Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski

Pulaski, Tennessee · Public

Of 7 assessed programs, 6 leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 7 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$14,653
$30k to $48k	$13,697
$48k to $75k	$17,361
$75k to $110k	$18,501
All families (average)	$15,269

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	$47,845	+$13,036	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,577	+$17,768	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,146 1-year earnings	+$5,337	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,832 1-year earnings	+$12,023	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,162	+$4,353	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$28,697	-$6,112	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,060	+$16,251	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Construction Trades, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Environmental Control 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.