Public · Community college

Atlanta Technical College

Atlanta, Georgia · Large city

#1 best value in Georgia

8%
Transfer rate: -$914
Avg net price: 49%
Grad / completion: $30,350
Median earnings

Atlanta Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Atlanta, Georgia (large city setting), enrolling 3,875 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,875 undergradsLarge city

About Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. For thousands of years prior to the arrival of European settlers in North Georgia, the indigenous Creek people, Cherokee people, and their ancestors inhabited the area. Atlanta has drawn residents from many other parts of the U.S., in addition to many recent immigrants to the U.S. who have made the metropolitan area their home, establishing Atlanta as the cultural and economic hub of an increasingly multi-cultural metropolitan area. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 3 miles to Atlanta, GA
To the ocean: 221 miles
Nearest airport: 5 miles to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL) · major hub

How Atlanta Technical College compares

Graduation rate49%

Higher than 36% · #31 of 72 in Georgia

First-year retention65%

Higher than 33%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$30,350

Higher than 33% · #45 of 66 in Georgia

Average net price-$914

Cheaper than 99% · #1 cheapest of 73 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment3,875

Larger than 89%

Percentiles compare Atlanta Technical College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Georgia.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women2,63868%
Men1,23732%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White3.4%
Black83%
Hispanic6.9%
Asian0.8%
Other or multiracial5.8%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 3,875
Student–faculty ratio: 18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 59%
First-generation students: 49%
Students over 25: 53%
Median family income: $14,469
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $44,658

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 700 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Georgia99%
Other U.S. states1.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Atlanta Technical College draws overwhelmingly from Georgia.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $3,382
Out-of-state tuition: $5,950
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,740
Total cost of attendance: $9,197
Average net price: -$914

Outcomes

Graduated: 49%
First-year retention: 65%
Transferred to another college: 8%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $27,097
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $30,350
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 40%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 14%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

49%

Low-income (Pell)

21%

First-generation

22%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

-$1,731

$30–48k

-$1,264

$48–75k

$462

$75–110k

$5,413

$110k+

$7,293

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Atlanta Technical College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $30,350
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 31%
Out-earn a HS grad: 30%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$27,600

Men

$35,031

Men out-earn women by $7,431 (27%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 90°F
Winter low: 36°F
Annual rain: 50.4″
Annual snow: 2.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlanta Hartsfield Intl AP, GA US station (6 mi from campus).

What Atlanta Technical College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCert.

988 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

988———Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

221 grads$17k 1 yr$22k 5 yr$16k debt

221$17,157$21,834$16,324 Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCert.

221 grads— 1 yr$48k 5 yr— debt

221—$47,570—Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCert.

140 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

140———Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCert.

139 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

139———Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

127 grads$27k 1 yr$37k 5 yr$12k debt

127$27,448$36,539$11,790 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCert.

124 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$18k debt

124——$18,059 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

102 grads— 1 yr$33k 5 yr$10k debt

102—$33,319$10,117 Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssoc.

96 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

96———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

85 grads— 1 yr$34k 5 yr— debt

85—$33,533—Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

80 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

80———Human Resources Management and ServicesCert.

79 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

79———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Atlanta Technical College side by side →

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Students: 3,098
Tuition: $3k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $31k

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

Public

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Students: 2,887
Tuition: $3k
Transfer: 4%
Earnings: $31k

Central Georgia Technical College

Public

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Students: 6,174
Tuition: $3k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $31k

Savannah Technical College

Public

Savannah, Georgia · Midsize city · 4 mi to Savannah

Students: 3,366
Tuition: $3k
Transfer: 8%
Earnings: $33k

Augusta Technical College

Public

Augusta, Georgia · Midsize city · 4 mi to Augusta

Students: 3,923
Tuition: $4k
Transfer: 9%
Earnings: $34k

Albany Technical College

Public

Albany, Georgia · Small city · 77 mi to Tallahassee

Students: 2,029
Tuition: $3k
Transfer: 6%
Earnings: $31k

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.