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Roane State Community College

Harriman, Tennessee·Public, 2-year·Southeast·roanestate.edu
Acceptance
99.6%
—
6-yr Graduation
36%
—
Total enrollment
5,002
peer median 5,940
Avg net price
$4,270
-$1.8k vs Community College
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,085
2,085 candidates competed
Admitted
2,076
99.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,411
68.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
36%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

13.5pp gap
Pell recipients
29%135 of 462
Non-Pell (all)
42%200 of 471
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 3
No Federal Aid
43%200 of 468

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.5-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 35 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 27 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
35
Passing
8
22.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

35programs
  • Passing8 · 22.9%
  • No Data27 · 77.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
6
No data
27

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.

8
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+18.6%
$39,122 vs $32,989
Education General
Associate Degree · Education
+18.8%
$39,183 vs $32,989
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+26.3%
$41,665 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+33.2%
$43,943 vs $32,989
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+35.2%
$44,612 vs $32,989
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+59.8%
$52,717 vs $32,989
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+67.0%
$55,092 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+114.3%
$70,698 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$12,000 debt · $52,717 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$15,133 debt · $70,698 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$9,500 debt · $44,612 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
21%
$8,015 debt · $39,122 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$5,070 debt · $50,643 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 1974Next review Dec 2025

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 9

  1. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. May 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

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$3,444
$30–48k$3,636
$48–75k$5,220
$75–110k$7,594
$110k+$10,354

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

Avg net price
$4,270
-$1,812vs Community College median $6,082
Federal loans
3.6%
In-state tuition
$4,998
Out-of-state
$18,630

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, 1,822 students received $8.6M in Pell grants, alongside $1.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,822
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.6M
$8,613,424 total
Direct Loans
$1.0M
266 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
1k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$414K
124 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$594K
142 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 494 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (2.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
494
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.6%
2017
16.5%
2018
9.0%
2019
2.0%
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 Roane State Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

837 total completions
01Liberal Arts
44953.6%
02Health Professions
22326.6%
03Engineering Tech
566.7%
04Business
536.3%
05Computer Sciences
182.2%
06Family/Consumer Sci
151.8%
07Education
111.3%
08Security/Protective
60.7%
09Legal Professions
50.6%
10Social Sciences
10.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
5,002
12-mo unduplicated
6,602
Undergraduate
6,602
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
34%2,217
Women
66%4,385

Race / ethnicity composition

White
84.8%
Hispanic
5.1%
Two or more
3.5%
Black
2.9%
Unknown
1.9%
Asian
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Non-resident
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
144
62 M · 82 W
Women athletes
56.9%
Athletic aid
$861K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$498K
$363K
Recruiting expense
$1K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$22K
$26K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Baseball
35 M · —
$439K
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
$447K
Soccer
— · 21 W
$145K
Softball
— · 21 W
$264K
Volleyball
— · 17 W
$220K
Golf
8 M · 5 W
$307K

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 · 4,822 students

3-year trend

0.212 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
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
    3
    Stalking
    3 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.

    Data quality: 2 reports were 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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    18.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    111

    Roane State Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Roane State Community College 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
    SubjectRoane State Community College
    		36%99.6%5,002$4,270Community College
    Walters State Community College
    		——5,899$5,387Community College
    Columbia State Community College
    		——5,712$4,734Community College
    Motlow State Community College
    		——5,980$15,742Community College
    Volunteer State Community College
    		——6,963$7,802Community College
    Nashville State Community College
    		——7,533$6,777Community College
    Peer group median36%99.6%5,940$6,082

    Institutions like Roane State Community College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Roane State Community College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Roane State Community College Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    2 members
    • Karen Brunner
      Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Student Success & Initiatives
    • Jeffrey J Tinley
      Director of Institutional Research

    Frequently asked questions about Roane State Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Roane State Community College.

    What is the acceptance rate at Roane State Community College?

    Roane State Community College's acceptance rate is 99.6% (2,076 admitted from 2,085 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Roane State Community College?

    Roane State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Roane State Community College?

    Roane State Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,002 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

    The average net price at Roane State Community College is $4,270 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Roane State Community College?

    Roane State Community College's yield rate is 68.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Roane State Community College located?

    Roane State Community College is located in Harriman, Tennessee 37748.

    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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