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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville

Shelbyville, Tennessee · Public

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81%completion rate · Tennessee avg 64%
not reportedmedian debt of graduates
$38,916median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$38,700median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$13,470annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Council on Occupational Education (Accredited)
Address: 1405 Madison St, Shelbyville, TN 37160 · Phone: (931) 685-5013 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Tennessee College of … Tennessee College of …: 80.6% 80.6% Tennessee average Tennessee average: 64.3% 64.3% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$41,110$58,870$62,650
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$39,960$58,620$73,420
Electricians$39,600$61,090$76,060
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$38,540$55,490$65,590
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$37,840$48,040$57,450
Machinists$37,560$49,600$61,220
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$34,820$50,290$63,790

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Tennessee (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 48 $31,983 not reported not reported
Ground Transportation Certificate, under 300 hours 41 not reported not reported not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 25 not reported $39,369 not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 23 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 20 $37,505 not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 17 $37,505 not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 2–4 years 13 $30,332 $29,685 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 6 $37,505 not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 $30,332 $29,685 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 3 $37,505 not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 300–899 hours 2 $31,983 not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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