Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton

Elizabethton, Tennessee · Public

Of 10 assessed programs, 7 leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 6 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,181
$30k to $48k	$8,922
$48k to $75k	$8,877
$75k to $110k	$11,359
All families (average)	$8,568

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.

10 of 16 programs could be assessed 62% 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	$44,668	+$9,859	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	105
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,619	+$4,810	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,949	+$7,140	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,394	+$7,585	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,385	+$10,576	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$34,205 1-year earnings	-$604	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,652	+$4,843	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,545	+$12,736	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$25,692	-$9,117	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$27,266	-$7,543	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
IT Administration and Management	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.