Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 5,284 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificateGraduates here earned $40,005 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 20 finishedGraduates here earned $40,916 a year after finishingNationally: $43,763
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificateGraduates here earned $20,537 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $36,018 a year after finishingNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 30 finishedGraduates here earned $53,816 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificateGraduates here earned $38,963 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 61 finishedGraduates here earned $54,414 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 46 finishedGraduates here earned $57,628 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,439
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate degree · 35 finishedGraduates here earned $55,568 a year after finishingNationally: $54,761
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $62,462 a year after finishingNationally: $63,073
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,799
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 26 finishedGraduates here earned $31,651 a year after finishingNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)CertificateGraduates here earned $39,435 a year after finishingNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificateGraduates here earned $50,241 a year after finishingNationally: $56,388
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificateGraduates here earned $25,210 a year after finishingNationally: $27,959
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 17 finishedGraduates here earned $27,513 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $49,914 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedGraduates here earned $38,922 a year after finishingNationally: $30,026
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificateGraduates here earned $46,789 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 85 finishedGraduates here earned $70,971 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificateGraduates here earned $51,527 a year after finishingNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificateGraduates here earned $42,510 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
Other programs (18)
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 12 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 38 finishedGraduates here earned $38,962 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Community Organization and AdvocacyAssociate degreeNationally: $35,780
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCertificateNationally: $23,873
- Education, GeneralAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $28,911
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $40,447
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $29,032 a year afterNationally: $37,255
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 466 finishedGraduates here earned $31,154 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificateNationally: $41,294
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,629
- MusicAssociate degreeNationally: $26,345
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $57,582
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 20 finishedGraduates here earned $29,368 a year afterNationally: $37,661
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $26,742
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $5,286per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $14,072sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,916Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 14%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 29%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $39,3636 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $43,80510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $12,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 31%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 21%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Chattanooga State Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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