Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville

Hartsville, TN · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$206,506 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

919.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−99%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,227Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$206,506at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$208,7760
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4
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−$206,50610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 919.7 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$7,194
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$12,458
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,194Average net price / year
$12,458Cost of attendance
$45,227Median earnings · year 5 after completion
82.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
247Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

49thEarnings percentile
84thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,928Year 1
$51,479Year 4
$45,227Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$63,8462Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,6083Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,9564Business Operations Support and Assistant Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,937

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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Comparable colleges in TN

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Gallatin, TN

Volunteer State Community College

Annual net price
$7,802
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,209
Modeled 10-year ROI
-99%
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Nashville, TN

Nashville State Community College

Annual net price
$6,777
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,495
Modeled 10-year ROI
-102%
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Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga State Community College

Annual net price
$5,283
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,322
Modeled 10-year ROI
-98%
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Murfreesboro, TN

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro

Annual net price
$6,631
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,358
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$63,846Not available
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,608$5,846
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,956Not available
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,937Not available

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.