How much do Electrical and Power Transmission Installers undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Chattanooga State Community College earn?

The reported median is $54,576 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $7,000.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 3% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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Electrical and Power Transmission Installers undergraduate certificate or diploma at Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, TN · Public

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to similar programs.

$1,498 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 12.8% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: $50,760 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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+40%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$41,936 → $58,640

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

33Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

35Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

100Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

15Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

68Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

22Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

19.0%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 15 non-completers

36Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$54,576A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$5,283

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$7,000

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$54,576

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$74/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$5,283Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$13,348Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE25.9%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$41,936Year 1

$54,576Year 4

$58,640Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

1.6% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$4,548

Estimated loan payment$74

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$54,576 vs. $53,078

$1,498 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$83,660 median wageTN estimate · 3,900 jobs · 49-9051$66,190–$96,980 middle 50% of TN wages+10.3% projected U.S. growth · 10,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,830 median wageTN estimate · 15,070 jobs · 49-1011$58,740–$96,040 middle 50% of TN wages+4.1% projected U.S. growth · 48,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$96,840 median wageTN estimate · 430 jobs · 49-2095$80,070–$105,370 middle 50% of TN wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 1,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardSignal and Track Switch Repairers$79,730 median wageTN estimate · 190 jobs · 49-9097$64,370–$91,190 middle 50% of TN wages+1.8% projected U.S. growth · 800 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,470 median wageTN estimate · 17,770 jobs · 47-1011$59,190–$93,130 middle 50% of TN wages+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 67,000 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElectricians$61,090 median wageTN estimate · 17,070 jobs · 47-2111$48,380–$76,060 middle 50% of TN wages+9.2% projected U.S. growth · 72,700 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$51,460 median wageTN estimate · 2,520 jobs · 49-2098$46,360–$62,780 middle 50% of TN wages+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Jackson, TN

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson

$7,383 higher earnings

Earnings: $61,959
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $8,472

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Fairfield, ME

Kennebec Valley Community College

$77,988 higher earnings · $1,188 less debt · $1,373 lower annual net price

Earnings: $132,564
Debt: $5,812
Annual net price: $3,910

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Alpena, MI

Alpena Community College

$72,002 higher earnings · $500 less debt · $1,963 lower annual net price

Earnings: $126,578
Debt: $6,500
Annual net price: $3,320

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Bowling Green, KY

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

$22,347 higher earnings · $1 less debt · $1,746 lower annual net price

Earnings: $76,923
Debt: $6,999
Annual net price: $3,537

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DATA QUALITY

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35 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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