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Nursing at Chattanooga State Community College

If you plan to study Nursing, take a look at what Chattanooga State Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Chattanooga State Community College is in Chattanooga, TN.

During the most recent reporting year, 85 nursing degrees were awarded at Chattanooga State Community College.

Studying Online at Chattanooga State Community College

Online coursework is an option at Chattanooga State Community College. Among 7,623 students, 1,807 (24%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,320 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Chattanooga State Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Chattanooga State Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Tennessee	#5 of 43
Best Schools (Quality)	Tennessee	#16 of 42
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#112 of 529
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#199 of 506
Best Value	Nationwide	#276 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1002 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Chattanooga State Community College

Graduates of Chattanooga State Community College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$51,224
2 years	$52,242
3 years	$56,465
4 years	$62,051
5 years	$70,876

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Chattanooga State Community College report median earnings of $62,051, compared with $40,069 for all Chattanooga State Community College graduates — about 55% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Chattanooga State Community College is $16,253.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Chattanooga State Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Chattanooga State Community College are 87% women (74) and 13% men (11).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Chattanooga State Community College

Of the 85 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Chattanooga State Community College, 87% were women (74) and 13% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Chattanooga State Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	65
Hispanic / Latino	9
Black / African American	5
Asian	1
Two or More Races	5

Minority students account for 24% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Chattanooga State Community College, lower than the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Chattanooga State Community College

The Nursing program at Chattanooga State Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	85

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at Chattanooga State Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.