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Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee · Public community college

Radiology & sonography programsDental assistant schoolsEMT & paramedic trainingDental hygiene programsMedical assistant programsPharmacy technician programsMedical billing & coding programs
26%completion rate · Tennessee avg 64%
$10,419median debt of graduates
$33,711median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$37,598median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Accredited)
Address: 4501 Amnicola Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37406 · Phone: (423) 697-4400 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Chattanooga State Com… Chattanooga State Com…: 25.9% 25.9% Tennessee average Tennessee average: 64.3% 64.3% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Radiologic technologists and technicians$50,540$64,630$78,700
Dental assistants$37,810$46,720$59,270
Emergency medical technicians$29,720$40,330$48,430
Dental hygienists$76,190$84,640$94,240
Medical assistants$34,840$39,570$45,580
Pharmacy technicians$35,550$41,920$48,270
Medical records specialists$37,320$48,780$62,930

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Tennessee (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 27 $47,048 $48,965 $13,000
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 23 not reported not reported not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 22 $31,237 $31,941 $12,698
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 17 $29,768 $28,598 $9,375
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 13 $33,564 $42,682 not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 11 $31,237 $31,941 $12,698
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 10 $29,768 $28,598 $9,375
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 9 $29,768 $28,598 $9,375
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported not reported $5,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 6 $47,048 $48,965 $13,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 6 $29,768 $28,598 $9,375
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate degree 5 $28,465 $31,996 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 4 $47,048 $48,965 $13,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 1 $29,768 $28,598 $9,375

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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