TCAT - Program Costs

* = Diploma Program
** = Certificate Program

TCAT - Program Costs

PROGRAM

PROGRAM
LOCATION

PROGRAM
LENGTH

DAY /
EVENING

TUITION & FEES
PER SEMESTER

BOOKS
PER YEAR

TOOLS, EQUIPMENT
& MISCELLANEOUS

APPROXIMATE
PROGRAM COST

Aesthetics**

Main Campus

750 hours /
2 semesters

Day
Evening

$1,537

$525

$1,044

$4,643

Automotive
Technology*

Main Campus

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day

$1,537

$350

$400

$5,361

Barbering*

Main Campus

1,500 hours /
4 semesters

Day
Evening

$1,537

$540

$1,848

$8,536

Barbering
Instructor**

Main Campus

300 hours /
1 semester

Day
Evening

$1,388

$299

0

$1,687

Building Construction
Technology*

CCC

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day

$1,537

$500

$600

$5,711

Business Office
Specialist*

Main Campus

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day

$1,537

$200

$200

$5,011

Collision Repair
Technology*

Main Campus

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day

$1,537

$500

$3,000

$8,111

Commercial Truck Driving
(CDL)**

Soddy Daisy

222 hours /
7.5 weeks

Day
Evening

$1,788

$58.50

$95

$1,942

Computer Numeric Controls
(CNC)**

Main Campus

450 hours /
1 semester

Day

$1,537

0

0

$1,537

Computer Support
Technician*

Main Campus

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day

$1,537

$300

$990

$5,901

Cosmetology*

Main Campus

1,500 hours /
4 semesters

Day
Evening

$1,537

$515

$1,574

$8,237

Cosmetology
Instructor**

Main Campus

300 hours /
1 semester

Day
Evening

$1,388

$299

0

$1,687

Diesel Equipment
Technology*

Main Campus

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day

$1,537

$500

$1,500

$6,611

Drone
Technology*

Main Campus

450 hours /
1 semester

Evening

$1,537

0

0

$1,537

HVAC/R*

Main Campus

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day
Evening

$1,537

$450

$3,000

$8,061

Industrial Automation
& Robotics*

Main Campus
Dayton Site
Kimball Site

1,939 hours /
5 semesters

Day
Evening

$1,537

$650

$1,400

$6,661

Landscape &
Turf Management*

 

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day

$1,537

$750

$200

$5,561

Machine Tool
Technology*

 

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day

$1,537

$350

$1,500

$6,461

Massage
Therapy**

 

650 hours /
2 semesters

Day
Evening

$1,388

$300

$750

$3,826

Medical
Assistant*

 

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day

$1,537

$800

$1,300

$6,711

Mental Health
Technician**

 

135 hours /
9 weeks

Evening

$551

0

$165

$716

Motorcycle & Marine
Service Tech.*

 

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day

$1,537

$400

$3,000

$8,011

Practical
Nursing*

 

1,296 hours /
3 semesters

Day

$1,637

$1,500

$500

$6,911

Residential / Commercial
Electricity*

Main Campus
Dayton Site
Kimball Site

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day
Evening

$1,537

$800

$600

$6,011

R-BEST*
(Road Building Equip. Service Tech.)

 

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

 

$1,537

$1,000

$1,500

$7,111

Welding*

 

1,290 hours /
3 semesters

Day
Evening

$1,637

$500

$1,500

$6,911

 

Tennessee residents should apply for either:

  • TN Promise Scholarship (high school graduates)
  • TN Reconnect Grant (adults listed as "independent" on the FAFSA)