Athens, Knoxville & Chattanooga TN

I'm from Chattanooga but not live near Knoxville. You are not going to have many job options in McMinn County/Athens. Chattanooga and Knoxville each have multiple hospitals.

As far as waitlist, there really aren't waitlists. Basically, it's a pointbased. If you have all of your pre-reqs and score high on the NET, you shouldn't have to wait. I got into Chattanooga State on my first try.

Knoxville has more nursing school options than Chattanooga.

BTW, each community college is different. I went to Chatt State and got into the program with all prereqs complete. I didn't accept the offer and years later I'm not having to take Statistics JUST to apply to Roane State's program. They require Math1150 or higher completed with a C before you can even apply to the nursing program.

You could look into Cleveland State, it's close to Lee. Lee is actually in Cleveland/Bradley County. But Tennessee Wesleyan is in Athens.

Good luck with your move. I love East Tennessee. Athens is halfway between Knoxville and Chattanooga but it's too rural for me. I live in Blount County. It's too rural for me as well. I grew up in Chattanooga city limits but in a suburb called Hixson.

Hi iwannabe,

I live in Knoxville, I've been here for about 8 months....moved from FL. I just begun looking into nursing schools here and I can say there are many options. As far as Knoxville itself, it is so wonderful here! We once looked into moving to Athens, but I'm glad we opted for Knoxville. There is so much to do here and if you have children its a great family place. Many opportunities here with education, activities, etc.... pretty much what ever you want is at your fingertips! You can live right in the middle of the action or you can live 10 minutes away and feel like you're deep in the country.

I wish you the best of luck!