Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee

17,233 students are using VA education benefits at 130 schools in Tennessee. Of those schools, 46 take part in Yellow Ribbon, 28 charge veterans the in-state rate, and 18 carry a VA caution flag.

School	City	Type	On VA benefits
Austin Peay State University Yellow Ribbon	Clarksville	Public	2,494
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Yellow Ribbon	Knoxville	Public	1,704
Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro	Public	1,265
University of Memphis Yellow Ribbon	Memphis	Public	807
South College-Knoxville Yellow Ribbon	Knoxville	For-profit	686
East Tennessee State University Yellow Ribbon	Johnson City	Public	678
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Yellow Ribbon	Chattanooga	Public	570
Nashville State Community College	Nashville	Public	498
Tennessee Technological University Yellow Ribbon	Cookeville	Public	476
Belmont University Yellow Ribbon	Nashville	Private nonprofit	391
Vanderbilt University Yellow Ribbon	Nashville	Private nonprofit	390
Chattanooga State Community College	Chattanooga	Public	281
Tennessee State University Yellow Ribbon	Nashville	Public	271
The University of Tennessee-Martin Yellow Ribbon	Martin	Public	265
Pellissippi State Community College Yellow Ribbon	Knoxville	Public	263
Volunteer State Community College	Gallatin	Public	263
South College-Nashville Yellow Ribbon	Nashville	For-profit	245
Northeast State Community College	Blountville	Public	243
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Flagged	Dickson	Public	236
Nashville Auto-Diesel College Yellow Ribbon	Nashville	For-profit	215
Lincoln Memorial University-Harrogate Yellow Ribbon	Harrogate	Private nonprofit	210
Lipscomb University Yellow Ribbon	Nashville	Private nonprofit	207
Southwest Tennessee Community College Yellow Ribbon	Memphis	Public	185
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Chattanooga	For-profit	170
Total Tech LLC	Nashville	For-profit	163
Walters State Community College	Morristown	Public	157
Bethel University-McKenzie	McKenzie	Private nonprofit	150
Motlow State Community College	Tullahoma	Public	142
Concorde Career College-Memphis Yellow Ribbon	Memphis	For-profit	120
Roane State Community College	Harriman	Public	120
Cleveland State Community College	Cleveland	Public	114
Columbia State Community College	Columbia	Public	106
Trevecca Nazarene University Yellow Ribbon	Nashville	Private nonprofit	104
Jackson State Community College	Jackson	Public	96
Carson-Newman University Yellow Ribbon	Jefferson City	Private nonprofit	94
Lee University Yellow Ribbon	Cleveland	Private nonprofit	93
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis	Memphis	Public	90
Union University Yellow Ribbon	Jackson	Private nonprofit	80
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Flagged	Knoxville	Public	78
Cumberland University Yellow Ribbon	Lebanon	Private nonprofit	76
Galen College of Nursing-Nashville	Nashville	For-profit	76
The University of Tennessee the Health Science Center-Memphis	Memphis	Public	76
North American Lineman Training Center	McEwen	For-profit	75
Dyersburg State Community College	Dyersburg	Public	69
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Nashville	Nashville	Public	67
Maryville College Yellow Ribbon	Maryville	Private nonprofit	62
Milligan University Yellow Ribbon	Milligan College	Private nonprofit	61
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown	Morristown	Public	61
Fisk University Yellow Ribbon	Nashville	Private nonprofit	59
King University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Bristol	Private nonprofit	59
Southern Adventist University Yellow Ribbon	Collegedale	Private nonprofit	56
Remington College-Nashville Campus Yellow Ribbon	Nashville	Private nonprofit	51
Austin's Beauty College INC Flagged	Clarksville	For-profit	48
Freed-Hardeman University Yellow Ribbon	Henderson	Private nonprofit	47
Sae Institute of Technology-Nashville Flagged	Nashville	For-profit	47
Tusculum University Yellow Ribbon	Greeneville	Private nonprofit	46
North Central Institute	Clarksville	For-profit	43
Bryan College-Dayton Yellow Ribbon	Dayton	Private nonprofit	42
Nossi College of Art and Design Flagged	Nashville	For-profit	42
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting	Nashville	For-profit	41
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson	Jackson	Public	41
Tennessee Truck Driving School	Powell	For-profit	41
Fortis College-Nashville	Nashville	For-profit	39
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	Public	39
Baptist Health Sciences University Yellow Ribbon	Memphis	Private nonprofit	38
Meharry Medical College	Nashville	Private nonprofit	37
William R Moore College of Technology	Memphis	Private nonprofit	37
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton	Elizabethton	Public	35
