Tennessee’s best rated community colleges and their scores for student value
1. Walters State Community College – 61.97 2. Roane State Community College – 60.21 3. Columbia State Community College – 59.59 4 . Jackson State Community College – 59.34 5. Pellissippi State Community College – 59.05 6. Motlow State Community College – 58.68 7. Volunteer State Community College – 58.48 8. Dyersburg State Community College – 58.42 9. Cleveland State Community College – 57.64 10. Nashville State Community College – 56.33 11. Chattanooga State Community College – 55.69 12. Northeast State Community College – 53.36 13. Southwest Tennessee Community College – 52.37 Source: WalletHub.
Tennessee is among the nation’s states with the best community college systems, according to a new report.
The report released Monday by WalletHub, a personal finance website, compiled the rankings based on 19 indicators across 710 institutions to determine where students can get the best education at the lowest cost.
The Volunteer State ranked No. 10. Alabama ranked No. 22 with Georgia coming in at No. 23. The top state was Washington.
To determine where students receive the best education at the cheapest rates, WalletHub also considered 19 metrics to rate cost and financing, educational outcomes and career outcomes. Tennessee ranks among the 10 best states.
States with best community college systems
1. Washington 2. South Dakota 3. Minnesota 4. Colorado 5. Arkansas 6. Maryland 7. New York 8. Wyoming 9. Kentucky 10. Tennessee Source: WalletHub. Data collected from the National Center for Education Statistics, CNBC, U.S. Department of Education, Council for Community & Economic Research and College Measures.