Public · Community college

Lanier Technical College

Gainesville, Georgia · Small city

12%
Transfer rate: $7,799
Avg net price: 34%
Grad / completion: $37,623
Median earnings

Lanier Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Gainesville, Georgia (small city setting), enrolling 4,613 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 4,613 undergradsSmall city

About Gainesville, Georgia

Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States. Gainesville was established as "Mule Camp Springs" by European-American settlers in the early 1800s. Less than three years after the organization of Hall County on December 15, 1818, Mule Camp Springs was renamed "Gainesville" on April 21, 1821. Gainesville is the home of the Gainesville Theater Alliance, which is a partnership between Brenau University, the University of North Georgia, Theatre Wings, and the Professional Company. This coalition provides theatrical entertainment for the entire Gainesville area. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 53 miles to Atlanta, GA
To the ocean: 209 miles
Nearest airport: 43 miles to DeKalb Peachtree (PDK)

How Lanier Technical College compares

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 18% · #50 of 72 in Georgia

First-year retention58%

Higher than 19%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,623

Higher than 59% · #14 of 66 in Georgia

Average net price$7,799

Cheaper than 79% · #20 cheapest of 73 in Georgia

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment4,613

Larger than 90%

Percentiles compare Lanier 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

Women3,07367%
Men1,54033%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White54%
Black8.5%
Hispanic30%
Asian2.9%
Other or multiracial4.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 4,613
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 29%
First-generation students: 52%
Students over 25: 22%
Median family income: $19,928
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $52,920

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 1,117 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Georgia100%

Most first-years stay in state — Lanier 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: $3,980
Out-of-state tuition: $7,190
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $904
Total cost of attendance: $15,935
Average net price: $7,799

Outcomes

Graduated: 34%
First-year retention: 58%
Transferred to another college: 12%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $34,471
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $37,623
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

34%

First-generation

26%

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: 0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 2

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year

0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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

$7,307

$30–48k

$6,870

$48–75k

$9,371

$75–110k

$10,844

$110k+

$14,862

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

23%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$54

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 23% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $54. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 440 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $37,623
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 45%

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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

$33,731

Men

$48,373

Men out-earn women by $14,642 (43%) 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: 88°F
Winter low: 34°F
Annual rain: 52.4″
Annual snow: 1.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gainesville Gilmer AP, GA US station (5 mi from campus).

What Lanier Technical College graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

198 grads$23k 1 yr$28k 5 yr— debt

198$22,686$27,983—Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

169 grads$30k 1 yr$50k 5 yr$14k debt

169$29,881$49,891$13,557 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

150 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

150———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCert.

131 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

131———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

125 grads$29k 1 yr$45k 5 yr— debt

125$28,890$45,249—Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

84 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

84———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

78 grads$60k 1 yr$57k 5 yr— debt

78$59,869$56,730—Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCert.

74 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

74———Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

68 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

68———Accounting and Related ServicesCert.

56 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

56———Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCert.

53 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

53———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

51 grads$32k 1 yr$33k 5 yr— debt

51$31,805$33,301—

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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Tuition: $3k
Transfer: 7%
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Tuition: $4k
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Students: 4,761
Tuition: $3k
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Augusta Technical College

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Students: 3,923
Tuition: $4k
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Savannah Technical College

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

Colleges near Lanier Technical College

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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.