Memphis, Tennessee · Public
Design and Applied Arts at Southwest Tennessee Community College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 64 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~64
- Schools with reported signal
- 878
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 19%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $4,754/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $19,016
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $34,071/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 878 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($13,335 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($17,410 below). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 8% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.4% reported share · $2,090 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,129 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.6% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 2.6% reported share · $2,624 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Design and Applied Arts accounts for 1.3% of reported programs at Southwest Tennessee Community College, which is bigger than 57% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 64 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Southwest Tennessee Community College's average net price is $4,754 per year, about $19,016 over four years. That is $13,335 below the $18,089 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $34,071 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $17,410 below the $51,481 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Southwest Tennessee Community College #73 of 878 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.