Nashville Film Institute

Nashville Film Institute is a private community college located in Nashville, TN. It offers 2 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. It is accredited by Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training.

The 2024 tuition & fees are $20,800 for undergraduate programs at Nashville Film Institute. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average costs ($17,412) of private community colleges in Tennessee.

It has 57 students that are lower than the average population (1,560 students) of community colleges in Tennessee. The student to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 which is lower than the average ratio (18 to 1) of Tennessee community colleges.

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Academic Overview

Nashville Film Institute is a 2-4 years, private (for-profit) school located in Nashville, Tennessee.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $20,800 on average. It offers 2 degree programs through 1 Certificate, 1 Associate's programs. (The distance learning opportunity (online classes) is not offered.)

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, private (for-profit)
Address	191 Polk Avenue, Nashville, TN
Phone	877-627-3456
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$20,800
Student Population »	57 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	70%
Retention Rate	80%
Average Financial Aid »	$3,765
Students to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $20,800 for undergraduate programs at Nashville Film Institute. The tuition & fees at Nashville Film Institute is cheaper than the average costs ($17,412) over private community colleges in Tennessee. Next table describes 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Nashville Film Institute compares to Tennessee community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes of tuition costs over last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. You can check more comprehensive tuition information at cost of attendance page.

Cost of Attendance

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Amount
Tuition & Fees	$20,800
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Off-Campus Living Costs	$16,155
Average Financial Aid	$3,765
Cost of Attendance	$37,955
Total Costs After Financial Aid	$34,190

Tuition by Program

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	$20,800	$1,000	900 Hours	9 Months
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	$37,500	$3,500	60 Hours	18 Months

Comparison

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
Nashville Film Institute	$20,800
Private Community Colleges in Tennessee	$17,412
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$19,928

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Nashville Film Institute offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 1 Certificate, 1 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	1	1	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Visual and Performing Arts

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	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	57 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 57 students at Nashville Film Institute including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 26 male students and 12 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time
Total	38	38
Male Students	26	26
Female Students	12	12

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