Motlow State
Community College
Public Community College in Tullahoma, TN. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $40,397.
Ten-year median earnings of $40,397 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 34% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 34% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 55% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. 14% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. A 22:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,057 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $17,423 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($15,003 versus $17,265), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 79% get grants averaging $5,982, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,473 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $15,003 |
| $30–48k | $15,026 |
| $48–75k | $17,151 |
| $75–110k | $18,151 |
| $110k+ | $17,265 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Moore County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)