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Tennessee Wesleyan College

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School Notes Overview:

In keeping with the spirit of the liberal arts, Tennessee Wesleyan College seeks within the framework of the Judeo-Christian tradition to provide for students the highest quality educational experience, to promote a personal life-style founded on integrity, responsibility, meaning, and purpose, and to prepare for a life of leadership and service in an ever changing global community.

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School Overview:

	Tennessee Wesleyan College
County	McMinn County, TN
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate	733 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	132 students

Total Enrollment	865 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	327 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	100%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	40%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$2,867
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	78%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$3,909
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	100%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$4,969
% Students Receiving Loans	63%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$2,713

School Notes:

Tennessee Wesleyan takes pride in its role as a small church-related college affiliated with the United Methodist Church and accepts the challenge of advancing a community of learning on the main campus in Athens and at its off-campus sites. The College serves a heterogeneous student body comprising traditional and non-traditional students, non-degree-seeking adult learners, and a significant international student population.
For almost 150 years, Tennessee Wesleyan College has been a vital institution of higher education in the Southeast. Tennessee Wesleyan is affiliated with the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church. Students complete a required liberal arts core curriculum that spans four years and emphasizes a global perspective on history, literature, and culture. Student participation is promoted through writing assignments, discussion, and an active approach to thinking and reasoning.
The College offers baccalaureate programs in fine arts, humanities, natural and social sciences as well as business, nursing, other career-related areas, and teacher certification. The curriculum is designed to prepare graduates to be knowledgeable, to think critically and creatively, and to develop a basis for effective judgment.
Tennessee Wesleyan College's curriculum spans more than 25 programs of study, including our interdisciplinary programs, which allow students to combine classes from more than one subject area to create a more specialized major
Tennessee Wesleyan College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, or physical handicap in its educational programs, admissions activities, or employment practices.
The campus has been situated on a hill within the city limits of Athens. Today the College occupies a forty-acre tract of land two blocks north of the courthouse square. Athens, the county seat of McMinn County and a community of 15,000, is located near I-75 midway between Chattanooga and Knoxville in the heart of the Sweetwater Valley.
Tennessee Wesleyan College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award bachelor's degrees.
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In the News:

Cascade soccer standout signs with Tennessee Wesleyan (Shelbyville Times-Gazette)
posted on May 29, 2011 at 05:13:01 am
Trent Turner signed scholarship papers to play collegiate soccer at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens. "He is a big, strong lad, he holds the ball up well and is good with his back to goal," TWC...
TWC returning to World Series (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
posted on May 23, 2011 at 06:48:13 am
David Bergin hardly can wait to get to Lewiston, Idaho. The Tennessee Wesleyan College baseball pitcher and designated hitter says he’s never played in front of more than a hundred or so people, but he and his teammates probably will have about 6,000 watching their game Friday night against NAIA World Series host Lewis-Clark State.
Elementary golf team meets Feb. 28 at South (Crossville Chronicle)
posted on February 24, 2011 at 08:54:53 pm
Cumberland County High School senior pitcher Kelly Walker, 17, daughter of Debbie Walker and the late Edward Walker, signed a softball scholarship for 2011-'12 with Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens.
Walker to throw softball at Tennessee Wesleyan (Crossville Chronicle)
posted on February 22, 2011 at 08:54:53 pm
Cumberland County High School senior pitcher Kelly Walker, 17, daughter of Debbie Walker and the late Edward Walker, signed a softball scholarship for 2011-'12 with Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens.
February 17 photos (The Daily Post-Athenian)
posted on February 17, 2011 at 07:18:38 pm
Showing kindness Photo by Jason Reynolds The Psychology Club at Tennessee Wesleyan College delivered plants Wednesday to local police officers, firefighters, dispatchers and other officials.