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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson

Dickson, Tennessee Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Dickson, Tennessee, Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 1,628 students in fall 2024. It is part of TBR - The College System of Tennessee.

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson offers certificates across 16 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician. It awarded 511 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,628
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
511
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
16
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 16

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
Health Professions 4
Precision Production 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Construction Trades 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Engineering Technologies 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
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
60%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
19
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
404
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
88

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,628
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,628
Full-time, fall 2024
42%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,103
Full-time, 2024-25
49%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
35%
Men
65%
White
63%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
12%
Two or more races
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
TBR - The College System of Tennessee
President
Laura Travis
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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