Walters State Community College
Morristown, Tennessee · Also known as WSCC · Website
$37,085
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$37,085
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Walters State Community College is a public 2-year college in Morristown, Tennessee with 3,591 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,387 a year (tuition and fees $4,752 in-state, $17,736 out-of-state). 33% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $37,085 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,387
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,752
Out-of-state $17,736
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
33%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$37,085
Rank 3,182 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $5,387
- Tuition in-state
- $4,752
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,736
- Cost of attendance
- $14,313
- Students with a need-based grant
- 30%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,826
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,087
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,453
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $7,763
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,936 in 2015-16 to $4,752 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 3,591
- Part-time students
- 30%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 33%
- Retention rate
- 53%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 29
- Endowment
- $18.7M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,182 of 5,094 US colleges and 68 of 120 in Tennessee (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,387 | $15,261 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,752 | $15,120 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 70% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 33% | 60% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 53% | 74% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $15,784 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,089 | $34,684 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,085 | $38,610 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 48% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 52% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
29 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 626 | Withheld | $24,893 | $40,973 | $44,125 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 167 | Withheld | $44,624 | $55,834 | $57,702 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 83 | Withheld | $39,065 | $43,435 | $57,584 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 83 | Withheld | $57,329 | $68,324 | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 56 | Withheld | $25,882 | $34,356 | $48,733 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | Withheld | $47,280 | $54,751 | $65,389 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | $36,266 | $51,498 | $54,246 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | $37,419 | $35,447 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $30,875 | $34,272 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | $35,173 | $46,116 | $42,269 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | $12,280 | $42,127 | $41,787 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,343 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,792 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| Legal Support ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 7 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fire ProtectionAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,589 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,283 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,593 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Morristown and Tennessee on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Tennessee
- Homes: Homes for sale in Tennessee
Questions and answers
How much does Walters State Community College cost?
$5,387 a year is the average net price at Walters State Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,752 for in-state students and $17,736 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,313. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,826 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Walters State Community College?
Walters State Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Walters State Community College graduates earn?
$37,085 a year is the median pay of former Walters State Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,089 after 6 years). That ranks 3,182 of 5,094 US colleges and 68 of 120 in Tennessee. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $57,329.
What is the graduation rate at Walters State Community College?
33% of first-time, full-time students at Walters State Community College finish within 3 years. 53% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Walters State Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (626 associate's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (167 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (83 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 29 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.