The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.
Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga State Community College is a comprehensive public community college serving the greater Chattanooga area, including Hamilton, Rhea, Bledsoe, Sequatchie, Grundy, and Marion counties. The College's main campus is based in Chattanooga along the Tennessee River, with instructional sites located in Dayton, Kimball, and at Volkswagen. Additionally, K-12 partnerships including STEM School, Polytech Academies, Future Ready Institutes, MicroColleges, and a Global Center for Digital Innovation aimed at providing equitable access to early postsecondary opportunities continue to be a focus for the College. Home to the only fully embedded technical college in the state, Chattanooga State's Tennessee College of Applied Technology Division (TCAT) offers one-year technical diploma and certificate programs Chattanooga State's Economic and Workforce Development Division has strong partnerships with business and industry to create and deploy customized training solutions including college-sponsored registered apprentice programs. Data-driven strategies from the partnership with Achieving the Dream (ATD) aim to improve equitable student success through continuous improvement in teaching excellence and holistic student support. In 2020, Chattanooga State earned the prestigious Leader College status from the ATD Network for improvement in student success outcomes. As part of its continued focus on student success, the College transitioned its traditional fifteen-week semester to two seven-week sessions in Fall 2021. This shift has several positive impacts, including improved focus, success, flexibility, and time to completion. In 2023, Chattanooga State earned the Leader College of Distinction status from ATD after further improving student outcomes. The College earned the highest honor from ATD in 2025 when it was awarded the Leah Meyer Austin Award for the continued dedication to student success, whole-college transformation and holistic student support.Fall 2018 First-time Full-time Cohort
6-year outcomes for undergraduate associates-seeking students as of 2024
First-time-at-Institution, All Students Starting Fall 2018
Number of students: 1,776
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WITHIN 6 YEARS
Graduated: Reporting institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown
The SAM Associate's Degree / Certificate model tracks a group of students who started an associate degree program or certificate program at Chattanooga State Community College in the Fall of 2018. The students’ progress toward a degree or certificate is reported within 6 years.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Chattanooga State Community College are represented by the purple bar with the solid black bar underneath ().
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Chattanooga State Community College are represented by the aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Chattanooga State Community College and transferred to another institution prior to earning a degree or certificate are represented by the orange bar with the large white stripe underneath (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled at another institution.
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Chattanooga State Community College | Associate / Certificate Seeking Model - All Students
| OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN FALL 2018 BY SUMMER 2024 | |||||||
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| = | Total Graduated from Chattanooga State Community College | 48% | |||||
| Enrolled at Chattanooga State Community College | 1% | ||||||
| Transferred with no degree or certificate from Chattanooga State Community College* | 24% | ||||||
| Current Status Unknown | 27% | ||||||
* Students who transferred may have subsequently earned a degree or award or be still enrolled; their status is not tracked after their transfer from Chattanooga State Community College.