Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee · Public

Of 8 assessed programs, 5 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	$16,215
$30k to $48k	$15,615
$48k to $75k	$14,185
$75k to $110k	$17,220
All families (average)	$15,816

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

8 of 15 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
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$32,396	-$2,413	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	95
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,094	+$10,285	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	73
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,407	+$28,598	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,889	+$19,080	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,996	+$17,187	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,779	+$970	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$34,000	-$809	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$31,815	-$2,994	falls short	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	27
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Administrative and Office Support	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
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Laboratory Science	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, 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.