Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers

Chattanooga, Tennessee·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·chattanoogacollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
12%
Total enrollment
252
peer median 364
Avg net price
$28,726
+$4.3k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
12%
Full-time retention
31%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 24 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 22 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
24
Passing
1
4.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
4.2% of portfolio
Fail rate
4.2%
+3.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

24programs
  • Passing1 · 4.2%
  • No Data22 · 91.7%
  • Failing1 · 4.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
22

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-19.8%
$26,471 vs $32,989
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+5.6%
$34,841 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
78%
$20,589 debt · $26,471 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
50%
$17,394 debt · $34,841 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$13,275 debt · $58,556 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1982Next review Aug 2024

Action history · 1

  1. Oct 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$28,724
$30–48k$28,773
$48–75k$28,723
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$28,726
+$4,277vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $24,449
Federal loans
95.9%
In-state tuition
$10,690
Out-of-state
$10,690

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 799 students received $4.0M in Pell grants, alongside $4.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
799
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.0M
$3,952,720 total
Direct Loans
$4.3M
1,445 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.0M
724 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.3M
715 loan awards
Parent PLUS$41K
6 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 179 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
179
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.9%
2017
12.3%
2018
8.2%
2019
1.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

0 total completions
01Computer Sciences
00.0%
02Security/Protective
00.0%
03Health Professions
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
252
12-mo unduplicated
534
Undergraduate
534
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
7%36
Women
93%498

Race / ethnicity composition

White
44.7%
Black
34.4%
Hispanic
18.0%
Asian
2.9%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
36.36
8 offenses · 220 students

3-year trend

7.942 yrs ago0.001 yr ago36.36Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
5
Rape
1
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

8total
  • Public property8

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs10
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
10

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectChattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers
12%252$28,726Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Cookeville
334$24,118Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Nashville
393$29,669Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting
805Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa
95.7%158$24,449Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Memphis
95.1%517$21,470Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median12%95.4%364$24,449

Frequently asked questions about Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers.

What is the graduation rate at Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers?

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers reports a 6-year graduation rate of 12% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers?

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers reports a total enrollment of 252 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers?

The average net price at Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers is $28,726 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers located?

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee 37415.

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