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Albany Technical College

Albany, GA1,478 online only

Albany Technical College is a public community college in Albany, GA, with about 1,283 students on campus and 1,478 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.

Students on campus
1,283
plus 1,478 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$4,524
tuition and fees $3,364; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
42%
lower than at 76% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$30,541
lower than at 79% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Albany Technical College

Most of Albany Technical College’s students study online

About 1,478 students take classes only online, against 1,283 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓

Fewer borrowers paying down loans than at most colleges

Only 15% of federal borrowers had paid down any of their loan within three years, fewer than at 99% of U.S. colleges. Outcomes ↓

Most undergraduates are Black

76% of Albany Technical College’s undergraduates are Black. The students ↓

Rent in Albany is below the state median

Median rent in Albany is $931 a month, 33% below the state median. Living in Albany ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

2,029 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 16%Hispanic 2%Black 76%Two or more 4%

Women and men

Women 67%Men 33%
12 : 1
students per teacher
58%
get Pell grants (lower income)
0%
take federal loans
48%
undergrads 25 or older
54%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Albany Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Albany Technical College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,101 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $5,932

Tuition & fees (in state) $3,364Books & supplies $702Other costs $10,035

After grants, the average family on aid pays $4,524.

Tuition and fees are $3,364 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$6,209

About $12,418 over 2 years · 56% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
42%
within 3 years · Pell students 45%
Come back for year two
51%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$30,541
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$12,412
about $132 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$132 a month against about $2,228 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

15%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 1% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$29k
Middle income$30–75k
$40k
Higher incomeover $75k
$43k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 22%Business 19%Liberal arts 10%Culinary & personal services 9%Mechanic & repair 8%Public safety 6%Everything else 27%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations62 graduates a year · typical debt $14,246
$51k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods28 graduates a year · typical debt $13,862
$21k1 yr out
Criminal Justice and Corrections26 graduates a year · typical debt $15,032
$38k4 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services25 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management19 graduates a year
—not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions19 graduates a year
—not reported
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other14 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing10 graduates a year
$82k4 yrs out
The town around it

Living in Albany

9% of Albany’s 66,907 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Albany pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Albany Technical College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.