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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
$6,017
-$133 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.

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.

Overall completion
36%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

29.0pp gap
Pell recipients
29%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

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.

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,781
$30–48k$6,047
$48–75k$7,994
$75–110k$9,455
$110k+$9,194

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

Avg net price
$6,017
-$133vs Community College median $6,150
Federal loans
3.2%
In-state tuition
$4,762
Out-of-state
$18,622

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,789 students received $8.6M in Pell grants, alongside $965K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,789
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.6M
$8,578,635 total
Direct Loans
$965K
258 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$401K
121 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$564K
137 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 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.

Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

808 total completions
01Liberal Arts
46457.4%
02Health Professions
18823.3%
03Business
475.8%
04Engineering Tech
405.0%
05Family/Consumer Sci
212.6%
06Education
202.5%
07Computer Sciences
162.0%
08Legal Professions
50.6%
09Security/Protective
40.5%
10Social Sciences
30.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,002
12-mo unduplicated
6,351
Undergraduate
6,351
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
34%2,178
Women
66%4,173

Race / ethnicity composition

White
85.2%
Hispanic
4.7%
Two or more
3.5%
Black
3.1%
Unknown
1.7%
Asian
0.9%
Non-resident
0.5%
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.

Athletes
135
78 M · 57 W
Women athletes
42.2%
Athletic aid
$666K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$435K
$231K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$3K
Head-coach salaries
$23K
$27K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Baseball
47 M ·
$388K
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
$408K
Volleyball
· 16 W
$173K
Golf
10 M · 5 W
$252K
Softball
· 15 W
$204K
Cross Country
6 M · 6 W
$66K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 4,457 students

3-year trend

1.162 yrs ago0.211 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
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
    1
    Stalking
    1 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: 6 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.

    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.

    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$6,017Community College
    Walters State Community College
    5,899$4,153Community College
    Columbia State Community College
    5,712$4,576Community College
    Motlow State Community College
    5,980$10,421Community College
    Volunteer State Community College
    6,963$10,477Community College
    Nashville State Community College
    7,533$6,283Community College
    Peer group median36%99.6%5,940$6,150

    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 $6,017 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.

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