Public · Community college

North Georgia Technical College

Clarkesville, Georgia · Fringe rural

10%
Transfer rate
$4,005
Avg net price
39%
Grad / completion
$32,932
Median earnings

North Georgia Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Clarkesville, Georgia (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,910 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,910 undergradsFringe ruralCold winters

About Clarkesville, Georgia

Clarkesville is a city in and the county seat of Habersham County, Georgia, United States. Later, the name was used for the Soque River, originally called “So-Kee”. In the early 18th century, deerskins and furs were transported along the route from Tennessee to Savannah and Charleston for shipping to Europe. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
212 miles
Nearest airport
69 miles to DeKalb Peachtree (PDK)

How North Georgia Technical College compares

Graduation rate39%

Higher than 25% · #43 of 72 in Georgia

First-year retention58%

Higher than 20%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,932

Higher than 42% · #28 of 66 in Georgia

Average net price$4,005

Cheaper than 94% · #9 cheapest of 73 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$7,823

Lower than 77%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment1,910

Larger than 81%

Percentiles compare North Georgia 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

1,910undergrads
  • Women1,16961%
  • Men74139%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White78%
  • Black6.2%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian1.1%
  • Other or multiracial4.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,910
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
43%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
25%
Median family income
$21,944
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$46,071

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 565 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Georgia98%
  • Other U.S. states1.9%

Most first-years stay in state — North Georgia 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
$3,330
Out-of-state tuition
$5,898
Room & board
$4,900
Books & supplies
$1,470
Total cost of attendance
$13,085
Average net price
$4,005

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
39%
First-year retention
58%
Transferred to another college
10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,856
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$32,932
Median debt at graduation
$7,823
Students with federal loans
0%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
32%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
39%
Low-income (Pell)
28%
First-generation
28%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
172
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
9%
Application fee
$25

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.9 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (2,599 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

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

2.3reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.7
Fondling
0.7
Burglary
0.7
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

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
$3,525
$30–48k
$2,893
$48–75k
$5,769
$75–110k
$8,459
$110k+

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?

North Georgia 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)
$32,932
Typical debt at graduation
$7,823
Debt vs. one year's pay
24%
Out-earn a HS grad
32%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 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
$28,772
Men
$41,487

Men out-earn women by $12,715 (44%) 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
29°F
Annual rain
61.8″
Annual snow
1.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.05.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clarkesville, GA US station (1.8 mi from campus).

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.