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Roane State Community College

As of October 3, 2026

The information on this page describes the accreditation relationship between this institution and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. General information about the Commission and the accreditation process is provided at the end of this document.

General Information

CEO Name
Dr. Chris L. Whaley
Address
276 Patton Lane Harriman, TN 37748-5011
Country
United States
Institutional Phone
(865) 354-3000
Approved to Offer
Associate's Degree

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Accreditation Information

Status
Accredited
Public Sanctions
None
Candidacy Date
January 1, 1972
Accreditation Granted
January 1, 1974
Reaffirmation
2020
Distance Education Approval Date
December 5, 2003
Next Reaffirmation
2030
Next Fifth-Year Review
2035
Degree Level
I i See Approved to Offer above for the complete list.
Control
Public

SACSCOC Staff Member

Patricia (Trish) Parrish

Email

In-Progress Reviews

  • 2026 Referral Report

Most Recent History with SACSCOC

  • 2025 Fifth-Year Interim Report

Off-campus Instructional Sites (Additional Locations)

Types

  • Approved >=50%: Site is approved to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval. Only sites offering 50% or more of a program require approval.
  • Approved Branch >=50%: Site is approved as a branch campus to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval.
  • Notified 25-49%: Less than 50% of a program may be offered at the site. Less than 50% of additional programs may be offered with no further site notification.

Sites offering less than 25% of a program do not require notification or approval.

Status

  • Open: Instruction may be offered at the site consistent with the site type defined above.
  • Closed: Closed sites are not shown. A site is closed when (1) the institution has stopped admitting students to the site and (2) SACSCOC has approved the site teach-out plan. Therefore, instruction may continue at a site under the teach-out plan after the site is closed.
  • Alvin C. York Institute
    701 North Main Street Jamestown, TN 38556 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Anderson County Career and Technical Center
    140 Maverick Circle Clinton, TN 37716 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Anderson County High School
    130 Maverick Circle Clinton, TN 37716 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Anderson County Higher Education Center
    220 Frank L. Diggs Drive Clinton, TN 37716 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Campbell County Comprehensive High School
    150 Cougar Lane Jacksboro, TN 37757 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Campbell County Higher Education Center
    201 Independence Lane LaFollette, TN 37766 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Central Wartburg High School
    1119 Knoxville Highway Wartburg, TN 37887 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Clarkrange High School
    5801 So. York Highway Clarkrange, TN 38553 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Clinton High School
    425 Dragon Drive Clinton, TN 37716 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Coalfield High School
    1720 Coal Hill Road Coalfield, TN 37719 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Cumberland County Higher Education Center
    2567 Cook Road Crossville, TN 38571 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Greenback School
    400 Chilhowee Avenue Greenback, TN 37742 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Harriman High School
    920 N Roane St Harriman, TN 37748 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Knox County Center for Health Sciences
    132 Hayfield Road Knoxville, TN 37922 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Knox Regional Health Science Education Center
    9575 Sherrill Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37932 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Lenoir City High School
    1485 Old Highway 95 Lenoir City, TN 37771 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Loudon County Higher Education Center
    100 West Broadway Suite 131 Lenoir City, TN 37771 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Loudon High School
    1039 Mulberry Street Loudon, TN 37774 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Morgan County Career and Technical Center
    132 Flat Fork Road Wartburg, TN 37887 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Morgan County Correctional Complex
    541 Wayne Cotton Morgan Drive Wartburg, TN 37887 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Morgan County Higher Education Center
    308 Solomon Drive Wartburg, TN 37887 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Oak Ridge Branch Campus
    701 Briarcliff Avenue Oak Ridge, TN 37830 United States

    Type: Approved Branch >=50% Status: Open

  • Oak Ridge High School
    1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike Oak Ridge, TN 37830 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Oakdale High School
    225 Clifty Creek Road Oakdale, TN 37939 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Oneida High School
    372 North Main Street Oneida, TN 37841 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Roane County High School
    540 W Cumberland St Kingston, TN 37763 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Roane State Fentress County Higher Education Center
    823 Old Highway 127 South Jamestown, TN 38556 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Rockwood High School
    512 West Rockwood Street Rockwood, TN 37854 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Scott County Higher Education Center
    410 W.H. Swain Boulevard Huntsville, TN 37756 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Scott High School
    400 Scott High Drive Huntsville, TN 37756 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Stone Memorial High School
    2800 Cook Road Crossville, TN 38571 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

