Private for-profit · Community college

Nashville Auto-Diesel College

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city

#5 for grad earnings in Tennessee

0%
Transfer rate: $32,544
Avg net price: 68%
Grad / completion: $46,396
Median earnings

Nashville Auto-Diesel College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Nashville, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 967 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 967 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 1689, French-Canadian trader Martin Chartier established a trading post on the Cumberland River, near the present-day site of the city. Much of the city's cultural life has revolved around its large university community. Particularly significant in this respect were two groups of critics and writers who were associated with Vanderbilt University in the early 20th century: the Fugitives and the Agrarians. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 3 miles to Nashville, TN
To Great Lakes shore: 377 miles
Nearest airport: 6 miles to Nashville (BNA) · major hub

How Nashville Auto-Diesel College compares

Graduation rate68%

Higher than 59% · #44 of 81 in Tennessee

First-year retention73%

Higher than 51%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,396

Higher than 86% · #5 of 70 in Tennessee

Average net price$32,544

Cheaper than 5% · #81 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee

Median debt at graduation$11,730

Lower than 32%

Student–faculty ratio25 : 1

Lower than 12%

Undergraduate enrollment967

Larger than 72%

Percentiles compare Nashville Auto-Diesel 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

Women768%
Men89192%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White47%
Black32%
Hispanic13%
Asian0.5%
Other or multiracial7.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 967
Student–faculty ratio: 25 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 58%
First-generation students: 52%
Students over 25: 20%
Median family income: $24,468
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $66,222

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 260 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Tennessee43%
Other U.S. states57%

A national draw — only 43% of first-years come from Tennessee; 57% arrive from other states.

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: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $32,544

Outcomes

Graduated: 68%
First-year retention: 73%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $42,500
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $46,396
Median debt at graduation: $11,730
Students with federal loans: 65%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 39%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

68%

Low-income (Pell)

61%

First-generation

63%

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: Yes
Dorm capacity: 165
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 17%
Housing charge (year): $4,444
Meal plan (year): $3,000
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 1.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 2
Property offenses (2022–2024): 2

Reported offenses in an average year

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

1.3reported offenses a year

0.7 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault

0.7

Burglary

0.3

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

$31,557

$30–48k

$31,688

$48–75k

$33,540

$75–110k

$36,016

$110k+

$36,937

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.

77%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,713

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 77% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,713. 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 928 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): $46,396
Typical debt at graduation: $11,730
Debt vs. one year's pay: 25%
Out-earn a HS grad: 53%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 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

$31,485

Men

$46,910

Men out-earn women by $15,425 (49%) 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: 89°F
Winter low: 28°F
Annual rain: 53.2″
Annual snow: 4.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shelby Bottoms Nature, TN US station (2.2 mi from campus).

What Nashville Auto-Diesel College graduates study — and earn

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

378 grads$36k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$14k debt

378$35,905$47,664$13,560 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

211 grads$37k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$9k debt

211$37,249$48,015$9,429 Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCert.

120 grads$42k 1 yr$55k 5 yr$12k debt

120$42,213$55,025$12,000 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

20 grads$43k 1 yr$53k 5 yr$12k debt

20$42,896$52,774$12,000 Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

16 grads$60k 1 yr$52k 5 yr— debt

16$60,052$52,216—

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.