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Nashville Auto-Diesel College

Nashville, Tennessee Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

Nashville Auto-Diesel College is a private for-profit two-year institution in Nashville, Tennessee. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 967 students. It is part of Lincoln Educational Services.

Nashville Auto-Diesel College offers certificates and associate degrees across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Welding Technology, Automobile, and Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician. It awarded 681 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
967
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
681
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 5

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Precision Production 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
73%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
41
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
363
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
277

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
967
Undergraduates, fall 2024
967
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,424
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
9%
Men
91%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
33%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Part of
Lincoln Educational Services
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Campus President
Sunddip Aguilar
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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