Trade School Scoreboard

Nashville Auto-Diesel College

Private for-profit in Nashville, TN. 5 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering diesel/heavy equipment, auto technician, welding.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance TechnologyCertificate120$52,302$12,000$136
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologyAssociate degree20$48,352$14,869$169
Precision Metal WorkingCertificate211$44,170$9,500$108
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologyCertificate378$41,342$13,769$156
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance TechnologyAssociate degree16not reported$12,121$138

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

How it compares

  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technology (certificate): graduates earned $52,302 one year out, 14% below the national median for diesel/heavy equipment certificate programs ($61,118).
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology (certificate): graduates earned $41,342 one year out, about the same as the national median for auto technician certificate programs ($42,072).
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology (associate degree): graduates earned $48,352 one year out, about the same as the national median for auto technician associate degree programs ($48,236).
  • Precision Metal Working (certificate): graduates earned $44,170 one year out, 3% above the national median for welding certificate programs ($42,713).

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. School facts come from the Scorecard Institution file. See our methodology.