Public · Community college

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, Georgia · Distant town

7%
Transfer rate: $6,542
Avg net price: 43%
Grad / completion: $31,248
Median earnings

Ogeechee Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Statesboro, Georgia (distant town setting), enrolling 1,820 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,820 undergradsDistant town

About Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro is the most populous city in and the county seat of Bulloch County, Georgia, United States. In 1801, George Sibbald of Augusta donated a 9,301-acre (37.64 km2) tract for a centrally located county seat for the growing agricultural community of Bulloch County. The area was developed by white planters largely for cotton plantations that were worked by black slave labor. The culture of Statesboro reflects a blend of both its southern heritage and college town identity. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 48 miles to Savannah, GA
To the ocean: 53 miles
Nearest airport: 41 miles to Savannah Hilton Head (SAV) · major hub

How Ogeechee Technical College compares

Graduation rate43%

Higher than 29% · #37 of 72 in Georgia

First-year retention59%

Higher than 21%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,248

Higher than 36% · #32 of 66 in Georgia

Average net price$6,542

Cheaper than 84% · #15 cheapest of 73 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment1,820

Larger than 81%

Percentiles compare Ogeechee 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

Women1,30972%
Men51128%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White53%
Black32%
Hispanic9.0%
Asian0.9%
Other or multiracial4.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,820
Student–faculty ratio: 16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 44%
First-generation students: 46%
Students over 25: 29%
Median family income: $16,174
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $50,733

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 366 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Georgia99%
Other U.S. states1.4%

Most first-years stay in state — Ogeechee 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: $3,388
Out-of-state tuition: $5,956
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,344
Total cost of attendance: $17,125
Average net price: $6,542

Outcomes

Graduated: 43%
First-year retention: 59%
Transferred to another college: 7%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $30,803
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $31,248
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 0%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 21%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

43%

First-generation

37%

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

$5,607

$30–48k

$5,291

$48–75k

$8,666

$75–110k

$11,114

$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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$6,000

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 1% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,000. 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 146 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): $31,248
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 30%
Out-earn a HS grad: 35%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 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

$27,160

Men

$41,684

Men out-earn women by $14,524 (53%) 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: 93°F
Winter low: 38°F
Annual rain: 47″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brooklet 1 W, GA US station (8.5 mi from campus).

What Ogeechee Technical College graduates study — and earn

Ground TransportationCert.

101 grads$35k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$15k debt

101$35,427$35,744$15,116 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

100 grads$18k 1 yr$33k 5 yr— debt

100$17,660$32,510—Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

95 grads$42k 1 yr— 5 yr$18k debt

95$42,248—$18,250 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

67 grads$35k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

67$35,416——Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCert.

61 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

61———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

60 grads$23k 1 yr$29k 5 yr$8k debt

60$23,426$28,948$7,754 Accounting and Related ServicesCert.

41 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

41———Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssoc.

38 grads— 1 yr$56k 5 yr— debt

38—$56,067—Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

35 grads— 1 yr$55k 5 yr— debt

35—$55,476—Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCert.

34 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

33 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

31 grads$42k 1 yr$54k 5 yr$9k debt

31$42,035$54,460$9,490

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.