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Northeast State Community College

Northeast State Community College

Blountville, TN · Rural · 4,404 students
Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$6,864
Average net priceYour net price
In-state
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
33%
Graduation rate
32% typical
$34,553
Earnings 10 years on
$38,832 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

Northeast State Community College is a comprehensive two-year institution in the Tri-Cities region renowned for its robust university transfer pathways and high-demand workforce training in fields like advanced manufacturing, nursing, and aviation technology. The college fosters an accessible, commuter-friendly campus culture characterized by small class sizes, practical skill-building, and personalized faculty support across its main Blountville campus and regional teaching sites. Distinctively, Northeast State leverages deep partnerships with local industry leaders—such as Eastman Chemical Company—and serves as a primary access point for tuition-free education through the Tennessee Promise, offering seamless transitions to regional four-year institutions like East Tennessee State University.


Wikipedia:Northeast State Community College is a public community college based in Blountville, Tennessee. It offers technical education and college transfer programs in Blountville and at teaching sites in Elizabethton, Gray, and Kingsport. The school enrolls more than 6,000 students.

Location
Blountville, TN, 37617-0246 · Rural campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
RDU · Raleigh-Durham
206 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$4,782$17,766
Books & supplies$1,470$1,470
Cost of attendance$15,793$31,711
Average net price$6,864Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$17,766
In-state: $4,782
Books & supplies$1,470
Cost of attendance$31,711
In-state: $15,793
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $6,864
How it’s made up · out-of-state
Tuition$8,848
Books & supplies$1,560
Personal expenses$2,680
Transportation$3,252
Total published by the school$31,711
Net price by family income · in-state students
$0–30k
$6,472
$30–48k
$6,380
$48–75k
$7,563
$75–110k
$9,573
$110k+
$5,579
Grants from the school
6% of first-years get a grant from the school, averaging $1,691
Source: College Navigator (U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS)
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
33%
Pell students: 28.0% · others: 39.8% 
8 yrs after starting
39% graduated · 12% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 46% left or unknown
Earnings
6 yrs after entry$29,726
10 yrs after entry$34,553
Debt
Median at graduation$6,827
Monthly payment$72
Middle 50% owe$1.8k–$5.5k
90th percentile$9,000
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — mixed transfer/career: 32% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Essay prompts

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Student Body
Gender
Men 47%Women 53%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell grant
36%
First-gen
53%
Family income
$19,461
Independent
37%
Veterans
0%
Age at entry
23.0
Part-time
39%
Where first-years come from
In state (TN)
98.9%
Out of state
1.0%
International
0.2%

Most out-of-state first-years from: VA 12

Race & ethnicity
White
84%
Hispanic
6%
Black
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more
4%
Unknown
3%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$17M
Full-time faculty
49%
Faculty salary
$6,830/mo
Teaching spend
$8,070
per student
Federal loans
0%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — mixed transfer/career
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mixed part/full-time

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