Walters State
Community College
Public Community College in Morristown, TN. Six-year graduation rate 33%. Median 10-year earnings $37,085.
Students who entered Walters State Community College reach a median of $37,085 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 33% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 33% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 33% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention is weak: only 53% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 17:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,781 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $6,262 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $4,826 at $0–30k, $132 at $110k+. Most students get help: 86% receive grants worth $6,303 on average.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,356 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $4,826 |
| $30–48k | $5,087 |
| $48–75k | $6,453 |
| $75–110k | $7,763 |
| $110k+ | $132 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hamblen County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)