Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Public

Of 8 assessed programs, 6 leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 9 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$1,020
$30k to $48k	$2,270
$48k to $75k	$8,579
All families (average)	$6,631

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.

8 of 17 programs could be assessed 47% 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
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,372	+$3,563	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$74,734	+$39,925	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$22,176 1-year earnings	-$12,633	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,112	+$24,303	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,422	+$12,613	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,938 1-year earnings	+$7,129	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$66,338	+$31,529	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$23,230 1-year earnings	-$11,579	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	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.