Nashville State Community College

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,840

2.56% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$6,711

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

18.9%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

8,197

42.7% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

18.2%

190 Graduates

About

Costs

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

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

In 2017, 1,724 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Nashville State Community College. 59.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 40.4% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (1,101 degrees), 2.84 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (387 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Nashville State Community College is $3,840, which is $-3,574 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Nashville State Community College is $3,840, which is $-3,574 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,711.

In 2017, 68% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 23% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$3,840

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Nashville State Community College was $3,840. The cost of tuition at Nashville State Community College is $-3,574 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

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Average Net Price

$6,711

2017 Value

97.4%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Nashville State Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,711. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Nashville State Community College grew by 97.4%.

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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.

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Other Student Expenses

$11,305

Room and Board

$1,512

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Nashville State Community College was of $11,305 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,512. The cost of room and board increased by 5.48% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

68%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

23%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

68% of undergraduate students at Nashville State Community College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 1.45% with respect to 2016, when 69% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Nashville 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.

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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.

18.9%

2016 Default Rate

464

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Nashville State Community College was 18.9%, which represents 464 out of the 2459 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.

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Enrollment

Nashville State Community College has a total enrollment of 8,197 students. The full-time enrollment at Nashville State Community College is 3,499 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,698. This means that 42.7% of students enrolled at Nashville State Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Nashville State Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 54.6% White, 29.2% Black or African American, 6.49% Hispanic or Latino, 3.86% Asian, 3.82% Two or More Races, 0.293% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.146% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Nashville State Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (27.8%), followed by White Male (22.8%) and Black or African American Female (18.3%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

42.7%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Nashville State Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 8,197 students. The full-time enrollment at Nashville State Community College is 3,499 and the part-time enrollment is 4,698. This means that 42.7% of students enrolled at Nashville State Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

49%

2017 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 Nashville State Community College was 49%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Nashville State Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    4,479

  2. Black or African American

    2,390

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    532

The enrolled student population at Nashville State Community College is 54.6% White, 29.2% Black or African American, 6.49% Hispanic or Latino, 3.86% Asian, 3.82% Two or More Races, 0.293% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.146% 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 45.9% White, 25.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% 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, 80 students (0.976%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2017, 332 more women than men received degrees from Nashville State Community College. The majority of degree recipients at Nashville State Community College are white (1,101 degrees awarded). There were 2.84 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (387 degrees).

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

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Nashville State Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,143 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (134 degrees), and Human Sciences (40 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Nashville State Community College are Elementary & middle school teachers (236,147 people), Other managers (162,131 people), Police officers (123,627 people), Graphic designers (94,117 people), and Postsecondary teachers (78,175 people).

The most specialized majors at Nashville State Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,143 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (134 degrees), Human Sciences (40 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (48 degrees), and Protective Services (37 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Physicians

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Nashville State Community College are Physicians, Surgeons, Marketing managers, Information security analysts, and Nurse anesthetists

The most specialized majors at Nashville State Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,143 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (134 degrees), Human Sciences (40 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (48 degrees), and Protective Services (37 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Nashville State Community College are Elementary & secondary schools (407,730 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (315,584 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (182,753 people), Computer Systems Design (133,623 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (117,896 people).

The most specialized majors at Nashville State Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (1,143 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (134 degrees), Human Sciences (40 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (48 degrees), and Protective Services (37 degrees).

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Degrees

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common

  1. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  2. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  3. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

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

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 696

  2. 1,028

In 2017, 696 degrees were awarded to men at Nashville State Community College, which is 0.677 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,028).

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Most Common Male Majors

In false, 426 degrees were awarded to men at Nashville State Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.596 times less than the 715 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In false, 715 degrees were awarded to women at Nashville State Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.68 times more than the 426 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

15%

100% Completion Time

15%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 15% of students graduating from Nashville State Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 15% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 20% within 200%.

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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.

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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Male

Highest Graduation Rate (31.3%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Nashville State Community College is Male and Asian (31.3% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (68.1%).

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, 3.16% of graduates (6 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    1,101 degrees awarded

  2. Black or African American

    387 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    95 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Nashville State Community College is white (1,101 degrees awarded). There were 2.84 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (387 degrees).

0.638% of degree recipients (11 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    646 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    455 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American Female

    250 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Nashville State Community College is white female (646 degrees awarded). There were 1.42 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (455 degrees).

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Operations

Nashville State Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $4.74k, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $325k (6.87k%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Nashville State Community College had a total salary expenditure of $52.9M. Nashville State Community College employs 67 Instructors, 43 Associate professors, and 32 Assistant professors. Most academics at Nashville State Community College are Female Instructors (40), Male Instructors(27), and Female Associate professors (22).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Nashville State Community College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 106 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 42 employees, and Management with 23 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$4.74k

2017 Endowment

0%

growth from 2016

Nashville State Community College has an endowment valued at about $4.74k, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Nashville State Community College stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $3.65M lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $66.2k - Federal

  2. $362k - State

  3. $56.7k - Local

As of 2017, Nashville State Community College received $66.2k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $362k from state grants and contracts, and $56.7k from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$20.5M

2017 Salaries

8.79%

decline from 2016

In 2017, Nashville State Community College paid a median of $20.5M in salaries, which represents 38.8% of their overall expenditure ($52.9M) and a 8.79% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.31% growth from 2015 and a 1.56% growth from 2014.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 14.9M (41.7% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$7.78M

Instructional Salaries

147

Number of Employees

In 2017, Nashville State Community College paid a total of $7.78M to 147 employees working as instructors, which represents 37.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $7.66M (28%) for similar Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

67 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

106 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Nashville State Community College were Instructor with 67 employees; Associate professor with 43 employees; and Associate professor with 32 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Nashville State Community College were Office and Administrative Support with 106 employees; Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 42 employees; and Management with 23 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Female Instructor

  2. Male Instructor

  3. Female Associate professor

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Nashville State Community College was Female Instructor with 40 employees, Male Instructor with 27 employees, and Female Associate professor with 22 employees.

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

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