Roane State Community College (RSCC) Introduction and Academics

Introduction

Roane State Community College (RSCC) is a two-year community college in eastern Tennessee. It was founded in 1969. The Main RSCC campus is in Harriman. There are branch campuses in Crossville, Hunstville, Lenoir City, Knoxville, Jamestown, Knoxville, Oak Ridge, and Wartburg.

The main campus features a state-of-the-art humanities building with a large theatre, while the Oak Ridge campus serves over 2,000 students a term and includes a library; several computer labs; art, science, and music labs; a grill; a bookstore; and a health science wing. Evening classes are available on several campuses.

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Information Summary

Ranks 46th in Tennessee and 1768th overall. See the entire top 2,000 colleges and universities list
Overall Score (about)	68.0
Total Cost On-Campus Attendance	$5,943
Admission Success rate	N/A
ACT 75%ile scores	21
Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty	22 : 1
Retention (full-time / part-time)	54% / 49%
Enrollment Total (all students)	5,688

Academics

RSCC offers direct entry work programs in police science, office administration, business management, and over a dozen health science fields. The Associate of Science in Teaching (AST) degree program is designed for students planning on earning teach certification for K-6 from a Tennessee Board of Regents University after their time at RSCC. The contemporary management program at RSCC is designed to allow working students to earn a degree while they continue to be employed.

Health fields at RSCC include Allied Health Sciences, Nursing (RN), Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Dental Hygiene Technology, Opticianry, Health Information, Massage Therapy, Emergency Medical Services, Paramedic, Polysomnography, Medical Transcription, Paramedic, and Diagnosis & Procedural Coding. The LPN Career Mobility program allows licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to become registered nurses (RNs) while continuing to work full-time.

Regents Online Degree Program

The Regents Online Degree Program (RODP) allows students to earn their associate

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Admissions

In keeping with their mission to offer higher education to any adult in their catchment area who wishes to receive it, RSCC has open admissions. Registrations in some programs may have additional requirements or restraints, particularly in health care.

Financial Aid

In addition to the usual array of state and federal financial aid options, RSCC administrates several of their own scholarships. 81% of students receive financial aid of some sort.

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Students

Demographics

There are roughly 5,500 students enrolled at any given time. About 55% of those are full-time and the remaining 45% are part-time. About 40% of the student body is male and 60% is female. Nearly 80% of students attend full time. About 1% of the registrants are international students.

Clubs and Organizations

There are a large number of clubs and organizations at RSCC to fulfill personal and professional student interests. They include:

American Chemical Society Student Section, an organization in which students take sample tests and attend lectures to enhance their classroom education.

Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM), a bible study group for Baptists that also participates in mission projects.

Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning (ORICL), is a group for seniors interested in furthering their educations through field trips, non-credit courses, and retreats. Membership is open to all senior residents in the RSCC service area. Membership dues entitle members to attend up to five events per semester.

Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society for community colleges. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2 and have completed at least twelve hours of college credit.

Playmakers is a theatrical company.

Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) promotes awareness about drinking and drug use, especially as pertains to driving.

TAO Astronomical Society promotes interest in astronomy and works to diminish light pollution in Tennessee.

Caney Creek Samples is the RSCC magazine for poetry, short fiction, plays, essays, music, and art.

Roane State Concert Choir performs a repertoire of standard selections at college, public, civic, church, and community events.

Student Government Association (SGA) at RSCC is the representative voice of the student body for the administration.

Food Service on Campus

There are two restaurants at RSCC, Anderson

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Athletics

The athletics department at RSCC is known as the Raiders. Roane State competes in men and women

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Tamke-Allan Observatory

The Tamke-Allan Observatory (TAO) at RSCC holds numerous events for students at RSCC and the general public, including the annual Engineers and Astronomers Picnic. TAO also owns a mobile solar observatory which travels to different locations to make presentations to groups as well as to catch the best pieces of dark sky. Astronomers introduce visitors to the Crab Nebula, Saturn, concepts of solar dynamics, and historical astronomy.

Expo Center

The Henry Stafford East Tennessee Agricultural Exposition Center on the Harriman campus hosts a wide range of agricultural and livestock events every year. The 72,000 square foot main building features a heated indoor show ring, holding area, roping chutes, cattle pens, and return alley. There is also an outdoor arena, 300 stall barn, and warm-up pen. The area behind the Expo Center contains a campground with 47 camper hook-ups, each with electric service and water. The Expo Center allows many students opportunities to show horses and livestock or be otherwise involved with agricultural showmanship.

Bibliography

Athletics. Roane State Community College. Web. 26 May. 2011.

Clubs and Organizations. Roane State Community College. Web. 26 May. 2011.

Expo Center. Roane State Community College. Web. 26 May. 2011.

Fiske, Edward B. Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011. Chicago: Sourcebooks, 2010. Print.

Fitness Center. Roane State Community College. Web. 26 May. 2011.

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