Chattanooga State Community College

https://www.chattanoogastate.edu

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2019 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,032

2.44% growth from 2018

2019 Average Net Price

$6,821

After Financial Aid

2017 Student Loan

18.2%

Default Rate

2019 Enrolled Students

8,050

47.5% Full-Time

2018 Graduation Rate

19.6%

350 Graduates

About

Chattanooga State Community College is a higher education institution located in Hamilton County, TN. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Chattanooga State Community College were .

In 2019, 1,494 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Chattanooga State Community College. 61% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 39% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (1,212 degrees), 9.04 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (134 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Chattanooga State Community College is $4,032, which is $−3,792 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,824).

Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional Associates Colleges

Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Chattanooga State Community College is $4,032, which is $−3,792 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,824).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,821.

In 2019, 75% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 21% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$4,032

2019 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2019, the cost of tuition at Chattanooga State Community College was $4,032. The cost of tuition at Chattanooga State Community College is $−3,792 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,824).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Chattanooga State Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$6,821

2019 Value

0.265%

1 Year Growth

In 2019 Chattanooga State Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,821. Between 2018 and 2019, the average net price of Chattanooga State Community College grew by 0.265%.

This chart compares the average net price of Chattanooga State Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$7,200

Room and Board

$1,500

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Chattanooga State Community College was of $7,200 in 2019. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,500. The cost of room and board did not change between 2018 and 2019. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Chattanooga State Community College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

75%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

21%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

75% of undergraduate students at Chattanooga State Community College received grants or loans in 2019. This represents a growth of 5.63% with respect to 2018, when 71% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Chattanooga State Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

18.2%

2017 Default Rate

433

Number of Defaults

In 2017 the default rate for borrower's at Chattanooga State Community College was 18.2%, which represents 433 out of the 2376 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Chattanooga State Community College has a total enrollment of 8,050 students. The full-time enrollment at Chattanooga State Community College is 3,821 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,229. This means that 47.5% of students enrolled at Chattanooga State Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Chattanooga State Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 72.8% White, 13.2% Black or African American, 6.73% Hispanic or Latino, 4.26% Two or More Races, 2.12% Asian, 0.236% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0621% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Chattanooga State Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (42.7%), followed by White Male (28.9%) and Black or African American Female (7.51%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

47.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Chattanooga State Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 8,050 students. The full-time enrollment at Chattanooga State Community College is 3,821 and the part-time enrollment is 4,229. This means that 47.5% of students enrolled at Chattanooga State Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 34.9% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Chattanooga State Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

50%

2019 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Chattanooga State Community College was 50%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Chattanooga State Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Chattanooga State Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
5,863
Black or African American
1,061
Hispanic or Latino
542

The enrolled student population at Chattanooga State Community College is 72.8% White, 13.2% Black or African American, 6.73% Hispanic or Latino, 4.26% Two or More Races, 2.12% Asian, 0.236% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0621% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 44% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 23 students (0.286%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2019, 330 more women than men received degrees from Chattanooga State Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Chattanooga State Community College is white (1,212 degrees awarded). There were 9.04 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (134 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Chattanooga State Community College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Chattanooga State Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Science Technologies (16 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (151 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (572 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Chattanooga State Community College are Registered nurses (1,395,277 people), Other managers (183,216 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (168,036 people), Medical & health services managers (153,594 people), and Pharmacists (135,763 people).

The most specialized majors at Chattanooga State Community College are Science Technologies (16 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (151 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (572 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (99 degrees), and Health (450 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Dentists

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Chattanooga State Community College are Dentists, Surgeons, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Physicians, and Real estate brokers & sales agents

Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Chattanooga State Community College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,508,208 people), Elementary & secondary schools (475,513 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (277,281 people), Outpatient care centers (245,424 people), and Offices of physicians (236,164 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Chattanooga State Community College.

Most Common

N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded

In false, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Chattanooga State Community College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Chattanooga State Community College according to their major.

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

582

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2019

912

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2019

In 2019, 582 degrees were awarded to men at Chattanooga State Community College, which is 0.638 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (912).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Chattanooga State Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In false, 235 degrees were awarded to men at Chattanooga State Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.697 times less than the 337 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In false, 337 degrees were awarded to women at Chattanooga State Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.43 times more than the 235 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

100% Completion Time

20%

150% Completion Time

In 2019, 8% of students graduating from Chattanooga State Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 20% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 23% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Male

Highest Graduation Rate (75%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Chattanooga State Community College is Male and American Indian or Alaska Native (75% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (69.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.571% of graduates (2 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
1,212 degrees awarded
Black or African American
134 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
58 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Chattanooga State Community College is white (1,212 degrees awarded). There were 9.04 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (134 degrees).

0.201% of degree recipients (3 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

White Female
726 degrees awarded
White Male
486 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
93 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Chattanooga State Community College is white female (726 degrees awarded). There were 1.49 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (486 degrees).

Operations

Chattanooga State Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $2.93M, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $641k (21.9%), compared to the 5.92% average return ($255k on $4.3M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2019, Chattanooga State Community College had a total salary expenditure of $83.9M. Chattanooga State Community College employs 114 Instructors, 50 Associate professors, and 49 Assistant professors. Most academics at Chattanooga State Community College are Female Instructors (58), Male Instructors(56), and Female Associate professors (30).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Chattanooga State Community College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 109 employees, Service, with 71 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 59 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$2.93M

2019 Endowment

5.09%

growth from 2018

Chattanooga State Community College has an endowment valued at about $2.93M, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The endowment of Chattanooga State Community College grew 5.09% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.37M lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Chattanooga State Community College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$2.53M - Federal
$1.77M - State
$0 - Local

As of 2019, Chattanooga State Community College received $2.53M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $1.77M from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$36.6M

2019 Salaries

4.23%

decline from 2018

In 2019, Chattanooga State Community College paid a median of $36.6M in salaries, which represents 43.6% of their overall expenditure ($83.9M) and a 4.23% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.56% growth from 2017 and a 0.263% growth from 2016.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.6M (44.7% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$13.9M

Instructional Salaries

243

Number of Employees

In 2019, Chattanooga State Community College paid a total of $13.9M to 243 employees working as instructors, which represents 37.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (30.7%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

114 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

109 Employees

In 2019, the most common positions for instructional staff at Chattanooga State Community College were Instructor with 114 employees; Associate professor with 50 employees; and Associate professor with 49 employees.

In 2019, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Chattanooga State Community College were Office and Administrative Support with 109 employees; Service with 71 employees; and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 59 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Female Instructor
Male Instructor
Female Associate professor

In 2019, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Chattanooga State Community College was Female Instructor with 58 employees, Male Instructor with 56 employees, and Female Associate professor with 30 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Chattanooga State Community College.

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