Tennessee College
of Applied Technology-Jackson
Public Community College in Jackson, TN. Six-year graduation rate 80%. Median 10-year earnings $38,383.
Students who entered Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson reach a median of $38,383 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 80% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. On economic mobility, 3.2% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 80% — well above the national average
Academics
80% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. 82% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The student-faculty ratio is 20:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. This is a public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. 3,527 undergraduates makes this a mid-sized institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 827 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $8,832 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Income makes less difference than usual: $8,439 at $0–30k, $11,732 at $75–110k. Most students get help: 90% receive grants worth $5,619 on average.
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 · 342 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 | $8,439 |
| $30–48k | $8,798 |
| $48–75k | $6,469 |
| $75–110k | $11,732 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Madison 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)