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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee · Midsize city

3%
Transfer rate: $20,012
Avg net price: 71%
Grad / completion: $37,235
Median earnings

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville is a public certificate-granting institution in Knoxville, Tennessee (midsize city setting), enrolling 887 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 887 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. One of the oldest artificial structures in Knoxville is a burial mound constructed during the early Mississippian culture period (c. 1000–1400 A.D.). The earthwork mound was preserved, but the University of Tennessee campus developed around it. Knoxville is home to a rich arts community and has many festivals throughout the year. Its contributions to old-time, bluegrass and country music are numerous, from Flatt and Scruggs and Homer and Jethro to The Everly Brothers. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 2 miles to Knoxville, TN
To the ocean: 295 miles
Nearest airport: 10 miles to McGhee Tyson (TYS) · major hub

How Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville compares

Graduation rate71%

Higher than 64% · #38 of 81 in Tennessee

First-year retention66%

Higher than 35%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,235

Higher than 57% · #24 of 70 in Tennessee

Average net price$20,012

Cheaper than 32% · #65 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment887

Larger than 71%

Percentiles compare Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville 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

Women45351%
Men43449%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White67%
Black15%
Hispanic8.2%
Asian0.8%
Other or multiracial8.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 887
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 35%
First-generation students: 57%
Students over 25: 18%
Median family income: $15,934

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: $20,012

Outcomes

Graduated: 71%
First-year retention: 66%
Transferred to another college: 3%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $31,891
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $37,235
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

71%

First-generation

53%

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 1
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

Reported offenses in an average year

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

0.3reported offenses a year

0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault

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

$19,783

$30–48k

$20,938

$48–75k

$19,426

$75–110k

$22,729

$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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,627

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 7% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,627. 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 374 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): $37,235
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 40%

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

$35,374

Men

$42,447

Men out-earn women by $7,073 (20%) 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: 88°F
Winter low: 26°F
Annual rain: 55.8″
Annual snow: 4.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Knoxville Exp Stn, TN US station (4.1 mi from campus).

What Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville graduates study — and earn

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

115 grads$38k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$11k debt

115$38,388$43,041$10,639 Precision Metal Working

111 grads$39k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

111$39,054——Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

82 grads$37k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

82$36,758——Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

52 grads$31k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

52$30,771——Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

49 grads$39k 1 yr$27k 5 yr— debt

49$39,230$26,750—Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

33 grads$17k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

33$17,458——Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

30 grads$38k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

30$37,667——Ground Transportation

26 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

26———Health and Medical Administrative Services

20 grads$25k 1 yr$22k 5 yr— debt

20$25,309$21,678—Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services

18 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

18———Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

12 grads$51k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12$50,524——Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———

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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Tuition: —
Transfer: 2%
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Public

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Tuition: —
Transfer: 2%
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Tuition: —
Transfer: 0%
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Tuition: —
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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.