Public · Community college

Jackson State Community College

Jackson, Tennessee · Small city

13%
Transfer rate
$6,236
Avg net price
26%
Grad / completion
$35,224
Median earnings

Jackson State Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Jackson, Tennessee (small city setting), enrolling 2,511 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,511 undergradsSmall cityNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Jackson, Tennessee

Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. European-American settlement of Jackson began along the Forked Deer River before 1820, primarily by migrants from eastern areas of the Upper South, such as Virginia and Kentucky. Jackson was the site of the now permanently closed International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame Museum, which recognized the contributions of Tennessee musicians to this genre. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
79 miles to Memphis, TN
To the ocean
342 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to McKellar-Sipes (MKL)

How Jackson State Community College compares

Graduation rate26%

Higher than 8% · #78 of 81 in Tennessee

First-year retention54%

Higher than 15%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,224

Higher than 50% · #34 of 70 in Tennessee

Average net price$6,236

Cheaper than 85% · #10 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee

Student–faculty ratio23 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment2,511

Larger than 84%

Percentiles compare Jackson State Community College 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 gender

2,511undergrads
  • Women1,60864%
  • Men90336%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White64%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic4.9%
  • Asian0.7%
  • Other or multiracial6.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,511
Student–faculty ratio
23 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
42%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
23%
Median family income
$18,436
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$63,351
Endowment
$2,154,411

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 675 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Tennessee99%
  • International0.9%

Most first-years stay in state — Jackson State Community College draws overwhelmingly from Tennessee.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,740
Out-of-state tuition
$17,724
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$15,183
Average net price
$6,236

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
26%
First-year retention
54%
Transferred to another college
13%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,274
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,224
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
26%
First-generation
21%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
69 (44 men · 25 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (3)

Baseball34
Basketball22
Softball13

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,518 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$5,847
$30–48k
$5,426
$48–75k
$7,485
$75–110k
$9,080
$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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

6%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,368
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 6% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,368. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 690 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$35,224
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
41%
Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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
$32,682
Men
$41,664

Men out-earn women by $8,982 (27%) 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
91°F
Winter low
27°F
Annual rain
56.9″
Annual snow
2.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jackson Exp Stn, TN US station (4 mi from campus).

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.