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Genesis Career College-Lebanon

Lebanon, Tennessee · Fringe town

0%
Transfer rate
$15,107
Avg net price
59%
Grad / completion
$24,977
Median earnings

Genesis Career College-Lebanon is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Lebanon, Tennessee (fringe town setting), enrolling 96 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 96 undergradsFringe townCold winters

About Lebanon, Tennessee

Lebanon is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. Local residents have called Lebanon "Cedar City", mostly a reference to the abundance of "cedar" (Juniperus virginiana) trees in the area. Cracker Barrel was founded in Lebanon by Dan Evins in 1969 and has its corporate headquarters there. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe town
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
377 miles
Nearest airport
20 miles to Nashville (BNA) · major hub

How Genesis Career College-Lebanon compares

Graduation rate59%

Higher than 46% · #53 of 81 in Tennessee

First-year retention63%

Higher than 28%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$24,977

Higher than 18% · #59 of 70 in Tennessee

Average net price$15,107

Cheaper than 50% · #45 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment96

Larger than 27%

Percentiles compare Genesis Career College-Lebanon with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Tennessee.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White48%
  • Black20%
  • Hispanic24%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial7.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
96
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
84%
First-generation students
58%
Students over 25
36%
Median family income
$17,500

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$15,107

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
59%
First-year retention
63%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$20,919
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$24,977
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
83%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
21%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$14,303
$30–48k
$14,402
$48–75k
$16,846
$75–110k
$19,304
$110k+
—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Genesis Career College-Lebanon funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$24,977
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
38%
Out-earn a HS grad
20%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$24,932
Men
$27,238

Men out-earn women by $2,306 (9%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
28°F
Annual rain
54.5″
Annual snow
1.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lebanon, TN US station (1.4 mi from campus).

What Genesis Career College-Lebanon graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
41 grads$18k 1 yr$22k 5 yr$10k debt
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
29 grads$21k 1 yr$29k 5 yr$10k debt
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Health and Medical Administrative Services
— grads$24k 1 yr— 5 yr$10k debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.