Motlow State Community College
Tel:
(931) 393-1500
- 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.
School Highlights
Motlow State Community College serves 6,886 students (50% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 48:1 is higher than the state community college average of 30:1.
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 30%.
Top Placements
Motlow State Community College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Tennessee for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
- Community Size Largest student body
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 142 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Motlow State Community College | (TN) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Private, for profit |
| Total Faculty | 142 staff | 36 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
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.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Motlow State Community College is Hussian College-Daymar College Murfreesboro (31.6 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Hussian College-Daymar College MurfreesboroPrivate for-profit142 students | 31.60 Mi415 Golden Bear Court
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
(615) 217-9347 31.60142 - 831 students | 44.00 Mi3421 Meridian St N
Huntsville, AL 35811
(256) 539-8161 44.00831 - Huntsville Bible CollegePrivate not-for-profit128 students | 45.70 Mi906 Oakwood Ave
Huntsville, AL 35811
(256) 469-7536 45.70128 - 6,221 students | 48.40 Mi1665 Hampshire Pike
Columbia, TN 38401
(931) 540-2730 48.406,221 - National College-NashvillePrivate for-profit217 students | 52.00 Mi1638 Bell Road
Nashville, TN 37211
(615) 333-3344 52.00217
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