Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson

Dickson, Tennessee · Public

Of 7 assessed programs, 4 leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 7 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$14,472
$30k to $48k	$14,488
$48k to $75k	$18,722
$75k to $110k	$15,445
All families (average)	$14,780

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.

7 of 14 programs could be assessed 50% 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
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,846	+$14,037	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	106
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,566	+$8,757	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$22,260	-$12,549	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$33,621 1-year earnings	-$1,188	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$61,317	+$26,508	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,375	+$17,566	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$30,908	-$3,901	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	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.