Tennessee community college enrollment up 2.2 percent over fall 2016

The numbers show Blountville-based Northeast State was down .6 percent, falling from 6,124 to 6,086, while Morristown-based Walters State was up 2 percent, jumping from 5,953 to 6,075. 

Walters State returns to regular schedule Aug. 7

All campuses of Walters State Community College will return to regular schedules beginning Aug. 7. Most administrative offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some offices may have extended hours as fall registration approaches.

Watlers State offering classes at Cherokee High

Classes offered at Cherokee High School are: The College Experience (Thursday); Humanities: Human Adventure I (Monday); Probability and Statistics (Wednesday); Intro to Sociology (Tuesday); and Fundamentals of Speech Communication (Wednesday).

Rogersville student wins second trip abroad

A Walters State Community College student from Hawkins County spent part of her summer studying Western world literature in Greece thanks to a prestigious scholarship given by the U.S. Department of State.

Walters State to be open Monday through Thursday during the summer

The college will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday starting May 22. The summer schedule will be in effect through Aug. 4.

Walters State "Kids College" camps registration oepn

Two weeks are scheduled — June 12-15 and June 19-22 — and students can sign up for one or both weeks. The cost is $120 per week. The deadline to register for Kids College is June 5. Parents are encouraged to register their children early, however, because classes are likely to fill before the deadline.

Kingsport's Williamson recognized as outstanding Walters State student

MORRISTOWN — Kara Williamson of Kingsport was recognized as the Outstanding Production Horticulture Student during Walters State’s 2017 awards banquet, held April 25 at the college’s Morristown Campus.

WSCC taking applications for occupational therapy program

Occupational therapy assistants help patients develop, recover and improve skills needed for daily living and working. They work under the supervision of occupational therapists. Most are involved in direct patient care.

Walters State graduates 51 in 103rd Basic Law Enforcement Class

WSCC dubbed Military Friendly

Walters State Community College received the honor based on the creation of academic programs and services for veterans, active-duty service members and dependents. Victory Media Group also based the selection on the college’s commitment to retaining, supporting and developing the students.

Appalachian food, people focus Of Mildred Haun Conference speaker Sauceman

One of East Tennessee’s most acclaimed food writers and documentarians, Fred Sauceman will be the keynote speaker during the seventh annual Mildred Haun Conference, set for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, at Walters State Community College in Morristown. The conference is free and open to everyone. This year’s theme is, “Foodways: the Intersection of Food in Appalachian Literature, Culture, Traditions and History.”

Walters State announces spring Cherokee High offerings

The following classes will be offered on the night indicated at Cherokee: Music Appreciation (Monday), Introduction to Sociology (Tuesday), Fundamentals of Speech Communication (Wednesday) and Humanities: the Human Adventure (Thursday).

"Night of the Living Dead" coming to WSCC Oct. 28-30., Nov. 4-6

“Our production is different, but we have stayed true to the original script written by John Russo and George Romero. We have taken a different approach in the actual performance,” said TJ Kent, instructor of theater at Walters State.

WSCC Music Theatre degree focuses on singing, dancing, acting

Comptroller has one audit finding for Walters State

The Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury audit has one audit finding for Walters State Community College for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 fiscal year. The recently released audit indicated WSCC did not provide adequate internal controls in two specific areas “of college policies and/or industry-accepted best practices. Inconsistent implementation of internal controls increases the risk of fraud and error.”