Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton

Elizabethton, TN · Public · Federal field 4605

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$4,611 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling: Not reached
10-year scenario: Use your actual price
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+44%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$27,133 → $39,045

—Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

22Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

26Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

—Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

7Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$8,568

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$45,385

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$8,568Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$13,540Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE81.1%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$27,133Year 1

$45,385Year 4

$39,045Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$3,782

Estimated loan paymentNot available

—borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$45,385 vs. $49,996

$4,611 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,470 median wageTN estimate · 17,770 jobs · 47-1011+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 67k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentPlumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,600 median wageTN estimate · 9,270 jobs · 47-2152+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 42k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentExplosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$74,190 median wageTN estimate · 70 jobs · 47-5032+0.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.4k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentRotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$58,780 median wageTN estimate · 40 jobs · 47-5012+0.8% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialEarth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$58,670 median wageTN estimate · 450 jobs · 47-5023+3.6% projected U.S. growth · 1.4k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentDerrick Operators, Oil and Gas$58,620 median wageU.S. estimate · 10,590 jobs · 47-5011+1.6% projected U.S. growth · 0.9k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialSeptic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$39,480 median wageTN estimate · 550 jobs · 47-4071+7.8% projected U.S. growth · 2.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

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