Adult Education Schools in Tennessee
Tennessee contains
one
school that offers adult education programs.
Tusculum College has a total student population of 2,203 and
is the
4056th highest ranked school in America.
Adult Education students from Tennessee schools who go on to become
adult education teachers,
economics professors,
teachers,
educators, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 56,880 people working as
education teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$62,160.
Also, Education administrators make on average $95,340 per year and there are about 105,900 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Tennessee alone, there are
1,610 employed education administrators earning an average yearly salary of
$81,960. Education teachers in this state earn
$54,680/yr and there are 980 employed.
Also, within the adult education schools
in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
17 to 1. Aside from adult education,
there are 4116 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Tennessee Interesting Facts
- The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
- Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
- Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
- Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
- Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.
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