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Nashville State Community College was awarded 127 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer information systems.
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Nashville State Community College landed the #1,978 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 45 colleges in Tennessee, Nashville State Community College is ranked at #38.
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Nashville State Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
At Nashville State Community College, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Nashville State Community College is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 45% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Nashville State Community College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,064 undergraduates at Nashville State Community College with 2,984 being full-time and 4,080 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,126 | $6,396 | $8,528 | $9,680 | $11,098 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Nashville State Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Nashville State Community College, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $4,795 a year. That adds up to $19,180 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Nashville State Community College is 12.0%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Nashville State Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 120 White Bridge Rd, Nashville, TN 37209-4515 |
| Phone: | 615-353-3333 |
| Website: | www.nscc.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 3,424 students took at least one online class at Nashville State Community College. This is a decrease from the 4,425 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,424 | 1,270 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,425 | 1,416 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,556 | 1,008 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,716 | 1,121 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,698 | 1,077 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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