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Community college · Public

West Georgia Technical College

Waco, GA2,365 online only

West Georgia Technical College is a public community college in Waco, GA, with about 4,357 students on campus and 2,365 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
4,357
plus 2,365 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$2,457
tuition and fees $3,410; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
35%
lower than at 84% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$35,479
lower than at 67% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about West Georgia Technical College

West Georgia Technical College is nearly free for lower-income families

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $1,311 a year after grants. Families earning $48,000–75,000 pay about $4,394, and those over $110,000 pay about $9,102. What it costs ↓

Most students study part-time

67% 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 ↓

Rent in Waco is below the state median

Median rent in Waco is $930 a month, 33% below the state median. Living in Waco ↓

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 · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $11,209 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $5,978

Tuition & fees (in state) $3,410Books & supplies $954Other costs $6,845

After grants, the average family on aid pays $2,457.

Tuition and fees are $3,410 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

$4,394

About $8,788 over 2 years · 61% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into West Georgia Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
35%
within 3 years · Pell students 32%
Come back for year two
58%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$35,479
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$11,110
about $118 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

4.3%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$118 a month against about $2,734 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

30%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 19% 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
$33k
Middle income$30–75k
$42k
Higher incomeover $75k
$44k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 24%Culinary & personal services 14%Precision production 14%Mechanic & repair 12%Business 9%Liberal arts 7%Everything else 21%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

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

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing44 graduates a year · typical debt $15,995
$94k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations44 graduates a year
$52k4 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services30 graduates a year
$30k1 yr out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management29 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods27 graduates a year · typical debt $14,000
$33k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions23 graduates a year · typical debt $12,166
$59k4 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians22 graduates a year
—not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities20 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

5,163 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 45%Hispanic 12%Black 36%Asian 1%Two or more 5%

Women and men

Women 69%Men 31%
19 : 1
students per teacher
41%
get Pell grants (lower income)
12%
take federal loans
31%
undergrads 25 or older
67%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Waco

0% of Waco’s 609 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Waco pages.

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$930/momedian rent · 33% below the state$221Ktypical home value31° / 88°January low / July highAll colleges in and near WacoCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

University of West GeorgiaUniversity or college · Public · Carrollton
9.5 mi6,558 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.