Academics at Southwest Tennessee Community College

All About Academics

Whats the point of going to college without academics? Below is an overview of academic life at Southwest Tennessee Community College — the faculty and staff who teach, the majors and fields of study on offer, and the online and distance options available.

31 Majors With Completions

19:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

49% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Southwest Tennessee Community College:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Southwest Tennessee Community College is 19 to 1, higher than the national average of 15 to 1, so some classes may be larger than at other schools. With 49% of instructors full time, Southwest Tennessee Community College is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Southwest Tennessee Community College offers 31 majors with reported completions across 13 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Southwest Tennessee Community College are shown below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	—
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

The most popular majors at Southwest Tennessee Community College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	473
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	121
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	80
Business Administration, Management and Operations	47
Computer and Information Sciences, General	37

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Southwest Tennessee Community College:

Need flexibility? Check whether Southwest Tennessee Community College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 4,308 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (46% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further into Southwest Tennessee Community College

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

Majors & Degree Programs at Southwest Tennessee Community College — every major and degree program offered
Faculty & Class Sizes at Southwest Tennessee Community College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation and Retention at Southwest Tennessee Community College — how well the school retains and graduates students
Online Learning at Southwest Tennessee Community College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation Detail at Southwest Tennessee Community College — regional and program accreditation status