Southwest Tennessee Community College
Memphis, Tennessee
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 5,047 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.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $56,191 a year after finishingNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $49,969 a year after finishingNationally: $43,763
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 93 finishedGraduates here earned $49,092 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 28 finishedGraduates here earned $51,852 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,799
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
- Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,933
- Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,794
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
- Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,469
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 80 finishedGraduates here earned $78,128 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (16)
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 8 finishedNationally: $39,059
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $44,791
- BiotechnologyAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $44,861
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 42 finishedGraduates here earned $41,302 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $58,916
- Education, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $28,911
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $45,311
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $40,447
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 473 finishedGraduates here earned $34,772 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $38,629
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $26,742
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $5,091per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $13,153sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,217Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 0%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 19%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $33,4076 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $38,11710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 19%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 27%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Southwest Tennessee 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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