Program Payoff

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton

Elizabethton, Tennessee. 16 certificate and associate programs, public. 16 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Tennessee.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $38,289 (16) $65,010
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $36,437 (36) $48,040
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate $32,563 (13) $55,490
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate certificate $31,133 (31) $74,470
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $30,719 (170) $37,990
Nursing Assistants
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $27,947 (35) $48,200
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $26,264 (70) $50,290
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Undergraduate certificate $24,325 (54) $67,620
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate $18,087 (58) $42,830
Customer Service Representatives
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $47,240
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $98,870
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $85,890
Project Management Specialists
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate certificate not published $31,310
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $36,000
Security Guards
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $74,470
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $48,040
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

"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.