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Jackson State Community College

Jackson, TN1,264 online only

Jackson State Community College is a public community college in Jackson, TN, with about 1,814 students on campus and 1,264 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
1,814
plus 1,264 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$6,236
tuition and fees $4,740; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
26%
lower than at 94% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$35,224
lower than at 67% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Jackson State Community College, in brief

A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges

Only 26% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 94% of 2-year colleges. 54% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓

Jackson State Community College is mostly about liberal arts

53% of the degrees Jackson State Community College awards are in liberal arts; the next biggest field, health professions, is 36%. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
26%
within 3 years · Pell students 21%
Come back for year two
54%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$35,224
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
—

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Jackson State Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Jackson State Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $15,183 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $17,724

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,740Books & supplies $1,200Other costs $9,243

After grants, the average family on aid pays $6,236.

Tuition and fees are $4,740 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$7,485

About $14,970 over 2 years · 51% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 53%Health professions 36%Engineering tech 4%Business 3%Computer science 3%Education 1%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities303 graduates a year
$38k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing73 graduates a year
$66k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions33 graduates a year
$58k4 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services28 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations25 graduates a year
$29k1 yr out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General23 graduates a year
$77k4 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other21 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General17 graduates a year
$47k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

2,511 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 64%Hispanic 5%Black 23%Asian 1%Two or more 5%International 1%

Women and men

Women 69%Men 31%
23 : 1
students per teacher
42%
get Pell grants (lower income)
0%
take federal loans
23%
undergrads 25 or older
39%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Jackson

8% of Jackson’s 69,339 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Jackson pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Jackson State Community College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Lane CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Jackson
1.9 mi801 students
Union UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Jackson
4.9 mi2,124 students
Freed-Hardeman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Henderson
16.3 mi1,789 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.