Georgia Northwestern
Technical College
Public Community College in Rome, GA. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $35,759.
Students who entered Georgia Northwestern Technical College reach a median of $35,759 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Six-year completion sits at 43%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $6,421, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.18 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
43% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 62% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about two in five are gone before sophomore year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The part-time picture is harder: 46% return, against 62% full-time. The student-faculty ratio is 22:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,080 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $6,617 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $5,152 while those at $110k+ pay $14,046. About 81% get grants averaging $5,740, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 7% of students.
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 · 406 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 | $5,152 |
| $30–48k | $5,011 |
| $48–75k | $6,456 |
| $75–110k | $8,563 |
| $110k+ | $14,046 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 271 of these 4,080 students, totalling $1,343,705 — an average of $4,958 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Floyd 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)