Public · Community college

Oconee Fall Line Technical College

Sandersville, Georgia · Fringe rural

2%
Transfer rate: $12,844
Avg net price: 65%
Grad / completion: $30,899
Median earnings

Oconee Fall Line Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Sandersville, Georgia (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,708 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,708 undergradsFringe rural

About Sandersville, Georgia

Sandersville is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Georgia, United States. Established by British settlers in Creek territory in the 18th century, shortly after the American Revolution, the town of Sandersville became the county seat of Washington County in 1796. Creek leaders had not yet ceded their territory when Sandersville was settled. The economy of Sandersville was based on agriculture, particularly cotton, for many years. In the 1950s, an industry developed based on the mining and processing of kaolin found in the area. Sandersville is home to the Sandersville Railroad. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 47 miles to Macon, GA
To the ocean: 120 miles
Nearest airport: 51 miles to Middle Georgia (MCN)

How Oconee Fall Line Technical College compares

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 55% · #15 of 72 in Georgia

First-year retention66%

Higher than 35%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$30,899

Higher than 34% · #40 of 66 in Georgia

Average net price$12,844

Cheaper than 58% · #29 cheapest of 73 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$6,514

Lower than 86%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment1,708

Larger than 80%

Percentiles compare Oconee Fall Line 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

Women1,19570%
Men51330%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White43%
Black50%
Hispanic3.3%
Other or multiracial3.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,708
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 57%
First-generation students: 54%
Students over 25: 42%
Median family income: $14,822
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $47,997

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 357 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Georgia100%

Most first-years stay in state — Oconee Fall Line 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: $3,380
Out-of-state tuition: $5,948
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $914
Total cost of attendance: $24,902
Average net price: $12,844

Outcomes

Graduated: 65%
First-year retention: 66%
Transferred to another college: 2%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $29,299
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $30,899
Median debt at graduation: $6,514
Students with federal loans: 0%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 25%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

65%

First-generation

33%

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

$12,378

$30–48k

$12,647

$48–75k

$17,057

$75–110k

$12,835

$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?

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

25%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$164

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 25% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $164. 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 61 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): $30,899
Typical debt at graduation: $6,514
Debt vs. one year's pay: 21%
Out-earn a HS grad: 22%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 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

$27,931

Men

$37,970

Men out-earn women by $10,039 (36%) 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: 92°F
Winter low: 35°F
Annual rain: 48.6″
Annual snow: 0.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sandersville, GA US station (2.6 mi from campus).

What Oconee Fall Line Technical College graduates study — and earn

Precision Metal WorkingCert.

208 grads$39k 1 yr$47k 5 yr— debt

208$38,673$47,260—Ground TransportationCert.

141 grads$33k 1 yr$32k 5 yr$10k debt

141$33,226$32,277$10,407 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

98 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

98———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

90 grads$32k 1 yr$51k 5 yr$14k debt

90$32,031$50,728$14,104 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

60 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

60———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

50 grads— 1 yr$34k 5 yr— debt

50—$33,686—Data ProcessingCert.

45 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

45———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

45 grads$71k 1 yr— 5 yr$14k debt

45$71,239—$13,644 Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

42 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

42———Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCert.

38 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

34 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

29 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

29———

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.