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West Georgia Technical College
Waco, GA · Public · 5,163 students · mostly certificate degrees
6th-cheapest of 127 Georgia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$2,457
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$11,209
Graduation rate
35%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$35,479
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$11,110
Pell grant recipients
41%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
71 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree44 grads/yr$93,886Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma68 grads/yr$69,981Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$67,871Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree23 grads/yr$58,535Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma25 grads/yr$55,652Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree44 grads/yr$52,202Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Associate's Degree29 grads/yr$48,382Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma194 grads/yr$46,022Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma328 grads/yr$45,876Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma97 grads/yr$43,377Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma145 grads/yr$41,547Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma149 grads/yr$36,888Radiologist Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma31 grads/yr$34,424Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma17 grads/yr$33,709Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Associate's Degree27 grads/yr$32,604Dental Assisting/Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma76 grads/yr$29,194Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma274 grads/yr$20,155
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.