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Nashville State Community College

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, TN · City · 5,653 students
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$6,777
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
18%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$38,519
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

Nashville State Community College is a comprehensive two-year institution in Middle Tennessee, widely recognized for its high-demand career credentials and seamless university transfer pathways in fields like nursing and allied health, computer information technology, and business administration. The college distinguishes itself through accessible, tuition-free pathways funded by statewide programs like Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect, providing direct pipelines to both immediate employment and four-year universities across the state. Centered around its main White Bridge Road campus alongside several regional satellite centers, the campus culture is flexible, diverse, and commuter-oriented, offering working adults and recent high school graduates alike hands-on learning closely tied to Nashville's booming healthcare and tech industries.


Wikipedia:Nashville State Community College is a public community college in Nashville, Tennessee. It is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents and shares a 109-acre (0.44 km2) campus with the Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Nashville. The Nashville State facilities include 239,000 square feet (22,200 m2) of space for classrooms, labs, offices, student services, and a library. Nashville State offers a wide array of programs and degrees including associate degree and technical certificate studies, university parallel transfer programs to four-year institutions, continuing education, adult education, four Early College programs, Dual Enrollment courses, and community service programs.

Location
Nashville, TN, 37209-4515 · City campus
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Nearest airport from college
BNA · Nashville
10 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$4,730$17,714
Books & supplies$1,442$1,442
Cost of attendance$18,924$27,369 est.
Average net price$6,777Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$17,714
In-state: $4,730
Books & supplies$1,442
Cost of attendance$27,369 est.
In-state: $18,924
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $6,777
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.nscc.edu
How it’s made up · in-state, 2026-27
Nashville State Community College’s own figures for 2026-27, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Tuition$2,534
Books & supplies$734
Personal expenses$695
Transportation$1,658
Total published by the school$18,924
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$6,326
$30–48k
$5,974
$48–75k
$7,746
$75–110k
$9,688
$110k+
$12,195
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
18%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
23% graduated · 24% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 52% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$33,038
10 yrs after entry$38,519
Debt
Median at graduation$9,595
Monthly payment$102
Middle 50% owe$3.5k–$14.3k
90th percentile$25,598
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 35%Women 65%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell grant
33%
First-gen
47%
Family income
$21,730
Independent
43%
Veterans
0%
Age at entry
24.0
Part-time
46%
Race & ethnicity
White
43%
Hispanic
15%
Black
31%
Asian
4%
Two or more
6%
Non-resident
1%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$4,739
Full-time faculty
34%
Faculty salary
$6,921/mo
Teaching spend
$4,565
per student
Federal loans
6%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mixed part/full-time

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