Private for-profitFour-year

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers

Chattanooga, TN · Highest award: Associate's

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Net price (avg)
$33,625
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$12,709
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
12.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$25,954
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$37,746
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$12,709
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$12,709
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
Not reported
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$12,017
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$2,953
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00033,561
$30,001–48,00033,090
$48,001–75,00033,859
$110,001+37,746

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
12.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
Not reported
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
31.4%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$28,876
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$25,954
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$7,891
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$83.66
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
18.8%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $25,954 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
Not reported
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
252
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
18:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
53.9%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
80.8%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
86.3%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$16,463
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White29%
Hispanic4%
Black13%
Asian0%
Two or more races1%
Nonresident / international0%

Other Four-year institutions in TN

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
American Baptist CollegeNot reported38.9%$41,216
Austin Peay State University$9,73540.2%$44,301
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityNot reported39.8%$72,529
Belmont UniversityNot reported70.7%$55,930
Bethel UniversityNot reported35.0%$47,482
Bryan College-DaytonNot reported49.7%$54,434
Carson-Newman UniversityNot reported53.2%$48,382
Casa Loma College - NashvilleNot reportedNot reported$49,854
Christian Brothers UniversityNot reported54.7%$57,478
Cumberland UniversityNot reported45.6%$57,687
East Tennessee State University$15,98353.2%$44,859
Fisk UniversityNot reported29.9%$45,454

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$58,556$56,073$20,029
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$34,841$61,982$18,678
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.$26,745$26,307$5,499
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$26,471$42,269$21,019
Health and Medical Administrative Services.Not reported$35,447Not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services.Not reported$37,073Not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.Not reported$34,272Not reported
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.Not reported$54,971Not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.Not reported$62,755Not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.Not reported$27,014$7,561
Criminal Justice and Corrections.Not reported$46,706Not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.Not reported$33,673Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10