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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma at Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers

Chattanooga, TN · Private for-profit

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.

$2,483 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings
34.2% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff
$90,560 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff
Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$50,437 → Not available
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
39Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
140Recent 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.

408Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
35Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
343Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
336Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
9.8%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 20 non-completers
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$58,556A 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$33,625

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

02 · BORROWING$20,029

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$58,556

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$212/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$33,625Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$37,746Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE12.0%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.

$50,437Year 1
$58,556Year 4
Not availableYear 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.3% 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$4,880
Estimated loan payment$212
39borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$58,556 vs. $56,073

$2,483 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.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,870 median wageTN estimate · 20,830 jobs · 29-2061$49,170–$62,650 middle 50% of TN wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$37,990 median wageTN estimate · 27,040 jobs · 31-1131$35,560–$40,880 middle 50% of TN wages+2.6% projected U.S. growth · 196,200 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree award
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.

Memphis, TN

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis

$10,587 higher earnings · $5,989 less debt · $19,310 lower annual net price

Earnings
$69,143
Debt
$14,040
Annual net price
$14,315
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Murfreesboro, TN

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro

$7,782 higher earnings · $9,306 less debt · $26,994 lower annual net price

Earnings
$66,338
Debt
$10,723
Annual net price
$6,631
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Nashville, TN

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville

$4,851 higher earnings · $63 less debt · $17,809 lower annual net price

Earnings
$63,407
Debt
$19,966
Annual net price
$15,816
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Nashville, TN

Herzing University-Nashville

$13,197 higher earnings · $13,088 lower annual net price

Earnings
$71,753
Debt
$22,586
Annual net price
$20,537
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DATA QUALITY

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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

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

IS IT WORTH IT AT YOUR PRICE?

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