Hiwassee College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Hiwassee College is a private, two-year, educational institution located in Madisonville, Tennessee. Founded in 1849, it is one of oldest colleges in Tennessee. The institute was originally a small school for boys and was known as the Tullagalla Academy. Methodist leaders later expanded the school to become a college. The college confers several associate’s degrees in the field of humanities, science and applied science. The college also offers an online degree program.

Hiwassee College sponsors a number of sports teams, including basketball, soccer, volleyball, golf and baseball, among others. Athletics teams at Hiwassee are nicknamed the Tigers. The college publishes a quarterly newspaper known as The Tiger’s Tale.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management and security and law enforcement.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 116 in 2009-2010 (85 full-time equivalent).

About 54% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 46% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 85% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Hiwassee provides on-campus housing for 327 of its 85 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Agricultural Business Technology
• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (0 awarded)

• Animal Sciences
• Equestrian/Equine Studies
• Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Forest Technology/Technician
• Forestry

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (4 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Services

LAW (1 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (5 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sociology

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Pre-Pharmacy Studies

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Pre-Veterinary Studies

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Pre-Nursing Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (1 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded)

• Psychology