Tennessee College
of Applied Technology Northwest
Public Community College in Newbern, TN. Six-year graduation rate 69%. Median 10-year earnings $38,514.
Students who entered Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest reach a median of $38,514 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 69% 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
A 69% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention is 64% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 32% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 20:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,002 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $8,973 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $9,431 at $0–30k against $12,712 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 96% of students get grant aid averaging $4,886, 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 · 373 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 | $9,431 |
| $30–48k | $9,680 |
| $48–75k | $9,681 |
| $75–110k | $12,712 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Dyer 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)