TCAT Athens
Athens, Tennessee · Also known as TCAT-Athens · Website
$40,540
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,540
median earnings, 10 years after starting
TCAT Athens is a public 2-year college in Athens, Tennessee with 205 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $12,758 a year. 95% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $40,540 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,758
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
95%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$40,540
Rank 2,591 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
- $12,758
- Cost of attendance
- $21,762
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,299
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,169
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,963
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
- 205
- Part-time students
- 9.3%
- Women
- 35%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 95%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 8
- 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 2,591 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 120 in Tennessee (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,758 | $15,261 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $15,120 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 70% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 95% | 60% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 74% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $15,784 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,516 | $34,684 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,540 | $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. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 33 | Withheld | $46,871 | $51,854 | $56,073 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 26 | Withheld | $35,913 | $48,705 | $48,702 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | $32,320 | $51,487 | $51,586 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | $16,498 | $26,916 | $32,681 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,812 | $43,027 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | $38,093 | $68,366 | $62,199 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | $24,242 | Withheld | $34,272 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does TCAT Athens cost?
$12,758 a year is the average net price at TCAT Athens after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,762. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,299 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at TCAT Athens?
TCAT Athens has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do TCAT Athens graduates earn?
$40,540 a year is the median pay of former TCAT Athens students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,516 after 6 years). That ranks 2,591 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 120 in Tennessee. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate) at $46,871.
What is the graduation rate at TCAT Athens?
95% of first-time, full-time students at TCAT Athens finish within 3 years. 78% 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 TCAT Athens?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (33 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (26 certificate graduates), Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (23 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 8 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.