Program Payoff

Cleveland State Community College

Cleveland, Tennessee. 38 certificate and associate programs, public. 38 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Tennessee.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $48,522 (70) $81,500
Registered Nurses
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate $38,649 (38) $36,000
Security Guards
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $34,526 (31) $48,040
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $8,750 $31,133 (39) $106,970
General and Operations Managers
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate $23,456 (43) $64,630
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree $23,233 (37) $42,830
Customer Service Representatives
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $8,125 $21,417 (84) $76,480
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $64,630
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree not published $39,570
Medical Assistants
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $106,970
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $42,830
Customer Service Representatives
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $57,270
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $122,430
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $122,430
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $122,430
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $36,000
Security Guards
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $69,220
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $63,750
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $63,750
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $63,750
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $63,750
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $58,700
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Undergraduate certificate not published $58,070
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Associate's degree not published $58,070
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $50,370
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $55,490
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Associate's degree not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $42,310
Community Health Workers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $29,660
Childcare Workers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $29,660
Childcare Workers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $76,480
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $50,290
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Medical Illustration and Informatics Associate's degree not published $76,470
Computer Occupations, All Other
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Associate's degree not published
Music Associate's degree not published $61,860
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $48,040
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other Associate's degree not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General Associate's degree not published $57,270
Graphic Designers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.