Pellissippi State Community College
Knoxville, Tennessee · Website
$38,440
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,440
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pellissippi State Community College is a public 2-year college in Knoxville, Tennessee with 6,715 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,983 a year (tuition and fees $4,786 in-state, $17,770 out-of-state). 31% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $38,440 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,725 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,983
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,786
Out-of-state $17,770
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
31%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,725
About $92 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,440
Rank 2,964 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
- $4,983
- Tuition in-state
- $4,786
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,770
- Cost of attendance
- $13,431
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 2.6%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,085
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,194
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,369
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $7,966
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $9,114
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
Tuition and fees went from $3,988 in 2015-16 to $4,786 in 2024-25.
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
- 6,715
- Part-time students
- 35%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 31%
- Retention rate
- 58%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 41
- Endowment
- $17.5M
- 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 2,964 of 5,094 US colleges and 63 of 120 in Tennessee (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,983 | $15,261 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,786 | $15,120 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 70% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 31% | 60% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 58% | 74% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,725 | $15,784 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,944 | $34,684 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,440 | $38,610 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 40% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 55% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
41 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 863 | $6,625 | $26,757 | $43,412 | $44,125 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 171 | Withheld | $77,072 | Withheld | $57,354 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 107 | $12,625 | $55,217 | $70,569 | $80,813 |
| Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 66 | Withheld | $25,754 | $40,105 | $35,292 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 61 | $8,540 | $32,529 | $43,388 | $48,733 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | Withheld | $44,224 | $60,943 | $54,246 |
| Education, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,787 | $41,787 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,046 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,587 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | $42,672 | Withheld | $73,593 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,709 |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,669 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Tennessee on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Tennessee
Questions and answers
How much does Pellissippi State Community College cost?
$4,983 a year is the average net price at Pellissippi State Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,786 for in-state students and $17,770 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $13,431. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,085 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Pellissippi State Community College?
Pellissippi State Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Pellissippi State Community College graduates earn?
$38,440 a year is the median pay of former Pellissippi State Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,944 after 6 years). That ranks 2,964 of 5,094 US colleges and 63 of 120 in Tennessee. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Certificate) at $77,072.
How much student debt do Pellissippi State Community College graduates have?
$8,725 is the median federal student loan debt of Pellissippi State Community College graduates, about $92 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 2.6% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Pellissippi State Community College?
31% of first-time, full-time students at Pellissippi State Community College finish within 3 years. 58% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Pellissippi State Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (863 associate's graduates), Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (171 certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (107 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 41 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.