Athens, TN · Public · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
TCAT Athens is a public institution in Athens, TN, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 205 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 25:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
Official website: www.tcatathens.edu
The published tuition for the largest program at TCAT Athens is $4,620 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.
For context, the average in-state tuition at the 69 Tennessee colleges that do report one is $19,179.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Private nonprofit | 846 | $30,814 |
Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $40,540 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 95% |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 36% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 42% |
| First-generation students | 63% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for TCAT Athens's largest program is $4,620 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.
TCAT Athens enrolls about 205 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 25:1.
TCAT Athens is a public institution in Athens, TN. Its highest award is a certificate, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. TCAT Athens does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.
Median earnings ten years after enrolling at TCAT Athens are $40,540 a year, according to College Scorecard.