Roane County Schools

Kingston students are served by the Roane County Schools system, which enjoys an excellent reputation. The mission of Roane County Schools is to provide an environment supported by rigorous standards that enable students to have a first class education and become successful, thinking, caring, and productive citizens.

Midway High School

Within the Roane County Schools system is Midway High School, which has been around since 1947.

The school’s small size – a student population of just 286 – dedicated faculty (80 percent of the faculty has a master’s degree or higher) and supportive community have built its stellar reputation. The school earned a bronze medal designation on U.S. News and World Report’s 2009 list of America’s Best High Schools. 

Midway also has access to neighboring Hamilton County’s Virtual School, a program that allows students to take some classes through the Internet.

The school also has a dual-enrollment program with Roane State Community College, which allows students to earn college credit by taking college classes concurrently with their last two years of high school.

Roane State Community College

Roane State Community College has nine locations across east Tennessee,and its flagship Roane County campus is on Patton Lane in Harriman.

Roane State’s two-year academic transfer program offers general education in humanities, mathematics, natural sciences and social sciences.

The college has articulation agreements with many universities throughout the state – including nearby UT Knoxville – to make transferring to a four-year institution an easy, seamless transition.

Programs at Roane State include business management, office administration, accounting, criminal justice, early childhood education, general technology, paralegal studies and health sciences programs such as dental hygiene, nursing, emergency medical technology (EMT) and more.

The college also features athletics (baseball, softball and basketball) and theater and music programs. A number of non-credit, continuing-education courses also are available.

Tennessee Technology Center

Also in Harriman, the Tennessee Technology Center offers eight full-time technology programs in addition to customized workforce training for area industries.

The 60,227-square-foot center is designed to provide high quality technical training to prepare individuals for employment and to upgrade skills of employed workers.