Southern Regional
Technical College
Public Community College in Thomasville, GA. Six-year graduation rate 31%. Median 10-year earnings $31,293.
Ten-year median earnings of $31,293 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is the weak point: 31% graduate within six years.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ! Graduation rate 31% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 31% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Just 56% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. A 16:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,960 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $1,659 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $423 at $0–30k, $5,042 at $75–110k. Grant aid is widespread — 90% of students receive it, averaging $8,631.
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 · 345 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 | $423 |
| $30–48k | $347 |
| $48–75k | $2,659 |
| $75–110k | $5,042 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Thomas 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)