Higher Education Options
Higher education is within easy reach of Roane County residents.
Roane State Community College has nine locations across east Tennessee,and its flagship Roane County campus is on Patton Lane in Harriman.
Roane State’s two-year academic transfer program offers general education in humanities, mathematics, natural sciences and social sciences.
The college has articulation agreements with many universities throughout the state – including nearby UT Knoxville – to make transferring to a four-year institution an easy, seamless transition. Programs at Roane State include business management, office administration, accounting, criminal justice, early childhood education, general technology, paralegal studies and health sciences programs such as dental hygiene, nursing, emergency medical technology (EMT) and more. The college also features athletics (baseball, softball and basketball) and theater and music programs.
A number of non-credit, continuing-education courses also are available.
Visit www.roanestate.edu for more information.
Also in Harriman, the Tennessee Technology Center offers eight full-time technology programs in addition to customized workforce training for area industries. Visit www.ttcharriman.edu for more information.
