+33%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Augusta Technical College rose 33% between 2021 and 2024 ($5.6k → $7.5k).
Georgia · Public · Predominantly certificates
Augusta Technical College
Augusta Technical College is a public technical college in Augusta, Georgia, part of the Technical College System of Georgia, offering associate degrees and career certificates.
3,531 undergraduate students. 72 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Augusta Technical College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Augusta Technical College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (6.3% → 0.0%).
+33%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Augusta Technical College rose 32% between 2021 and 2024 ($3.2k → $4.3k).
-14pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 14 pp at Augusta Technical College vs the 2003–2007 baseline (30.8% vs 44.3%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Augusta Technical College earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Georgia median
Each tile compares this institution to the Georgia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$33,523+14% · 6→10y
Georgia median $38,208$29,531
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry30.8%+4% · '97→'09
Georgia median 41.6%$5,500±0% · '11→'20
At program completion3,531+198% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS57.7%-4% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$4,022+338% · '00→'24
out-of-state $7,022SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Augusta Technical College earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Augusta Technical College
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.2%Median federal debt $5,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $33,523 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Augusta Technical College enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+198%
Augusta Technical College · undergrad enrollment rose
1,315 → 3,923
+330%
Augusta Technical College · in-state tuition rose
$978 → $4,282
+309%
Augusta Technical College · out-of-state tuition rose
$1,830 → $7,492
+21%
Augusta Technical College · pell share rose
38.8% → 46.9%
+23%
Augusta Technical College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$27,300 → $33,523
+29%
Augusta Technical College · earnings_median_8yr rose
$24,800 → $32,074
+22%
Augusta Technical College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$24,200 → $29,531
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Augusta Technical College programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Nuclear Engineering Technologies/Technicians$120,987Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,837Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$60,021Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$55,686Criminal Justice and Corrections$51,545Accounting and Related Services$46,711Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$45,559Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$45,361Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$43,338Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies$41,982Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$39,532Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$37,582Precision Metal Working$36,820Business Administration, Management and Operations$36,556Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$32,859Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$31,728Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$25,603Design and Applied Arts$25,066Culinary Arts and Related Services$24,944Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services$21,657Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$21,472
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
21 Augusta Technical College programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$32,859Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$60,021Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,837Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$45,361Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$43,338
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Augusta Technical College
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$127,981
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 11
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $9,777
- HS-only baseline · GA
- $35,800
- Years to complete
- 1
- CIP family
- 46
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Augusta Technical College in Georgia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Augusta Technical College graduates earn $X” — not “Augusta Technical College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Augusta Technical College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.