Tennessee College
of Applied Technology-Knoxville
Public Community College in Knoxville, TN. Six-year graduation rate 71%. Median 10-year earnings $37,235.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $37,235, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 71% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
71% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. Retention of 66% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate population is 2,129 — big enough for a real range of programs, small enough to navigate.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,373 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $19,520 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $19,783 at $0–30k against $22,729 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 93% of students receive it, averaging $4,218.
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 · 583 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 | $19,783 |
| $30–48k | $20,938 |
| $48–75k | $19,426 |
| $75–110k | $22,729 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Knox County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)