South Georgia
Technical College
Public Community College in Americus, GA. Six-year graduation rate 61%. Median 10-year earnings $30,364.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $30,364, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 61% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. It also moves people — 3.1% of students climb from the bottom fifth of the income distribution to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
Completion is middling: 61% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 77% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Retention drops to 50% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,302 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $2,344 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 — $388 at $0–30k against $3,464 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 92% of students receive it, averaging $9,324.
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 · 218 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 | $388 |
| $30–48k | $780 |
| $48–75k | $4,620 |
| $75–110k | $3,464 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Sumter 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)