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With diverse cultural and recreational opportunities, award-winning health care facilities and the enjoyment of four distinct seasons, Oak Ridge is within a day’s drive of 75% of the United States market. Groves Park Commons, Tennessee's first certified green subdivision, offers outstanding Oak Ridge homes, Oak Ridge townhomes, Oak Ridge condos and a wonderful selection of Oak Ridge custom homes.
The quality of life in Oak Ridge is greatly enhanced by its endless choices of recreational, entertainment and cultural options.
Two major interstates (I40 and I75) intersect just minutes from Oak Ridge providing easy access to both the north/south and east/west routes. McGhee Tyson, a regional airport located just 30 minutes from Oak Ridge offers, non-stop services to most major cities and one-stop service to other destinations.
Recreation
- Oak Ridge offers a variety of indoor and outdoor sports activities including golf, rowing, swimming, tennis, and soccer, to name a few.
- The University of Tennessee Arboretum has 260-acres to explore with 800 species of plants in their natural habitat.
- Sixteen parks are strategically located throughout the city to be within one-half mile of each residential area. For more information on Oak Ridge Parks and Recreation, click here.
- The Clinch River, which borders Oak Ridge, offers clear, naturally flowing water for boating and fishing enthusiasts.
- Melton Hill Lake is a top course for world-class rowing events. The Oak Ridge Rowing Association promotes the sport and teams from around the world use the course for Olympic training.
- Oak Ridge is less than an hour from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most-visited park, with miles of hiking trails and trout streams. Just 30 miles north is the less crowded Big South Fork National Recreation Area. And 60 miles south is the Ocoee River with world-class white-water rafting and kayaking courses used in the 1996 Olympic Games.
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Education
No matter what age or ambition, educational opportunities are limitless and highly regarded.
Oak Ridge schools have been praised for excellence since the system began in 1943. With 4,800 students, the system includes four elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, all certified by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Students are assured individual attention from the system's professional staff of almost 800. The student-to-teacher ratio in kindergarten through fourth grade is 13 to 1.
Higher learning institutions in the area include Roane State Community College, Pellissippi State Technical Community College, and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
For members of the workforce seeking new training opportunities, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development offers several programs, including the Industrial Training Service, Manufacturing Means Jobs and Tennessee Job Skills.
Oak Ridge also has church school and private school opportunities for families interested in those educational paths. St. Mary's Catholic School serves 223 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grades and is in the center of Oak Ridge. Several churches offer smaller school programs. A Montessori program is also offered and is affiliated with the American Montessori Society.
Healthcare
Methodist Medical Center (www.mmcoakridge.com)
Methodist Medical Center is a 301-bed, nonprofit, regional medical facility serving Anderson and four adjacent counties. Its medical staff of more than 175 physicians represents 30 medical and surgical specialties.
As the first hospital to receive the coveted Tennessee Quality Governor's Award, MMC is fully accredited and has received scores of other quality care awards.
Among the hospital's offerings are the Methodist Regional Cancer Center, a state-of-the-art treatment facility that holds the highest level of accreditation possible for a non-teaching hospital; an advanced cardiology services department with the latest technology in bypass surgery, angioplasty, emergency treatment and rehabilitation; and the Wellness Place which offers health seminars, fitness classes and chronic disease supportive care for all ages.
Methodist has recently completed a $40 million renovation a nd expansion project. It has resulted in approximately 239 private rooms for patients, separate corridors for clinical transport needs and public use, and relocation and expansion of the hospital's emergency room. In addition, a new parking garage has been added.
Mental health services in the area include Ridgeview, a private, not-for-profit community mental health center, fully accredited by the Joint Commission of Health Care Organizations and licensed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities and the Department of Health, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services. The range of programs and services provides individualized care of adults, youth and children. Acute inpatient services for adults, as well as outpatient and administrative services are provided at Ridgeview's facility.