Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General programs in Tennessee
14 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $50,060 at Chattanooga State Community College.
What this work pays in Tennessee
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Tennessee earn a median of $58,070 a year across 2,650 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $63,750 | 1,820 |
| Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $57,270 | 1,650 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $58,700 | 990 |
| Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | $64,720 | 190 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $50,060 (83 grads) | 59 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Associate's degree | $6,750 | $43,240 (37 grads) | 25 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Associate's degree | — | $43,128 (12 grads) | — |
| Austin Peay State University Clarksville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Columbia State Community College Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Columbia State Community College Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Jackson State Community College Jackson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 134 |
| Walters State Community College Morristown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.