Nashville State Technical Community College

Nashville State Community College is a community college located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. It was earlier known as Nashville State Technical Community College. NSCC offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

NSCC has an active student life. The campus is home to several on-campus clubs and organizations, including the Student Government Association, Student Life Council, Campus Crusade for Christ and Kappa Beta Delta.

Campus Location

120 White Bridge Rd
Nashville, TN 37209-4515
USA
Main Tel: (615) 353-3333
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Nashville State Technical Community College Highlights

Where Nashville State Technical Community College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in science and laboratory technician, music, photography and commercial art, computer science and engineering, nutrition and exercise therapy, family and social work, engineering technician, business and management, and office and administration.
Numerous part-time students.
Many mature (40+ year old) students.
High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
Large number of students.
Affordable tuition & fees.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Associate	527	23
< 1 year certificate	52	6
1-2 year certificate	52	8

Nashville State Students

The student enrollment at Nashville State was 7,077 in 2007 (4,074 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 47% are full-time and 53% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 2,814
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 9,890
Books and supplies	$ 1,000

Financial Aid: Nashville State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Nashville State:

School	Location	Enrollment
Spalding University	Louisville, KY	1,695
Maria College of Albany	Albany, NY	752
Crouse Hospital School of Nursing	Syracuse, NY	285
The Art Center Design College-Albuquerque	Albuquerque, NM	298
Friends University	Wichita, KS	2,826
Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science	Cincinnati, OH	304
Motlow State Community College	Tullahoma, TN	4,113
University of South Carolina-Union	Union, SC	398
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie	Allendale, SC	909
Crichton College	Memphis, TN	1,007

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		72
Without tenure; working toward tenure		3
Without tenure; tenure not available		64

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Nashville State Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	69%
Women	62%
All	65%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	392-480
Math	392-480

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (101 awarded)

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
Business Administration and Management
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (34 awarded)

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (10 awarded)

Electrician

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (23 awarded)

Culinary Arts/Chef Training

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (79 awarded)

Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
Engineering Technology
Manufacturing Technology/Technician
Robotics Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (49 awarded)

Child Development
Community Organization and Advocacy

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (6 awarded)

Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LIBERAL ARTS (158 awarded)

General Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
Technical and Business Writing

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (6 awarded)

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (20 awarded)

Surgical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (9 awarded)

Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (17 awarded)

Occupational Therapist Assistant

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (32 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (32 awarded)

Commercial and Advertising Art
Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist

SCIENCE (2 awarded)

Biotechnology

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (31 awarded)

Science Technologies/Technicians

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (22 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Police Science