About SACSCOC and Accreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the accreditation name of The Commission on Colleges and Universities, is the commission responsible for accrediting degree-granting institutions across the nation and internationally. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees is the representative body of the member institutions also known as the College Delegate Assembly. To gain or maintain accreditation, an institution must comply with SACSCOC policies, procedures, and with all standards contained in the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement in the professional judgment of peer reviewers. SACSCOC’s institutional accreditation includes all degree levels regardless of location or mode of instruction. The Commission accredits the institution as a whole.

Components of the Review Process

The SACSCOC Board of Trustees conducts several types of institutional reviews: (1) Candidate Committee reviews of applicant institutions seeking candidacy, (2) Accreditation Committee reviews of candidate institutions seeking initial membership, (3) Reaffirmation Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following a comprehensive review, (4) Special Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following evaluation of institutional circumstances that are accreditation related, and (5) Substantive Change Committee reviews of member institutions seeking approval and continued accreditation following the review of a change of a significant modification or expansion to the institution’s nature and scope. Each of the above type of reviews has its own evaluation documents and peer review procedures and can be found on the SACSCOC website at www.sacscoc.org.

The Committees on Compliance and Reports (C&R), standing committees of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, review reports prepared by evaluation committees and the institutional responses to those reports. A C&R Committee’s recommendation regarding an institution’s accreditation-related matters is forwarded to the Executive Council for review. The Executive Council recommends action to the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, which makes the final decision on reaffirmation and any monitoring activities that it may require of an institution. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees convenes twice a year.

Complaints Against SACSCOC Accredited Institutions

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) recognizes the value of information provided by students, employees, and others in determining whether an institution’s performance is consistent with SACSCOC standards for obtaining or maintaining accreditation. The Commission’s interest also is in ensuring that member institutions maintain appropriate grievance procedures and standards of procedural fairness and that the procedures are applied appropriately and consistently. The procedures for the review of complaints involving member institutions enable SACSCOC to address possible violations of its Principles of Accreditation, its Core Requirements and Standards, SACSCOC policies or procedures, as well as to address possible violations of an institution’s own policies and procedures, if related to the Principles.

Since SACSCOC’s complaint procedures are for the purpose of addressing any significant non-compliance with SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation, policies, or procedures, the procedures are not intended to be used to involve SACSCOC in disputes between individuals and member institutions, or cause SACSCOC to interpose itself as a reviewing authority in individual matters of admission, grades, granting or transferability of credits, application of academic policies, fees or other financial matters, disciplinary matters or other contractual rights and obligations. Nor does SACSCOC seek redress on an individual’s behalf. Under no circumstances does SACSCOC respond to, or take action on, any complaint or any allegation that contains defamatory statements. Further, SACSCOC will not serve as a grievance panel when the outcome of institutional grievance or appeal processes is unsatisfactory to the complainant.

SACSCOC expects individuals to attempt to resolve the issue through all means available to the complainant, including following the institution’s own published grievance procedures, before submitting a complaint to SACSCOC. Therefore, SACSCOC is under no obligation to consider additional information submitted by the complainant subsequent to the receipt of the formal complaint. SACSCOC’s usual practice is not to consider a complaint that is currently in administrative proceedings, including institutional proceedings, or in litigation. However, if there is substantial, credible evidence that indicates systemic problems with an accredited institution, SACSCOC may, at its discretion, choose to proceed with the review.

For the fastest and most secure review by SACSCOC personnel, we strongly encourage you to submit your formal complaint online. You can easily file your concerns by completing the digital “Complaints Against Institutions: Information Sheet and Form” directly through our secure online portal. Please note that to maintain the integrity of the review process, SACSCOC cannot evaluate oral or anonymous complaints, nor can we accept complaints submitted on behalf of another individual or forwarded from another entity. Filing your complaint electronically ensures it is received immediately and streamlines the review process.

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