History
For over 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.
Location
Since its founding in 1857, 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.
Residence Life
The campus includes a variety of attractive and
comfortable residence halls; men reside in Fowler Hall,
and women in Keith
Hall, TWC also has two apartment style residence
halls. Nocatula Apartments has four
private bedrooms, two baths, and a common
dining, living and kitchen area in each suite.
In the Fall of 2007, Wesley Commons was added, a
102 bed residence hall that also has four
bedrooms per suite with common living, dining
and kitchen facilities.
Size
Tennessee Wesleyan College enrolls over 850
students.
Student/faculty ratio: 13:1
Curriculum
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.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition, room and board, and fees for full-time
resident students along with tuition and fees
for full-time non-resident students can be found here.
Activities/Clubs
More than 30 clubs and
organizations are active on Tennessee Wesleyan's
campus, including student
government, academic and interest groups, honor
societies, performance groups, religious
organizations, and sororities.
Athletics
Tennessee Wesleyan College participates in NAIA
Division II, Region XII, is a member of the respected
Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC), and
fields teams in men's and women's soccer, men's
and women's basketball, men's and women's golf,
men's and women's cross country, men's and
women's tennis, baseball, softball and women's
volleyball and men's and women's lacrosse.
Financial Aid
More than 90% of the student body receive
financial assistance in the form of
scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study
opportunities.
Accreditation
- Tennessee Wesleyan College is accredited
by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to
award bachelor's degrees.
- The Tennessee State
Board of Education approves Tennessee Wesleyan
College programs in teacher education.
- The
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
accredits the Tennessee Wesleyan College Nursing
Program.
Admission Policy
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.
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