Nashville Auto-Diesel College
Nashville, Tennessee · Also known as Nashville Auto Diesel College · Website
$46,396
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,396
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Nashville Auto-Diesel College is a for-profit 2-year college in Nashville, Tennessee with 967 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $32,544 a year. 68% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $46,396 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,730 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$32,544
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
68%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,730
About $124 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,396
Rank 1,836 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $32,544
- Cost of attendance
- $37,798
- Students with a need-based grant
- 58%
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $31,557
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $31,688
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $33,540
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $36,016
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $36,937
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 967
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 8.8%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 5
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,836 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 120 in Tennessee (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $32,544 | $15,261 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $15,120 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 70% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 68% | 60% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 74% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,730 | $15,784 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,500 | $34,684 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,396 | $38,610 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 41% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
5 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 378 | $12,532 | $35,905 | $50,593 | $51,586 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 211 | $8,866 | $37,249 | $51,214 | $48,702 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 120 | $12,000 | $42,213 | $56,980 | $62,199 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | $12,000 | $42,896 | $60,037 | $58,424 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | $60,052 | $65,015 | $69,017 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Nashville and Tennessee on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Nashville Auto-Diesel College cost?
$32,544 a year is the average net price at Nashville Auto-Diesel College after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $37,798. Families earning under $30,000 pay $31,557 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Nashville Auto-Diesel College?
Nashville Auto-Diesel College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Nashville Auto-Diesel College graduates earn?
$46,396 a year is the median pay of former Nashville Auto-Diesel College students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,500 after 6 years). That ranks 1,836 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 120 in Tennessee. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate's) at $60,052.
How much student debt do Nashville Auto-Diesel College graduates have?
$11,730 is the median federal student loan debt of Nashville Auto-Diesel College graduates, about $124 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 65% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Nashville Auto-Diesel College?
68% of first-time, full-time students at Nashville Auto-Diesel College finish within 3 years. 73% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Nashville Auto-Diesel College?
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (378 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (211 certificate graduates), Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (120 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 5 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.