Education
Education | Training
COUNTY
Hawkins County's educational system includes 12 elementary schools,
3 middle schools (6-8 grades), and two comprehensive high schools
with fully equipped vocational-technical departments. The educational
system has an average daily attendance of 7,501 and graduates
approximately 400 yearly.
Vocational-Technical training is offered at the Tennessee Technology
Centers at Phipps Bend and Morristown and at the Northeast State
Technical Institute in neighboring Sullivan County adjacent to
the Tri-Cities Airport.
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES
Hawkins County is located within a 75-mile radius of twelve colleges
and universities. The University of Tennessee and East Tennessee
State University jointly operate a branch in Eastern Hawkins County.
MAJOR INSTITUTIONS
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
60 miles |
| East Tennessee State University, Johnson City |
53 miles |
| Walters State Community College, Morristown |
26 miles |
| Kingsport University Branch of University of Tennessee and East
Tennessee State State University |
Eastern Hawkins County |
| Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City |
44 miles |
| Tusculum College, Greeneville |
30 miles |
| Milligan College, Milligan |
58 miles |
| King College, Bristol |
50 miles |
| Virginia Intermont College, Bristol |
50 miles |
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