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Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN 4,462 Undergrads 54.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$29,203
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$23,958
After Aid
Median Earnings
$34,393
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$23,958
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$34,393
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$31,102
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate54.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age28.2
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients85.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS42.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$320k
-$147k
-$164k
Median Cost$24k/yr
+$234k
-$233k
-$251k
Full Cost$29k/yr
+$215k
-$252k
-$269k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$24k/yr
Never
-291%
Full Cost$29k/yr
Never
-256%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-346%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-134%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$23,783
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Median Debt
$12,668
Earnings (4yr)
$28,749
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Median Debt
$11,172
Earnings (4yr)
$51,261
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Median Debt
$12,992
Earnings (4yr)
$31,834
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Median Debt
$7,917
Earnings (4yr)
$55,001
Natl Median: $68,110
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,476
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Median Debt
$7,917
Earnings (4yr)
$22,989
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
Median Debt
$10,699
Earnings (4yr)
$30,682
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Median Debt
$10,835
Earnings (4yr)
$28,047
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,738
Natl Median: $45,268
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,208
Natl Median: $52,118
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$30,738
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
$12,139
Earnings (4yr)
$51,837
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,939
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,650
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,020
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$6,649
Earnings (4yr)
$26,016
Natl Median: $29,652
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$15,333
Earnings (4yr)
$45,919
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Median Debt
$25,558
Earnings (4yr)
$44,537
Natl Median: $34,862
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,067
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
$25,555
Earnings (4yr)
$33,255
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Median Debt
$24,141
Earnings (4yr)
$43,109
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
$26,166
Earnings (4yr)
$33,883
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Median Debt
$26,722
Earnings (4yr)
$55,893
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
$24,166
Earnings (4yr)
$43,200
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Median Debt
$26,692
Earnings (4yr)
$37,018
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
$19,337
Earnings (4yr)
$33,298
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,915
Natl Median: $56,480
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Data Processing
AssocCIP: 1103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,859
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,778
Earnings (4yr)
$36,876
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$277k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,225
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Median Debt
$30,027
Earnings (4yr)
$33,598
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4703
Median Debt
$27,639
Earnings (4yr)
$55,317
Natl Median: $69,017
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,555
Earnings (4yr)
$37,417
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
$19,959
Earnings (4yr)
$53,061
Natl Median: $62,755
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $29,755
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,385
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,294
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$25,879
Natl Median: $47,668
Lifetime Value Added
-$330k
Median Debt
$49,009
Earnings (4yr)
$38,918
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.