Motlow State Community College

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Motlow State Community College
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Motlow State Community College - Smyrna Center
Type Public community college
Established1969
President Michael L. Torrence
Students5,000 [1]
Location, ,
United States

35°21′57″N86°18′00″W / 35.3658°N 86.2999°W / 35.3658; -86.2999
Colors    Green & Gold [2]
Nickname Bucks & Lady Bucks
AffiliationsTCCAA / NJCAA
MascotReagor the buck
Website Motlow.edu

Motlow State Community College is a public community college with multiple locations in southern Middle Tennessee. The main campus opened its facilities in 1969 and is located in Moore County on 187 acres of land donated by the late Senator Reagor Motlow and family. Motlow College also has learning centers in Fayetteville, McMinnville and Smyrna, a teaching site in Sparta and a partnership in Shelbyville at the Middle Tennessee Education Center.

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The college residents in an 11-county service area including Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Franklin, Lincoln, Moore, Rutherford, Van Buren, Warren, and White. The college also allows residents of three border counties in Alabama to pay in-state tuition: Madison, Jackson, and Limestone counties.

Motlow participates in baseball, softball, and men's and women's basketball, and women's soccer [3] as part of the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association and the National Junior College Athletic Association.

History

The Motlow family donated 187 acres (0.76 km2) of land on which the college is built in Moore County, Tennessee; subsequently, the college bears the family name—Motlow College.

Presidents

Accreditation

Motlow is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Level 1 associate degree.

Notable alumni

References

  1. "TN Promise tied to record Motlow enrollment in Smyrna". Daily News Journal.
  2. "Media Bank".
  3. "Motlow State Women's Soccer Built on Success". www.mscc.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  4. Hicks, Tommy (March 18, 2013). "South Alabama's Goldstein cleared to play in tournament". AL.com. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  5. "Bryan Morris Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 10, 2012.