Motlow State Community College is a

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with multiple locations in southern

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. The main campus opened its facilities in 1969 and is located in Moore County on 187 acres of land donated by the late Senator

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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. 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 as part of the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association and the

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History

The Motlow family donated of land on which the college is built in

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; subsequently, the college bears the family name—Motlow College.

Presidents

* Sam Ingram (president 1968-1975) * Harry Wagner (president 1975-1986) * Wade Powers (interim president 1986-1987) * A. Frank Glass (president 1987-2003) * Arthur L. Walker, Jr. (president 2003-2006) * MaryLou Apple (president 2006-2015) * Anthony Kinkel (president 2015-2017) * Hilda Tunstill (interim president 2017) * Michael L. Torrence (president 2018-present)

Accreditation

Motlow is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the

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to award the Level 1 associate degree.

Notable alumni

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, professional baseball

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for the

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References

External links

Official website

Official athletics website
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