West Tennessee Business College Information

West Tennessee Business College is a postsecondary education institute. In 1888 Jackson School of Business was opened and specialized in offering only business subjects like reading, writing, arithmetic, spelling and bookkeeping. In 1923 West Tennessee Business College was also organized in Jackson. It was located in the former Montgomery Ward building at the east corner of College and Liberty Streets. In 1928, the school was moved to the third floor of the Elks Building on Baltimore Street. In 1929, the Jackson School of Business and West Tennessee Business College were merged and became known as West Tennessee Business College. This name was retained because so many of the students attending WTBC were residents of towns outside Jackson and Madison County. West Tennessee Business College was again moved in 1958 when property was purchased on East Main Street. In 1977, the College was purchased by the New World Corporation, located in Anniston, Alabama. In 1981, WTBC moved to its present location on Highway 45 Bypass. West Tennessee Business College is accredited as a business school by The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges & Schools, authorized by The Tennessee Higher Education Commission and licensed by Tennessee State Board of Cosmetology.