Vocational Programs at Knox County Career Center

Number of Vocational Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
13	$15,243

Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Knox County Career Center is Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse Training and its 2024 tuition & fees are $15,243. For reference, the average tuition for the Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse Training program of all trade schools in the United States is $18,035.

The next table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse Training	$15,243	$3,544	1,340 Hours	17 Months
National Average	$18,035	-	1,202 Hours	12.85 Months
Fire Science / Fire-fighting (4 Months Program)	$1,296	$405	160 Hours	4 Months
National Average	$3,136	-	461 Hours	5.00 Months
Emergency Medical Technology / Technician (EMT Paramedic)	$1,399	$265	150 Hours	4 Months
National Average	$4,986	-	607 Hours	8.86 Months
Registered Nursing / Registered Nurse	$14,551	$3,882	900 Hours	12 Months
National Average	$48,241	-	253 Hours	21.51 Months
Fire Science / Fire-fighting (2 Months Program)	$999	$550	84 Hours	2 Months
National Average	$3,136	-	461 Hours	5.00 Months
Welding Technology / Welder	$7,672	$2,000	685 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$10,695	-	753 Hours	9.71 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $15,243 at Knox County Career Center. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $3,544. The total cost of attendance is $49,675 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$15,243
Books & Supplies	$3,544
Room & Board	$16,368
Other Living Expenses	$14,520
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$49,675

¹Knox County Career Center does not offer on-campus housing facilities.²The tuition & fees are based on out-of-state rates.

Career and Vocational Programs

Knox County Career Center offers 13 certificate and vocational programs through less than 12-weeks Certificate, 1-year certificate, and 2-Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	6	4	3	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The The students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1 an the retention rate is 100%.

Key Academics Stats
Retention Rate	100%(full-time), 56% (part-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	3 to 1
Student Population	115 Students
Number of Faculties	38 Faculties
Number of Staffs	53 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Knox County Career Center provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	No
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

Certificate Programs at Knox County Career Center

Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

Career and Vocational Programs

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

On-Campus Student Services