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Cleveland State Community College

Cleveland State Community College

Cleveland, TN · City · 1,975 students
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$6,384
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
33%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$36,671
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
78% typical · not scored
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

Cleveland State Community College is a comprehensive public institution in southeastern Tennessee, widely recognized for its high-demand nursing and allied health programs, hands-on advanced technologies and mechatronics training, and seamless transfer pathways to four-year universities. The college distinguishes itself through specialized facilities like the Greg A. Vital Center for Natural Resources and Conservation and its OneSource workforce development division, which partners directly with local manufacturing and healthcare employers. Fostering a supportive, commuter-friendly campus culture, Cleveland State serves both traditional high school graduates and adult learners through small class sizes, individualized advising, and tuition-free opportunities via Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect.

Wikipedia:Cleveland State Community College is a public community college in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. It is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. Like most community colleges, it emphasizes associate degree-level classes but it also offers some third- and fourth-year college-level courses as well through arrangements with other institutions.

Location
Cleveland, TN, 37312 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
ATL · Atlanta
111 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$4,762$17,746
Books & supplies$1,807$1,807
Cost of attendance$14,834$27,818 est.
Average net price$6,384Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$17,746
In-state: $4,762
Books & supplies$1,807
Cost of attendance$27,818 est.
In-state: $14,834
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $6,384
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$5,538
$30–48k
$5,872
$48–75k
$7,356
$75–110k
$9,083
$110k+
$11,664
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
33%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
34% graduated · 19% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 47% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$33,359
10 yrs after entry$36,671
Debt
Median at graduation$7,954
Monthly payment$84
Middle 50% owe$2.8k–$11.5k
90th percentile$20,000
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high transfer: 31% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 44%Women 56%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell grant
27%
First-gen
51%
Family income
$24,692
Independent
40%
Age at entry
24.0
Part-time
31%
Race & ethnicity
White
75%
Hispanic
11%
Black
8%
Asian
1%
Two or more
2%
AI/AN
1%
Unknown
2%
Varsity sports
NJCAA Division I · EADA 2024-25
  • Baseball
    Men's
  • Basketball
    Men's · Women's
  • Golf
    Men's
  • Softball
    Women's
  • Volleyball
    Women's
Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$5M
Full-time faculty
38%
Faculty salary
$7,052/mo
Teaching spend
$6,932
per student
Federal loans
6%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mixed part/full-time

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