Nashville State Community College
Average Annual Cost
The average annual net price that a student who receives federal financial aid pays to cover expenses (e.g. tuition, living expenses, etc.) to attend the school's largest program. Net price is the program's cost of attendance minus any grants and scholarships received. For public schools, this is only the average cost for in-state students. Negative cost values indicate that the average grant/scholarship aid exceeded the cost of attendance.
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Healthcare Programs
About Nashville State Community College
Founded in 1970, Nashville State Community College offers a variety of associate's degree and certificate programs to students looking to enter the workforce. The school spans many campuses across middle Tennessee.
Nashville State Community College offers the following healthcare-related courses:
Occupational Therapy Assistant - Associate of Applied Science
Nashville State Community College's two-year Occupational Therapy Assistant program strives to prepare students for a career working with a registered occupational therapist. The program includes three semesters of classwork and one semester of an internship. After graduating from the program, students can take the certification exam through the National Board of Certification for Occupational Therapy.
Medical Coding Technician - Certificate
The three-semester Medical Coding Technician certificate program at Nashville State Community College prepares students for an entry-level career in medical coding. Students will learn CPT and ICD-CM codes, pharmacology, and medical terminology.
Recent news about Nashville State Community College
Cane Ridge High School is the latest school to partner with Nashville State Community College for an early college program. The program first launched at Whites Creek High School; the Glencliff High School early college program is also starting this year.
The paid internship program is available to students who are in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Nashville State Community College.
The partnership includes the Saluki Step Ahead program and easier pathways to completing a bachelor degree.
The new partnership will allow NSCC students with one of 17 associate’s degrees and one technical certificate to transfer credits to pursue a bachelor degree at CSU.
Those employed by Tennessee Oncology can take the training course for free.
Five students who want to transfer from Nashville State Community College to Belmont University will be selected to receive a $15,000 scholarship to the University.
The new Darrell Freeman Fellowship at Nashville State Community College will provide stipends for students looking to earn IT focused certifications and credentials after graduating with certain AAS degrees.
Elizabeth Youngblood will now be in charge of the associate degree level nursing program at Nashville State Community College.
In an attempt to create a more permanent presence in Dickson, the Dickson City Council has voted to extend Nashville State Community College’s lease at an old senior center. There are plans by the school to create a permanent campus in Dickson in the coming years.
As part of Tennessee’s 2022-23 budget, just over $34 million has been set aside for an expansion and renovation to Nashville State Community College’s Clarksville campus.
The Industrial Readiness Training program is a partnership between Nashville State and the Houston County Sheriff's Department which is providing two-week training programs to inmates to help them secure manufacturing jobs upon release from jail.
Students will have the opportunity to participate in the Patient Care Technician career pipeline program free of cost. Within the first ten days of the pilot program, five students already had job offers.
Thanks to a new agreement between Nashville State Community College-Clarksville Campus and the Clarksville Transit System, students will be eligible for a semester-long bus pass at no cost to the student.
Students at Nashville State Community College participate in Nashville GRAD to receive assistance with expenses that help them to complete their degrees. The infusion of funding from Amazon will help the city and college administrators bring the assistance to more students.