Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson

Jackson, Tennessee · Public

Of 10 assessed programs, 6 leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 9 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,439
$30k to $48k	$8,798
$48k to $75k	$6,469
$75k to $110k	$11,732
All families (average)	$8,472

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 19 programs could be assessed 53% 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	$47,168	+$12,359	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	100
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,457	+$15,648	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,509	+$11,700	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$33,005 1-year earnings	-$1,804	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,562	+$4,753	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$71,457	+$36,648	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$61,959	+$27,150	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$21,227 1-year earnings	-$13,582	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$29,653	-$5,156	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$33,670 1-year earnings	-$1,139	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	23
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	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.