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Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Tennessee

2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Tennessee

6 Schools Ranked
$7,642 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,071 Avg Student Debt

A trade school student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Tennessee to see which ones had the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

South College

Knoxville, Tennessee
1,104 Total Awards
$17,335 Average Tuition & Fees
$18,902 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named South College the most popular school in Tennessee for trade school students working on their associate degree. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 1,104 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

If you want to attend South College, expect to pay an average of $17,335 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,902 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.

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28 Total Awards
$14,009 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting landed the # 2 spot on the list. Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is a very small private for-profit school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 28 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

Associate Degree recipients from Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting accumulate an average of $14,009 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.

Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#3

Volunteer State Community College

Gallatin, Tennessee
1,201 Total Awards
$4,404 Average Tuition & Fees
$11,049 Avg Student Debt

The excellent associate degree programs at Volunteer State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Tennessee. Located in Gallatin, Tennessee, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,201 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.

Students from Tennessee who attend VSCC full time pay an average of $4,404 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $17,220. On average, associate degree students take out $11,049 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.

Around 72% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full Volunteer State Community College Report

#4

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee
1,163 Total Awards
$4,430 Average Tuition & Fees
$15,604 Avg Student Debt

The excellent associate degree programs at Chattanooga State Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Tennessee. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 1,163 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

In-state students pay an average of $4,430 in tuition and fees if they attend Chattanooga State Community College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $17,246. Associate Degree recipients from Chattanooga State Community College accumulate an average of $15,604 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 52% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Walters State Community College

Morristown, Tennessee
932 Total Awards
$4,399 Average Tuition & Fees
$4,796 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walters State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Tennessee list. This medium-sized public school is located in Morristown, Tennessee, and it awarded 932 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Tennessee pay an average of $4,399 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend WSCC. Out-of-state students pay an average of $17,215. Associate Degree recipients from WSCC accumulate an average of $4,796 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#6

Miller-Motte College Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee
66 Total Awards
$25,053 Avg Student Debt

Miller-Motte College Chattanooga landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree trade school programs. Miller-Motte College Chattanooga is a small private for-profit school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 66 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

Associate Degree recipients from MMC Chattanooga accumulate an average of $25,053 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full Miller-Motte College Chattanooga Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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