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Southwest Tennessee Community College

Memphis, Tennessee·Public, 2-year·Southeast·southwest.tn.edu
Acceptance
100.0%
—
6-yr Graduation
19%
—
Total enrollment
7,004
peer median 6,984
Avg net price
$4,754
-$1.1k 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
6,021
6,021 candidates competed
Admitted
6,021
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
2,449
40.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
19%
Full-time retention
46%

Pell equity

7.4pp gap
Pell recipients
16%116 of 705
Non-Pell (all)
23%94 of 401
Subsidized loan, no Pell
23%94 of 401

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.4-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 58 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 54 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
58
Passing
4
6.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

58programs
  • Passing4 · 6.9%
  • No Data54 · 93.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
54

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
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+8.8%
$35,883 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+43.3%
$47,286 vs $32,989
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+65.9%
$54,736 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+142.7%
$80,052 vs $32,989

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 2000Next review Dec 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 24

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  3. Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2024Heightened 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$4,286
$30–48k$4,304
$48–75k$6,567
$75–110k$6,796
$110k+$6,815

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

Avg net price
$4,754
-$1,126vs Community College median $5,880
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$4,778
Out-of-state
$17,750

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, 4,237 students received $19.2M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
4,237
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$19.2M
$19,158,858 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
4k
’21
4k
’22
4k
’23
4k
’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 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
0
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at TN

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

821 total completions
01Liberal Arts
55767.8%
02Health Professions
12114.7%
03Business
516.2%
04Computer Sciences
303.7%
05Engineering Tech
202.4%
06Visual/Performing Arts
182.2%
07Legal Professions
101.2%
08Security/Protective
70.9%
09Biological Sciences
40.5%
10Mechanic
30.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
7,004
12-mo unduplicated
9,827
Undergraduate
9,827
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
35%3,417
Women
65%6,410

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
63.0%
White
20.2%
Hispanic
9.7%
Two or more
2.9%
Asian
2.0%
Unknown
1.1%
Non-resident
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
87
46 M · 41 W
Women athletes
47.1%
Athletic aid
$578K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$232K
$345K
Recruiting expense
$6K
$445
Head-coach salaries
$59K
$49K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
34 M · —
$402K
Basketball
12 M · 11 W
$645K
Soccer
— · 17 W
$307K
Softball
— · 13 W
$271K

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
0.43
3 offenses · 6,980 students

3-year trend

0.142 yrs ago0.781 yr ago0.43Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
2
Aggravated assault
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
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
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
152

TN vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions TN 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
SubjectSouthwest Tennessee Community College
19%100.0%7,004$4,754Community College
Nashville State Community College
——7,533$6,777Community College
Volunteer State Community College
——6,963$7,802Community College
Pellissippi State Community College
——9,399$4,983Community College
Motlow State Community College
——5,980$15,742Community College
Columbia State Community College
——5,712$4,734Community College
Peer group median19%100.0%6,984$5,880

Institutions like TN

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

IPEDS

TN Institutional Research office

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

Office
Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness
Email
effectiveness [at] southwest.tn.edu
Phone
901-333-4946
Address
5983 Macon Cove, Memphis, TN 38134

The Division of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness supports evidence-based decision-making and continuous improvement at Southwest Tennessee Community College through campus-wide leadership of accreditation, assessment, planning, and research.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Erica Hughes
    Associate Vice President of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness
  • Selena Grimes
    Director of Planning and Accreditation
  • Bimal Kunwor
    Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness
  • Raquel Adams
    Director of Quality Enhancement Plan

Frequently asked questions about Southwest Tennessee Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about TN.

What is the acceptance rate at Southwest Tennessee Community College?

Southwest Tennessee Community College's acceptance rate is 100.0% (6,021 admitted from 6,021 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Southwest Tennessee Community College?

Southwest Tennessee Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 19% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Southwest Tennessee Community College?

Southwest Tennessee Community College reports a total enrollment of 7,004 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Southwest Tennessee Community College?

The average net price at Southwest Tennessee Community College is $4,754 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Southwest Tennessee Community College?

Southwest Tennessee Community College's yield rate is 40.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Southwest Tennessee Community College located?

Southwest Tennessee Community College is located in Memphis, Tennessee 38134.

Who runs Institutional Research at Southwest Tennessee Community College?

Southwest Tennessee Community College's IR work is done by the Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness.

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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