After Motlow State Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Tullahoma, Tennessee · Public · 6,060 undergrads
The typical student earns $40,397 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $3,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$40.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$3,000
median federal debt at graduation.
49%
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
31%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
39%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
17%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,829
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
13%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,751
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,784
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,397
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
48%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$3,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$3,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$2,920
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,174
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
49%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
49%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
55%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
0.9%
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