Athens Technical College
Public Community College in Athens, GA. Six-year graduation rate 51%. Median 10-year earnings $35,951.
Students who entered Athens Technical College reach a median of $35,951 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate is 51%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ! Mobility score 1.0 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
51% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention of 73% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 55% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,153 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $8,690 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $6,205 at $0–30k, $11,791 at $110k+. About 71% get grants averaging $4,378, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 200 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $6,205 |
| $30–48k | $6,791 |
| $48–75k | $8,345 |
| $75–110k | $8,619 |
| $110k+ | $11,791 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Clarke County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)