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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
$15,742
+$9.7k 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%

Pell equity

5.3pp gap
Pell recipients
31%215 of 701
Non-Pell (all)
36%268 of 738
No Federal Aid
36%268 of 738

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$15,003
$30–48k$15,026
$48–75k$17,151
$75–110k$18,151
$110k+$17,265

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

Avg net price
$15,742
+$9,660vs Community College median $6,082
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$4,738
Out-of-state
$17,722

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, 2,318 students received $11.8M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
2,318
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.8M
$11,824,605 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

900 total completions
01Liberal Arts
75083.3%
02Health Professions
535.9%
03Business
364.0%
04Engineering Tech
293.2%
05Computer Sciences
141.6%
06Education
121.3%
07Visual/Performing Arts
50.6%
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
7,611
Undergraduate
7,611
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%2,874
Women
62%4,737

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.9%
Hispanic
13.8%
Black
11.4%
Two or more
4.5%
Unknown
2.9%
Asian
2.9%
Non-resident
2.3%
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
85
45 M · 40 W
Women athletes
47.1%
Athletic aid
$157K
Total student aid
Budget
$852K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$70K
$87K
Recruiting expense
$235
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$27K
$6K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
32 M · —
$127K
Basketball
13 M · 8 W
$221K
Soccer
— · 20 W
$123K
Softball
— · 13 W
$164K

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 · 6,060 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
    Drugs10
    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$15,742Community College
    Columbia State Community College
    		——5,712$4,734Community College
    Walters State Community College
    		——5,899$5,387Community College
    Volunteer State Community College
    		——6,963$7,802Community College
    Roane State Community College
    		—99.6%5,002$4,270Community College
    Nashville State Community College
    		——7,533$6,777Community College
    Peer group median34%99.6%5,940$6,082

    Institutions like MSCC

    Explore the federal data for institutions in MSCC's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    MSCC Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Data, Planning, & Research
    Phone
    1-800-654-4877

    Collects, archives, and analyzes internal and external data to generate user friendly reports, charts, and graphs, and coordinates the college's strategic planning, institutional effectiveness, and continuous quality improvement activities.

    Visit IR office page

    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 $15,742 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.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Motlow State Community College?

    Motlow State Community College's IR work is done by the Data, Planning, & Research.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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