Georgia Piedmont
Technical College
Public Community College in Clarkston, GA. Six-year graduation rate 44%. Median 10-year earnings $34,619.
Students who entered Georgia Piedmont Technical College reach a median of $34,619 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate is 44%, meaning about three in five students who start do not finish. Median debt at graduation is $12,666, 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.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
44% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Just 58% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. Retention drops to 43% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. The student-faculty ratio is 18:1 — 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 2,069 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $14,509 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $13,608 at $0–30k, $15,467 at $75–110k. Most students get help: 85% receive grants worth $4,742 on average.
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 · 213 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 | $13,608 |
| $30–48k | $13,355 |
| $48–75k | $14,627 |
| $75–110k | $15,467 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (DeKalb 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)