10-yr median earnings
$55,027
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Clarksville, Tennessee
North Central Institute
North Central Institute is a private for-profit institution in Clarksville, Tennessee. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 88.9%
- 150%-time completion
- $17,566
- Avg net price / yr
- $55,027
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
North Central Institute posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 22%
- former-student earnings, US
- 88.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +9%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this North Central Institute profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B
College Value Score
74/100
North Central Institute
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$55,027
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$17,566
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
88.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$17,566
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
88.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 88.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - North Central Institute vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How North Central Institute ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
North Central Institute: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$55,027 Top 22% higher than 78% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | North Central Institute | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $55,027 | #1102 of 5103 | 78th |
| Average net price | $17,566 | #2593 of 5020 | 48th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 88.9% | #268 of 4858 | 94th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 61 | #4772 of 5462 | 13th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
61
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
88.9%
150%-time completion
$55,027
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How North Central Institute ranks in Tennessee
State rank among 120 reporting Tennessee colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | North Central Institute | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $55,027 | #16 of 120 | 87th |
| Average net price | $17,566 | #74 of 124 | 40th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 88.9% | #2 of 117 | 98th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 61 | #117 of 130 | 10th |
Highest former-student earnings in Tennessee
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt University | $91,565 | $15,846 |
| 2 | Baptist Health Sciences University | $72,529 | $11,212 |
| 3 | Rhodes College | $66,651 | $28,585 |
| 4 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | $66,318 | - |
| 5 | Jersey College - Cleveland | $66,087 | - |
| 6 | Jersey College - Knoxville | $66,087 | - |
| 7 | The University of the South | $64,911 | $27,872 |
| 8 | Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | $62,978 | - |
| 9 | Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | $61,480 | $27,267 |
| 10 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | $60,249 | $18,976 |
| 11 | King University | $59,831 | $22,347 |
| 12 | Cumberland University | $57,687 | $18,759 |
| 16 | North Central InstituteThis school | $55,027 | $17,566 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at North Central Institute
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$17,251 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$18,409 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$20,506 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at North Central Institute - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $17,566 |
15.8%
Pell Grant Rate
8.9%
Federal Loan Rate
What students pay at North Central Institute rose +33.0% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $18,075 in 2013 to $24,033 in 2023, a rise of $5,958 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,0752023 · $24,033
Over the same years, enrollment went -59.0% (134 → 55 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
$50,635
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 88.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $50,635 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $55,027 |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 72 | $64,383 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for North Central Institute? ▼
North Central Institute is a private for-profit institution in Clarksville, Tennessee. Undergraduate enrollment is 61 students.
How much do North Central Institute former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at North Central Institute who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $55,027 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $50,635.
How much does North Central Institute cost? ▼
The average net price at North Central Institute is $17,566..
What is the graduation rate at North Central Institute? ▼
North Central Institute has a 88.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private for-profit profiles compile Scorecard debt/earnings and IPEDS operating fields from federal files — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.