About Us

Learn About Our College

Walters State is a learning centered, comprehensive community college established in 1970 to provide affordable and quality higher education opportunities for the residents of East Tennessee. We offer associate degrees and technical certificates that prepare students to transfer to four-year colleges and universities or enter the workforce.

 

Dr. Tony Miksa hands a graduate her degree.
Commencement 2023

 

 

 

 

Walters State has been named

Tennessee's Community College

of the Year

two years in a row: 2022 and 2023

 

Community College of the Year trophy

 

96%

Our technical education graduates find jobs within six months of earning their degrees.

5,477

Students enrolled Fall 2022

19

Average Student Class Size

TTP

Walters State offers guaranteed transfer to state public

four-year colleges and universities through the

Tennessee Transfer Program (TTP)

 

Five convenient locations

 

 

Walters State has been named a VETS campus by the
Tennessee Board of Regents.

 

 

Expo Center

 

The college’s Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center in White Pine hosts around 50 agriculture, commercial and other events each year.
 

 

Accreditation

Walters State Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees. Walters State Community College also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Walters State Community College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).