Walters State Community College

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#8608 / #2272
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
State-supported community college in Morristown, Tennessee

Walters State Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2272
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$4,896
Graduation rate
40%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
3,591

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About Walters State Community College

According to Wikipedia, Walters State Community College is a public community college based in Morristown, Tennessee. It was founded in 1970 and is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The college was named in honor of former United States Senator Herbert S. Walters.

Walters State Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
53%40%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Walters State Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$4,896
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$6,661
30K - 48K$6,491
48K - 75K$6,761
75K - 110K$9,705
110K+$11,980

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Walters State Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Walters State Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $40,092 a year, and 84% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Walters State Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
7,0227,022

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Walters State Community College?

Walters State Community College is located at 500 South Davy Crockett Parkway, Morristown, TN 37813-6899.

How Safe is Walters State Community College?

Relative to its enrollment, Walters State Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Morristown has a violent crime rate of 0.78% and a property crime rate of 2.51%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Walters State Community College Known For?

Walters State Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Walters State Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Walters State Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Education
#6014
World Rank
#6017
Historical Rank
#1522
USA Rank

Walters State Community College ranks #1522 in the U.S. and #6014 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Nursing
#4330
World Rank
#4330
Historical Rank
#1709
USA Rank

Walters State Community College ranks #1709 in the U.S. and #4330 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Criminal Justice
#3334
World Rank
#3337
Historical Rank
#1711
USA Rank

Walters State Community College ranks #1711 in the U.S. and #3334 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Engineering
#11496
World Rank
#11503
Historical Rank
#2640
USA Rank

Walters State Community College ranks #2640 in the U.S. and #11496 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Medical
#9979
World Rank
#9981
Historical Rank
#2789
USA Rank

Walters State Community College ranks #2789 in the U.S. and #9979 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees

Who Are Walters State Community College's Most Influential Alumni?

Rodney Atkins
A US country artist.