides transfer and career preparation study options, as well as continuing education and developmental education. Designed for students who plan to transfer to senior institutions, the Roane State academic transfer curricula include two years of instruction in the humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences to build a strong liberal arts background during the freshman and sophomore years. Roane State graduates may transfer to in-state senior institutions or to out-of-state universities and professional schools.
• Founded in 1971, Roane State is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Profile last updated: 03/23/2009.

In the News:

• Roane State mobilizing after private information stolen from thousands (WATE 6 Knoxville)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 09:58:22 pm
  Roane State Community College officials have set up a call center in hopes of easing fears after private information was stolen from thousands of former and current employees and students.
• Roane State reports theft of sensitive data (Knoxville News Sentinel)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 03:03:31 am
  A data storage device containing the names and Social Security numbers of nearly 11,000 current and former Roane State Community College employees and students was stolen from an employee's unlocked car recently, college officials announced Wednesday. The college mailed letters and sent e-mail messages that morning to those affected. Major consumer reporting agencies have been notified, and the ...
• Social Security numbers stolen from Roane St. Community College (WVLT-TV Knoxville)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 08:14:39 pm
  Personal information for former and current students and staff of Roane State Community College, was stolen when an employee took the information home on a flash drive.
• Roane State: thousands of names, SS numbers on stolen device (WATE 6 Knoxville)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 07:13:22 pm
  Roane State Community College has posted an "ID alert" on its Web site after the theft of a storage device containing confidential information on more than 10,000 people.
• Roane State gets more than $500,000 to enhance student services (WATE 6 Knoxville)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 08:17:15 pm
  Roane State Community College has received $511,257 in new grant funding to enhance student services, officials announced Monday.

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