Ogeechee Technical College
Public Community College in Statesboro, GA. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $31,248.
Ten-year median earnings of $31,248 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Six-year completion sits at 43%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $9,500, 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 0.30 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 43%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention is weak: only 59% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in five leave after one year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. The student-faculty ratio is 16:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,781 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $8,304 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $5,607 at $0–30k against $11,114 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 79% of students receive grant aid, averaging $7,599 — common but not automatic.
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 · 188 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 | $5,607 |
| $30–48k | $5,291 |
| $48–75k | $8,666 |
| $75–110k | $11,114 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Bulloch 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)