Community colleges
Community Colleges in Tennessee
CampusPin classifies 26 of Tennessee's 79 colleges as community (two-year) colleges, about 32.9% of the state's institutions. Community colleges are the most affordable on-ramp to higher education, with a median published in-state tuition of $4,540 in this snapshot.
Tennessee community colleges by the numbers
- Community colleges
- 26
- Share of state colleges
- 32.9%
- Median published in-state tuition
- $4,540
- National public 2-year median
- $4,288
- Lowest published tuition
- Nashville State Community College ($4,498)
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; the tuition median is the published in-state figure from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid, net price is typically lower, and lower tuition is not a measure of quality.
All community colleges in Tennessee
- Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical CareersChattanooga · $10,690
- Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga · $4,550
- Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland · $4,530
- Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia · $4,904
- Concorde Career College-MemphisMemphis · $18,841
- Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg · $4,540
- Fortis Institute-CookevilleCookeville · $14,644
- Fortis Institute-NashvilleNashville · $15,237
- Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusNashville · $16,400
- Jackson State Community CollegeJackson · $4,516
- John A Gupton CollegeNashville · $12,040
- Lincoln College of Technology-NashvilleNashville · $18,841
- Meridian Institute of Surgical AssistingNashville · $18,841
- Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga · $18,841
- Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma · $4,536
- Nashville State Community CollegeNashville · $4,498
- North Central InstituteClarksville · $18,841
- Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville · $4,542
- Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville · $4,576
- Remington College-Memphis CampusMemphis · $20,047
- Remington College-Nashville CampusNashville · $21,230
- Roane State Community CollegeHarriman · $4,762
- Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis · $4,550
- Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin · $4,524
- Walters State Community CollegeMorristown · $4,519
- William R Moore College of TechnologyMemphis · $9,678
Why start at a Tennessee community college?
Community colleges typically offer open or less-selective admission, the lowest published tuition of any sector, and transfer pathways that let students complete lower-division coursework before moving to a four-year university. They also serve working and returning students with part-time, evening, and online options. Confirm transfer-credit and articulation agreements with each college and your target university.
Community colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Community-college counts and shares for Tennessee come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Community Colleges in Tennessee. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/community-colleges-in/tennessee