How much do Ground Transportation undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga earn?

The reported median is $53,208 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $7,875.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 2% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES

Ground Transportation undergraduate certificate or diploma at Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga

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.

$1,090 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 14.8% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: $37,080 / 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.

-37%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$46,909 → $29,387

27Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

53Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

499Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

$5,330Awarding-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.

302Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

211Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

3.5%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 15 non-completers

57Graduates 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$53,208A 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$23,958

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

02 · BORROWING$7,875

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$53,208

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$83/mo

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.

Class A Tractor Trailer · CIP 49.0205

CDL TRAINING: CLASS A TRACTOR TRAILER

Reported price: $4,000
Completion: 85.0%
Employed in Q2: 88.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings: $12,694

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$23,958Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$29,203Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE60.1%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.

$46,909Year 1

$53,208Year 4

$29,387Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

1.9% 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$4,434

Estimated loan payment$83

499borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$53,208 vs. $52,118

$1,090 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.

Crane and Tower Operators$59,410 median wageTN estimate · 660 jobs · 53-7021$45,910–$78,920 middle 50% of TN wages+3.8% projected U.S. growth · 3,500 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$52,000 median wageTN estimate · 10,660 jobs · 47-2073$46,490–$59,360 middle 50% of TN wages+4.6% projected U.S. growth · 39,200 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentHighway Maintenance Workers$46,070 median wageTN estimate · 2,280 jobs · 47-4051$38,040–$56,220 middle 50% of TN wages+3.4% projected U.S. growth · 11,800 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSubway and Streetcar Operators$86,380 median wageU.S. estimate · 10,200 jobs · 53-4041+3.7% projected U.S. growth · 900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentLocomotive Engineers$81,410 median wageTN estimate · 700 jobs · 53-4011$80,660–$81,900 middle 50% of TN wages+0.5% projected U.S. growth · 2,000 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 equivalentRailroad Conductors and Yardmasters$71,740 median wageTN estimate · 790 jobs · 53-4031$62,190–$73,100 middle 50% of TN wages+0.9% projected U.S. growth · 3,000 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentUnderground Mining Machine Operators, All Other$70,130 median wageU.S. estimate · 3,180 jobs · 47-5049-1.0% projected U.S. growth · 300 openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialRailroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$68,840 median wageU.S. estimate · 12,400 jobs · 53-4022+0.8% projected U.S. growth · 900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$66,390 median wageTN estimate · 260 jobs · 47-4061$51,950–$77,670 middle 50% of TN wages+1.5% projected U.S. growth · 1,200 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,310 median wageTN estimate · 2,140 jobs · 25-1194$50,070–$77,550 middle 50% of TN wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 8,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeContinuous Mining Machine Operators$61,810 median wageU.S. estimate · 14,000 jobs · 47-5041+3.2% projected U.S. growth · 1,400 openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credential

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

$15,486 lower annual net price

Earnings: $46,509
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $8,472

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Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga State Community College

$18,675 lower annual net price

Earnings: $42,911
Debt: $12,100
Annual net price: $5,283

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Overland Park, KS

Johnson County Community College

$42,691 higher earnings · $2,100 less debt · $9,782 lower annual net price

Earnings: $95,899
Debt: $5,775
Annual net price: $14,176

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Hagerstown, MD

Hagerstown Community College

$15,602 higher earnings · $3,125 less debt · $17,123 lower annual net price

Earnings: $68,810
Debt: $4,750
Annual net price: $6,835

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DATA QUALITY

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53 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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