Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee · Public

Of 29 assessed programs, 23 leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 6 fall short. Another 30 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,369
$30k to $48k	$4,920
$48k to $75k	$6,708
$75k to $110k	$8,002
$110k and up	$7,201
All families (average)	$5,283

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

29 of 59 programs could be assessed 49% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Tennessee high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$43,457	+$8,648	clears the bar	$10,243	1.2 yrs	613
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$72,920	+$38,111	clears the bar	$13,500	0.4 yrs	142
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,020	+$22,211	clears the bar	$9,375	0.4 yrs	73
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	$63,171	+$28,362	clears the bar	$12,000	0.4 yrs	59
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$60,050	+$25,241	clears the bar	$13,000	0.5 yrs	53
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$45,111	+$10,302	clears the bar	$15,150	1.5 yrs	42
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$26,274	-$8,535	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Design	Associate's Degree	$36,691	+$1,882	clears the bar	$9,288	4.9 yrs	29
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$41,033	+$6,224	clears the bar	$12,698	2.0 yrs	28
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$31,590 1-year earnings	-$3,219	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$57,028	+$22,219	clears the bar	$13,595	0.6 yrs	19
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$50,158	+$15,349	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$31,289	-$3,520	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	$81,335	+$46,526	clears the bar	$13,125	0.3 yrs	15
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,622	+$3,813	clears the bar	$5,500	1.4 yrs	12
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$30,368 1-year earnings	-$4,441	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Associate's Degree	$41,951	+$7,142	clears the bar	$16,422	2.3 yrs	8
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,282	+$473	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$36,204 1-year earnings	+$1,395	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$25,704	-$9,105	falls short	$7,198	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,576	+$19,767	clears the bar	$5,079	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,361	+$2,552	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,846	+$20,037	clears the bar	$5,500	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,366	+$28,557	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,096	+$6,287	clears the bar	$5,415	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,184	+$15,375	clears the bar	$3,933	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,911	+$8,102	clears the bar	$5,500	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$24,429	-$10,380	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$55,124	+$20,315	clears the bar	$7,704	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Community Organization and Advocacy	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.