Lanier Technical College
Public Community College in Gainesville, GA. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $37,623.
Ten-year median earnings of $37,623 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 34% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ! Mobility score 0.9 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 34% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 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. At 20:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. As a public community college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,147 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $9,165 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $7,307 at $0–30k against $14,862 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 71% get grants averaging $4,639, 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 · 470 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 | $7,307 |
| $30–48k | $6,870 |
| $48–75k | $9,371 |
| $75–110k | $10,844 |
| $110k+ | $14,862 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hall 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)