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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton

Elizabethton, Tennessee Public 2-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton is a public two-year institution based in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Its campus is in a midsize suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,850 students. It is part of TBR - The College System of Tennessee.

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton offers certificates across 20 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, Medical/Clinical Assistant, and Electrician. It awarded 425 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,850
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
425
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
20
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 20

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

Health Professions 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 5
Construction Trades 3
Precision Production 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 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
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
91
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
313
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
21

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,850
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,850
Full-time, fall 2024
26%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,078
Full-time, 2024-25
26%
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
45%
Men
55%
White
83%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
TBR - The College System of Tennessee
President
Heath McMillian
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

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