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Motlow State Community College

Tullahoma, Tennessee·Public, 2-year·Southeast·mscc.edu
6-yr Graduation
34%
—
Total enrollment
5,980
peer median 5,940
Avg net price
$10,421
+$4.3k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
34%
Full-time retention
55%

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 16 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 12 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
16
Passing
4
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

16programs
  • Passing4 · 25.0%
  • No Data12 · 75.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
12

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.

4
Education General
Associate Degree · Education
+24.3%
$41,013 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+25.2%
$41,299 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+122.9%
$73,546 vs $32,989
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+132.1%
$76,560 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
9%
$3,500 debt · $41,299 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1971Next review Jun 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 22

  1. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,783
$30–48k$10,004
$48–75k$11,688
$75–110k$12,861
$110k+$15,182

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

Avg net price
$10,421
+$4,271vs Community College median $6,150
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$4,536
Out-of-state
$17,736

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,311 students received $11.8M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
2,311
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.8M
$11,807,635 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 76 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
76
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.6%
2017
6.0%
2018
4.6%
2019
1.3%
2020*
2.9%
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 MSCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs12
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

997 total completions
01Liberal Arts
80180.3%
02Health Professions
676.7%
03Business
363.6%
04Engineering Tech
343.4%
05Education
292.9%
06Computer Sciences
212.1%
07Visual/Performing Arts
80.8%
08Family/Consumer Sci
10.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
5,980
12-mo unduplicated
7,636
Undergraduate
7,636
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%3,001
Women
61%4,635

Race / ethnicity composition

White
65.0%
Hispanic
13.1%
Black
11.3%
Two or more
4.3%
Asian
3.0%
Unknown
2.3%
Non-resident
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
111
56 M · 55 W
Women athletes
49.5%
Athletic aid
$388K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$169K
$219K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$25K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
38 M · —
$238K
Basketball
18 M · 11 W
$325K
Soccer
— · 24 W
$258K
Softball
— · 20 W
$149K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 5,636 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    22.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    129

    MSCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions MSCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectMotlow State Community College
    		34%—5,980$10,421Community College
    Columbia State Community College
    		——5,712$4,576Community College
    Walters State Community College
    		——5,899$4,153Community College
    Volunteer State Community College
    		——6,963$10,477Community College
    Roane State Community College
    		—99.6%5,002$6,017Community College
    Nashville State Community College
    		——7,533$6,283Community College
    Peer group median34%99.6%5,940$6,150

    Frequently asked questions about Motlow State Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MSCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Motlow State Community College?

    Motlow State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Motlow State Community College?

    Motlow State Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,980 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Motlow State Community College?

    The average net price at Motlow State Community College is $10,421 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Motlow State Community College located?

    Motlow State Community College is located in Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.

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