Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers

Chattanooga, TN · Private for-profit · www.chattanoogacollege.edu/ ↗

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers is a private for-profit college in Chattanooga, Tennessee, set in a midsize city. It mostly awards certificates and has 252 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services; and Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
252
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$34,768
Similar schools: $20,499
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
58.5%
Similar schools: 53.6%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$31,852
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$10,370
Similar schools: $9,498
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
31.4%
Similar schools: 65.8%

What the data shows about Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $34,768 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. 31.4% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 65.8%). 58.5% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 53.6% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $31,852, about the same as the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $10,370 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).