Northeast State Community College Has Been Called One Of The Safest Colleges And Universities In The Country. The Blountville School Received The Ranking From Stateuniversity.Com Which Based Its Scores On Statistics From 450 Public Schools And Universities Submitted To Federal Law Enforcement Authorities In 2008. John Edens Is The Director Of Police And Safety And Has Said There Is A Tremendous Amount Of Teamwork On Campus To Make It Safe For Students. Meanwhile, The Report Ranked East Tennessee State University In Johnson City As Tennessee’s Eighth Safest School While Emory And Henry Was Ranked Virginia’s Third Safest.