Tennessee offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Tennessee research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Chattanooga. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Chattanooga is right for you.
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CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE QUICK STATSCounty: Hamilton
Incorporated: 1839
Elevation: 685 feet
Land Area: 135.2 square miles
Population Density: 1264 people per square mile
Population: 170,880
Population change since 2000: 9.90%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (58.9%), Black (36.1%), Hispanic (2.1%), Two or more races (1.3%), Other race (1.0%), American Indian (0.7%), Asian Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): United States (12.3%), English (7.9%), Irish (7.5%), German (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Scottish (1.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (101.7 miles , pop. 416,474)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (487.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Ridgeside, TN (1.1 miles ), East Ridge, TN (1.9 miles ), Lakeview, GA (2.2 miles ), Red Bank, TN (2.2 miles ), Rossville, GA (2.2 miles ), Rossville-Beverly Hills, GA (2.4 miles ), Lookout Mountain, TN (2.4 miles ), Lookout Mountain, GA (2.6 miles )
Chattanooga Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
9
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
15
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
5
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
21
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
33
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
17
Population 25 and Older:93,702
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
16,116
Grades 9 through 12
6,968
College or graduate school
6,110
Total Enrolled:29,194
High school or higher: 77.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.50%
Colleges/Universities in Chattanooga:
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA Full-time enrollment: 6,914, Location: 615 MCCALLIE AVE, Public, Website: www.utc.edu, Offers Master's degree CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FT enrollment: 4,821, Location: 4501 AMNICOLA HWY, Public, Website: www.cstcc.cc.tn.us TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY FT enrollment: 741, Location: 1815 UNION AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.tntemple.edu, Offers Master's degree ELECTRONIC COMPUTER PROGRAMMING COLLEGE INC FT enrollment: 107, Location: 3805 BRAINERD RD, Private, for-profit TENNESSEE INSTITUTE OF HEALING ARTS FT enrollment: 82, Location: 7010 LEE HWY STE 712, Private, for-profit PAZAZZ HAIR ACADEMY FT enrollment: 18, Location: 3641 BRAINERD RD, Private, for-profit CHATTANOOGA BARBER COLLEGE FT enrollment: 13, Location: 405 MARKET ST, Private, for-profit HIGHLAND STYLING ACADEMY Location: 3847 HIXSON PKE, Private, for-profit INSURANCE SYSTEMS OF TENNESSEE Location: 6347 E BRAINERD RD STE A, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Chattanooga:
LEE UNIVERSITY about 25 miles, CLEVELAND, TN, Full-time enrollment: 3,171 CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 25 miles, CLEVELAND, TN, FT enrollment: 2,022 MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 58 miles, Tullahoma, TN, FT enrollment: 2,256 ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 74 miles, HARRIMAN, TN, FT enrollment: 3,490 ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY about 75 miles, NORMAL, AL, FT enrollment: 4,886 TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY about 77 miles, COOKEVILLE, TN, FT enrollment: 7,204 KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY about 80 miles, KENNESAW, GA, FT enrollment: 9,589
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