How much does Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville cost?

Tuition and fees for the school's largest program are $5,137 for the whole program. After grants and scholarships, the average net price for that program is $20,012.

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville programs report graduate pay?

10 certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville report first-year pay, and 1 of them also report federal debt.

Public college
Knoxville, TN
887 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

10 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville certificate programs report what graduates earn. Heavy Equipment Maintenance pays the most in the first year ($50,524), and Cosmetology the least ($17,458). The median program pays $37,213.

Tuition for the largest program$5,137Tuition and fees for the whole program

Net price, largest program$20,012After aid, for the whole program

Graduation rate71%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 10 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Tennessee" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Tennessee. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Tennessee
1	Heavy Equipment MaintenanceAbout 12 graduates a year	$50,524	Not reported	Not reported	7th of 14
2	HVACAbout 49 graduates a year	$39,230	$26,750	Not reported	2nd of 8
3	Welding and MachiningAbout 111 graduates a year	$39,054	Not reported	Not reported	5th of 22
4	Practical NursingAbout 115 graduates a year	$38,388	$43,041	$10,639	17th of 25
5	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 30 graduates a year	$37,667	Not reported	Not reported	12th of 16
6	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 82 graduates a year	$36,758	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 17
7	Electrician TrainingAbout 52 graduates a year	$30,771	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 6
8	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 20 graduates a year	$25,309	$21,678	Not reported	1st of 5
9	Office AdministrationAbout 10 graduates a year	$21,295	$19,905	Not reported	5th of 9
10	CosmetologyAbout 33 graduates a year	$17,458	Not reported	Not reported	17th of 31

Program names link to the program's own page, and Tennessee ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Tennessee programs in the field do too.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Heavy Equipment Maintenance$50,524
HVAC$39,230
Welding and Machining$39,054
Practical Nursing$38,388
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$37,667

Lowest median debt

Practical Nursing$10,639

Largest programs

Practical NursingAbout 115 graduates a year
Welding and MachiningAbout 111 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 82 graduates a year
Electrician TrainingAbout 52 graduates a year
HVACAbout 49 graduates a year

Common questions

Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates earn a median of $50,524 in their first year, the most of 10 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Tennessee rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels