Enrollment Trends at TCAT Nashville

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 945 where 1,101 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,171 students in 2024 and was lowest at 782 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 931 to 1,101 students, a net gain of 170 (18.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	931	543	388
2016-17	1,089 158	661 118	428 40
2017-18	806 -283	492 -169	314 -114
2018-19	888 82	503 11	385 71
2019-20	847 -41	481 -22	366 -19
2020-21	815 -32	483 2	332 -34
2021-22	782 -33	475 -8	307 -25
2022-23	1,016 234	675 200	341 34
2023-24	1,171 155	798 123	373 32
2024-25	1,101 -70	784 -14	317 -56
Average	945	590	355

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 45.78% and the percentage of black students is 20.98% at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville. 2.82% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 17.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 53.71% to 45.78%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.36% to 2.82%. Black student enrollment decreased from 33.08% to 20.98%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.44% to 17.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7134 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5973 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	3	22	308	60	3	500	8
2016-17	5	27	323	96	6	569	12
2017-18	3	23	248	61	3	443	10
2018-19	2	17	262	84	3	506	13
2019-20	5	13	224	82	1	449	28
2020-21	1	17	217	70	0	462	24
2021-22	2	22	186	67	0	459	24
2022-23	3	32	224	147	0	478	31
2023-24	5	39	261	194	3	523	55
2024-25	6	31	231	191	4	504	51
Average	4	24	248	105	2	489	26

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.