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Community college · Public

Augusta Technical College

Augusta, GA936 online only

Augusta Technical College is a public community college in Augusta, GA, with about 3,182 students on campus.

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Students on campus
3,182
plus 936 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$10,485
tuition and fees $4,282; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
31%
lower than at 89% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$33,523
lower than at 71% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Augusta Technical College

Students from wealthier families earn much more

Ten years after starting, students from families making over $75,000 earn a median $57,281. Students from families under $30,000 earn $32,119. Outcomes ↓

Most students study part-time

60% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

Most undergraduates are Black

53% of Augusta Technical College’s undergraduates are Black. The students ↓

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

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
31%
within 3 years · Pell students 28%
Come back for year two
57%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$33,523
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$4,500
about $48 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

1.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$48 a month against about $2,461 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

27%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 13% 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
$32k
Middle income$30–75k
$40k
Higher incomeover $75k
$57k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Augusta Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $19,254 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $7,492

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,282Books & supplies $2,000Other costs $12,972

After grants, the average family on aid pays $10,485.

Tuition and fees are $4,282 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

$11,759

About $23,518 over 2 years · 39% off the sticker price

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

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 20%Computer science 12%Mechanic & repair 10%Science technicians 9%Construction trades 8%Precision production 8%Everything else 32%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

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

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management54 graduates a year
$52k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions39 graduates a year
$60k4 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services33 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations33 graduates a year
$38k4 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services24 graduates a year
$42k1 yr out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing23 graduates a year
$71k4 yrs out
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician15 graduates a year
—not reported
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other15 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

3,923 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 31%Hispanic 8%Black 53%Asian 2%Two or more 5%

Women and men

Women 63%Men 37%
16 : 1
students per teacher
47%
get Pell grants (lower income)
0%
take federal loans
42%
undergrads 25 or older
60%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Augusta

7% of Augusta’s 206,559 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Augusta pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

Paine CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Augusta
4.7 mi310 students
Augusta UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Augusta
4.9 mi8,122 students
Helms CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Augusta
6.7 mi150 students
Aiken Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Graniteville
14.3 mi1,377 students
University of South Carolina AikenUniversity or college · Public · Aiken
19.4 mi2,558 students

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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.