How much do Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton earn?

The reported median is $45,385 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

Federal debt is not reported for this cohort.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 9% below the national median for the same field and degree level.

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Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services undergraduate certificate or diploma at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton

Elizabethton, 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.

$4,611 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: Not available
Highest price with a positive payoff: Not reached
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.

+44%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$27,133 → $39,045

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

22Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

26Year-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

12Recent 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.

15Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

15Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

32Graduates 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$45,385A 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$8,568

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

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$45,385

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS

1 related offering reported to the Department of Labor

These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.

Pipefitting · CIP 46.0502

Pipefitting

Reported price: $3,605
Completion: 94.0%
Employed in Q2: Not reported
Q2 quarterly earnings: Not available

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Program year 2022. Quarterly earnings are not annual salary. Suppressed values appear as “Not reported.” Source: U.S. Department of Labor TrainingProviderResults.gov. Showing 1 of 1 related records.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$8,568Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$13,540Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE81.1%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.

$27,133Year 1

$45,385Year 4

$39,045Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

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

Gross monthly earnings$3,782

Estimated loan paymentNot available

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$45,385 vs. $49,996

$4,611 below 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.

First-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 equivalentPlumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,600 median wageTN estimate · 9,270 jobs · 47-2152$47,260–$73,460 middle 50% of TN wages+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 42,000 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentExplosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$74,190 median wageTN estimate · 70 jobs · 47-5032$44,720–$81,870 middle 50% of TN wages+0.0% projected U.S. growth · 400 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentRotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$58,780 median wageTN estimate · 40 jobs · 47-5012$52,700–$69,310 middle 50% of TN wages+0.8% projected U.S. growth · 1,100 openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialEarth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$58,670 median wageTN estimate · 450 jobs · 47-5023$47,620–$64,670 middle 50% of TN wages+3.6% projected U.S. growth · 1,400 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentDerrick Operators, Oil and Gas$58,620 median wageU.S. estimate · 10,590 jobs · 47-5011+1.6% projected U.S. growth · 900 openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialSeptic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$39,480 median wageTN estimate · 550 jobs · 47-4071$35,740–$44,500 middle 50% of TN wages+7.8% projected U.S. growth · 2,800 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

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