University of Tennessee-Southern Yellow Ribbon	Pulaski	Public	35
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Northwest	Newbern	Public	34
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland Flagged	Crossville	Public	34
Christian Brothers University Yellow Ribbon	Memphis	Private nonprofit	33
Wings of Eagles Aviation-Smyrna	Smyrna	Flight school	33
Rhodes College Yellow Ribbon	Memphis	Private nonprofit	31
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry Carroll Flagged	Paris	Public	31
Tennessee Wesleyan University Yellow Ribbon	Athens	Private nonprofit	30
Fortis College-Cookeville	Cookeville	For-profit	29
Johnson University Yellow Ribbon	Knoxville	Private nonprofit	29
Remington College-Memphis Campus Yellow Ribbon	Memphis	Private nonprofit	29
The University of the South Yellow Ribbon	Sewanee	Private nonprofit	29
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump Flagged	Crump	Public	28
United Truck Driving School	Murfreesboro	For-profit	28
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville	Shelbyville	Public	25
Paul Mitchell the School-Nashville Flagged	Hendrsonville	For-profit	23
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens	Athens	Public	23
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical Careers Yellow Ribbon	Chattanooga	For-profit	20
Dark Horse Institute	Franklin	For-profit	20
Aveda Arts and Science Institute-Nashville	Franklin	For-profit	19
Lemoyne-Owen College Yellow Ribbon	Memphis	Private nonprofit	19
Genesis Career College-Nashville Airport	Nashville	For-profit	17
Metro Nashville Police Department Training Academy-Ncd	Nashville	Public	16
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville	Hartsville	Public	16
Lane College	Jackson	Private nonprofit	15
Superior Drivers Institute LLC	Columbia	For-profit	15
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald	Hohenwald	Public	15
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville	McMinnville	Public	15
Vibe Barber College	Memphis	For-profit	15
Roadmaster Drivers School-Millington	Millington	For-profit	14
Waterdogs Scuba and Safety LLC	Clarksville	For-profit	14
Crown College of the Bible	Powell	Private nonprofit	13
Gould's Academy-Bartlett	Bartlett	For-profit	13
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman Flagged	Harriman	Public	13
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski	Pulaski	Public	13
Truck Driver Institute INC-Murfreesboro	Christiana	For-profit	13
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro	Jacksboro	Public	12
Gould's Academy-Memphis Flagged	Memphis	For-profit	11
John a Gupton College Flagged	Nashville	Private nonprofit	11
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia INC	Madison	Private nonprofit	11
Mind Body Institute LLC	Madison	For-profit	11
Herzing University-Nashville	Nashville	Private nonprofit	10
Nashville School of Law	Nashville	Private nonprofit	10
Crown Cutz Academy of Barber and Style	Johnson City	For-profit	9
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro Flagged	Murfreesboro	For-profit	9
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville	Private nonprofit	9
Cure Advanced Aesthetics Institute	Cordova	For-profit	8
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville INC	Knoxville	For-profit	8
The Blackbird Academy	Nashville	For-profit	8
Douglas J Aveda Institute Flagged	Knoxville	For-profit	7
Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology-Johnson City	Johnson City	For-profit	7
Williamson College Yellow Ribbon	Franklin	Private nonprofit	7
Academy of Allied Health Careers	Chattanooga	For-profit	6
Elite College of Cosmetology	Lexington	For-profit	6
Empire Beauty School-Nashville	Brentwood	For-profit	6
Genesis Career College-Cookeville	Cookeville	For-profit	6
The Master Academy of Barbering	Knoxville	For-profit	6
Empire Beauty School-Memphis	Memphis	For-profit	5
Nashville Fire Department Training Academy	Nashville	Public	5
Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis Flagged	Memphis	For-profit	5
Pentecostal Theological Seminary Yellow Ribbon	Cleveland	Private nonprofit	5
Welch College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Gallatin	Private nonprofit	5

Sorted by how many students use VA benefits there. Schools with fewer than 50 are listed without a page of their own — look them up in VA’s comparison tool.

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Check whether the public universities here charge you the resident rate. Most are required to, regardless of how long ago you separated, and at a public school that is usually the largest single saving available to you — larger than most scholarships.

Then ask each school what it will award for your military training, in writing, before you enroll. The answer varies by a full year between schools.

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