Nashville State Community College

Nashville, TN 5,653 Undergrads 23.7% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$14,385

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$6,777

After Aid

Median Earnings

$48,592

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$6,777

Peer Midpoint: $9,847

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation

$48,592

Peer Midpoint: $50,128

Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+26%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.

Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment

$38,519

Peer Midpoint: $40,451

Graduation Rate23.7%

Peer Midpoint: 34.6%

Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.

Average Starting Age24.5

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 Recipients43.5%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time54.1%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS55.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

100.0%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 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

+$519k

+$3k

+$34k

Median Cost$7k/yr

+$506k

-$9k

+$22k

Full Cost$14k/yr

+$492k

-$23k

+$8k

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

∞

Median Cost$7k/yr

174%

Full Cost$14k/yr

29%

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 Return171%

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 Return3%

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

Accounting and Related Services

CertCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,589

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$54,457

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

+$133k

Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,214

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

+$29k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$17,580

Earnings (4yr)

$45,965

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

-$4k

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

AssocCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$31,192

Natl Median: $37,587

Lifetime Value Added

-$160k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$61,289

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

+$144k

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1512

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$37,569

Natl Median: $55,195

Lifetime Value Added

-$96k

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

AssocCIP: 1109

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$50,597

Natl Median: $54,971

Lifetime Value Added

+$32k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$39,855

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$66k

Culinary Arts and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1205

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$26,933

Natl Median: $39,605

Lifetime Value Added

-$186k

Design and Applied Arts

AssocCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$20,140

Natl Median: $38,127

Lifetime Value Added

-$260k

Education, General

AssocCIP: 1301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$43,653

Natl Median: $41,787

Lifetime Value Added

-$27k

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$84,134

Natl Median: $67,792

Lifetime Value Added

+$336k

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General

AssocCIP: 1500

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$62,814

Natl Median: $62,343

Lifetime Value Added

+$147k

Health and Medical Administrative Services

AssocCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$45,051

Natl Median: $37,073

Lifetime Value Added

-$22k

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

AssocCIP: 5199

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$45,994

Natl Median: $48,027

Lifetime Value Added

-$13k

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$10,500

Earnings (4yr)

$46,693

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

+$3k

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

AssocCIP: 3000

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $45,709

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

AssocCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $34,056

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$13,444

Earnings (4yr)

$77,645

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$292k

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.

Nashville State Community College

Vs. Peer Institutions

Admissions Profile

ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 2 Years to Graduation

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General

Associate's Degrees

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 Years to Graduation

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.