West Tennessee Business College

Location and Contact Information

1186 Highway 45 Bypass
Jackson, TN 38301
USA
Main Tel: (731) 668-7240
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

West Tennessee Business College, WTBC, was established in 1923. In 1929, it merged with the Jackson School of Business. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, it offers a number of Associate of Applied Science degrees as well as diploma programs. Students can choose from courses in the fields of medical assistance, professional medical coding, cosmetology, and administrative assistance, among others.

West Tennessee Business College offers extensive financial assistance to eligible students. Aid of up to $50,000 annually is offered in the form of scholarships such as the Imagine America Scholarship, and the High School Senior Scholarship. The college also offers a variety of career services including job placement assistance.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in beauty and cosmetology and office and administration.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Continuous.

Features of note:

  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

West Tennessee Business College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 99% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant97%$3,671
Institutional Grant6%$1,736
Federal Grant96%$3,358
Pell Grant84%$3,293
Other Federal Grant13%$3,784
State or Local Grant12%$1,912

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan59%$5,833
Federal Loan59%$5,833
Other Loan  

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

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to West Tennessee Business College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Valley CollegePrinceton, WV32
2Mountain State CollegeParkersburg, WV99
3Valley CollegeMartinsburg, WV88
4Newport Business InstituteLower Burrell, PA66
5Cambria-Rowe Business CollegeIndiana, PA108
6Metro Business College of Cape GirardeauCape Girardeau, MO457
7Olean Business InstituteOlean, NY70
8Du Bois Business CollegeOil City, PA58
9Northeastern Technical CollegeCheraw, SC1,010
10Midstate CollegePeoria, IL647

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
1-2 year certificate1635
< 1 year certificate182
Associate82

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  16

Students

Student enrollment was 406 in 2009-2010 (273 full-time equivalent).

About 5% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 95% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 40% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 92% are full-time and 8% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men100%
Women100%
All100%

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (40 awarded)

  • Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist
  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
  • Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (17 awarded)

  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (104 awarded)

  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (28 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science