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Northeast State Technical Community College is ranked #1,996 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Northeast State Technical Community College held the #2,007 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 41 colleges in Tennessee, Northeast State Technical Community College is ranked at #40.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Northeast State Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Northeast State Community College, this rate is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Northeast State Community College is 46%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Northeast State Community College this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,397 undergraduates at Northeast State Technical Community College with 2,843 being full-time and 2,554 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Northeast State Technical Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
The student loan default rate at Northeast State Technical Community College is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Northeast State Technical Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2425 Hwy 75, Blountville, TN 37617-0246 |
| Phone: | 423-323-3191 |
| Website: | https://www.northeaststate.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 517 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 67 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 62 | NA |
| Nursing | 58 | NA |
| Industrial Production Technology | 55 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 52 | NA |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 46 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 41 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 37 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 34 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 2,990 students took at least one online class at Northeast State Community College. This is a decrease from the 3,102 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,990 | 1,324 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,102 | 1,336 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,484 | 2,635 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,698 | 421 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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