After Chattanooga State Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Chattanooga, Tennessee · Public · 6,601 undergrads
The typical student earns $37,598 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $10,419 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$37.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$10.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
32%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
22%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
26%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
24%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,952
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
18%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,711
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,185
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,598
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
46%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$10,419
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,249
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,123
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
32%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
35%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
43%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers