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Northeast State Community College

Blountville, Tennessee·Public, 2-year·Southeast·northeaststate.edu
6-yr Graduation
33%
Total enrollment
5,757
peer median 5,410
Avg net price
$5,959
+$257 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
33%
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
28%
Non-Pell
40%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 41 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
41
Passing
6
14.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

41programs
  • Passing6 · 14.6%
  • No Data35 · 85.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
35

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.

6
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+16.4%
$38,385 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+20.1%
$39,633 vs $32,989
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+30.1%
$42,906 vs $32,989
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+62.5%
$53,606 vs $32,989
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+68.3%
$55,527 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+122.2%
$73,304 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 · $39,633 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1984Next review Dec 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 12

  1. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. May 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Sep 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Dec 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Aug 2021Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)

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$5,462
$30–48k$5,837
$48–75k$7,478
$75–110k$8,336
$110k+$2,112

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

Avg net price
$5,959
+$257vs Community College median $5,702
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$4,542
Out-of-state
$17,742

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 3,015 students received $14.5M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
3,015
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.5M
$14,523,687 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
3k
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.

Of 219 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (6.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.8%
+4.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
219
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.8%
2017
7.5%
2018
8.0%
2019
6.8%
2020*
5.3%
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 NSCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs31
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

816 total completions
01Liberal Arts
46857.4%
02Health Professions
10012.3%
03Engineering Tech
9111.2%
04Computer Sciences
566.9%
05Business
455.5%
06Comm. Technologies
131.6%
07Security/Protective
121.5%
08Mechanic
121.5%
09Education
101.2%
10Family/Consumer Sci
91.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,757
12-mo unduplicated
7,069
Undergraduate
7,069
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
48%3,396
Women
52%3,673

Race / ethnicity composition

White
85.4%
Hispanic
5.3%
Two or more
3.6%
Black
2.6%
Unknown
2.1%
Asian
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Non-resident
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.20
1 offenses · 5,100 students

3-year trend

0.562 yrs ago0.191 yr ago0.20Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
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

Arson
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

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
Drugs20
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.

Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
137

NSCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions NSCC 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
SubjectNortheast State Community College
33%5,757$5,959Community College
Chattanooga State Community College
7,623$5,702Community College
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
3,101
Pearl River Community College
6,011$4,881Community College
Southern Union State Community College
5,063$8,652Community College
York Technical College
4,771$4,657Community College
Peer group median33%5,410$5,702

Frequently asked questions about Northeast State Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NSCC.

What is the graduation rate at Northeast State Community College?

Northeast State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 33% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Northeast State Community College?

Northeast State Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,757 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at Northeast State Community College is $5,959 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Northeast State Community College located?

Northeast State Community College is located in Blountville, Tennessee 37617-0246.

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