Private nonprofit · Community college
Helms College
Augusta, Georgia · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $25,358
- Avg net price
- 36%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Helms College is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Augusta, Georgia (midsize city setting), enrolling 183 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a city on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Richmond County. In 1735, two years after James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, he sent a detachment of troops to explore the upper Savannah River. He gave them an order to build a fort at the head of the navigable part of the river. There are 10 historic districts throughout the city of Augusta. The most prominent, Augusta Downtown Historic District, encompasses most of downtown Augusta and its pre-Civil War area. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 4 miles to Augusta, GA
- To the ocean
- 97 miles
- Nearest airport
- 11 miles to Augusta Regional At Bush Field (AGS)
How Helms College compares
Higher than 21% · #48 of 72 in Georgia
Higher than 76%
Cheaper than 17% · #57 cheapest of 73 in Georgia
Lower than 57%
Lower than 49%
Larger than 43%
Percentiles compare Helms 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
- Women10859%
- Men7541%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White22%
- Black74%
- Hispanic2.2%
- Other or multiracial1.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 183
- Student–faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 67%
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Students over 25
- 59%
- Median family income
- $15,042
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $41,040
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $17,924
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $750
- Total cost of attendance
- $30,291
- Average net price
- $25,358
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,003
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 18%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
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.
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?
Helms 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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 94°F
- Winter low
- 40°F
- Annual rain
- 44.8″
- Annual snow
- 0.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Augusta Daniel Fld AP, GA US station (3.5 mi from campus).
What Helms College graduates study — and earn
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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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.