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Nashville State Community College
Nashville, TN 5,653 Undergrads 23.7% Grad Rate
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)$48,592
Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5
Graduation Rate23.7%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
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
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)
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
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
34
∞
Median Cost$7k/yr
40
174%
Full Cost$14k/yr
51
29%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- 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
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
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
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
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CertCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,139
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CertCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,595
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,998
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CertCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,677
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Design and Applied Arts
CertCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
CertCIP: 4603
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,202
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CertCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,354
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CertCIP: 5006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,800
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
CertCIP: 5218
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,001
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,940
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CertCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
CertCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$24,423
Natl Median: $33,318
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,206
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$14,924
Earnings (4yr)
$49,331
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$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
Hospitality Administration/Management
AssocCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,527
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,630
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
+$382k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$205k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.