Program Payoff

Pellissippi State Community College

Knoxville, Tennessee. 41 certificate and associate programs, public. 41 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 $12,625 $48,617 (93) $81,500
Registered Nurses
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Associate's degree $6,750 $43,240 (37) $58,070
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree $42,235 (38) $122,430
Software Developers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $8,540 $28,381 (62) $106,970
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree $28,327 (33) $42,830
Customer Service Representatives
Legal Support Services Associate's degree $28,055 (25) $58,820
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Communications Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $23,890 (68) $45,670
Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $6,625 $23,245 (281) $76,480
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,180
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $48,180
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $57,270
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $49,970
Audio and Video Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $106,970
General and Operations Managers
Business/Commerce, General Undergraduate certificate not published $106,970
General and Operations Managers
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $57,270
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $122,430
Software Developers
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
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Associate's degree not published $110,200
Construction Managers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $36,000
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $40,500
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree not published $40,500
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $57,270
Graphic Designers
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Undergraduate certificate not published $73,020
Producers and Directors
Education, General Associate's degree not published $72,390
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Electrical/Electronic Engineering 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
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Undergraduate certificate not published $58,070
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $55,490
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $73,020
Producers and Directors
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $66,390
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Hospitality Administration/Management Undergraduate certificate not published $99,430
Managers, All Other
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
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $48,040
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $48,040
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $50,290
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $50,290
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
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
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.