Tennessee College
of Applied Technology Nashville
Public Community College in Nashville, TN. Six-year graduation rate 70%. Median 10-year earnings $38,955.
Students who entered Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville reach a median of $38,955 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate of 70% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
70% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. 85% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 65% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. The student-faculty ratio is 18:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,103 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $17,164 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $16,215 at $0–30k, $17,220 at $75–110k. 100% of students get grant aid averaging $4,372, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay.
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 · 401 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 | $16,215 |
| $30–48k | $15,615 |
| $48–75k | $14,185 |
| $75–110k | $17,220 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Davidson 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)