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Tennessee Wesleyan College

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Campus Location

204 East College Street
Athens, TN 37303
USA
Main Tel: (423) 745-7504
Web Site

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Tennessee Wesleyan College Highlights

Where Tennessee Wesleyan College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • United Methodist religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in education and teaching and nutrition and exercise therapy.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Large number of students.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor19427

Students

The student enrollment at Tennessee Wesleyan College was 861 in 2007 (786 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 15,550
Room and board$ 5,700
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 2,200

Financial Aid: Tennessee Wesleyan College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  26
Without tenure; working toward tenure  13
Without tenure; tenure not available  10

Housing and Meals

Tennessee Wesleyan College provides on-campus housing for 401 of its 786 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Tennessee Wesleyan College Athletics

Tennessee Wesleyan College is in the Appalachian Athletic Conference for major sports.

Tennessee Wesleyan College offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 91 male students received the aid (men were 48% of those receiving aid) and 99 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 52% of students receiving such aid) .

Tennessee Wesleyan College Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men81%
Women76%
All78%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal430-570
Math480-560

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (51 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Finance
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

  • Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (28 awarded)

  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (6 awarded)

  • Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (20 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • International/Global Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

  • Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth

MUSIC (2 awarded)

  • Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (45 awarded)

  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (16 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

  • Christian Studies
  • Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies

SCIENCE (5 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Tennessee Wesleyan College with government-defined occupation categories.)

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