Public · Community college

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, Georgia · Midsize city

8%
Transfer rate
$6,114
Avg net price
42%
Grad / completion
$33,018
Median earnings

Savannah Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Savannah, Georgia (midsize city setting), enrolling 3,366 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,366 undergradsMidsize cityNear the coast

About Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is a city in, and county seat of, Chatham County, Georgia, United States. On February 12, 1733, General James Oglethorpe and settlers from the ship Anne landed at Yamacraw Bluff and were greeted by Tomochichi, the Yamacraws, and Indian traders John and Mary Musgrove. Mary Musgrove often served as an interpreter. Beyond its architectural significance as the nation's largest, historically restored urban area, Savannah has a rich and growing performing arts scene and offers cultural events throughout the year. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
4 miles to Savannah, GA
To the ocean
7 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to Savannah Hilton Head (SAV) · major hub

How Savannah Technical College compares

Graduation rate42%

Higher than 29% · #38 of 72 in Georgia

First-year retention56%

Higher than 16%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$33,018

Higher than 42% · #27 of 66 in Georgia

Average net price$6,114

Cheaper than 86% · #14 cheapest of 73 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$3,258

Lower than 99%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment3,366

Larger than 87%

Percentiles compare Savannah 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

3,366undergrads
  • Women2,17265%
  • Men1,19435%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White28%
  • Black52%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian1.7%
  • Other or multiracial6.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,366
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
52%
First-generation students
44%
Students over 25
40%
Median family income
$18,180
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$49,302

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 735 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Georgia98%
  • Other U.S. states1.6%

Most first-years stay in state — Savannah 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
Books & supplies
$1,750
Total cost of attendance
$15,431
Average net price
$6,114

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
42%
First-year retention
56%
Transferred to another college
8%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,124
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$33,018
Median debt at graduation
$3,258
Students with federal loans
0%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
23%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
42%
First-generation
22%

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

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
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (3,942 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
1.7 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.0
Aggravated assault
0.7
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
$5,093
$30–48k
$6,633
$48–75k
$7,769
$75–110k
$9,695
$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?

Savannah 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)
$33,018
Typical debt at graduation
$3,258
Debt vs. one year's pay
10%
Out-earn a HS grad
35%

Typical debt would take roughly under a year 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
$30,711
Men
$40,155

Men out-earn women by $9,444 (31%) 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
40°F
Annual rain
48.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.46.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Savannah Intl AP, GA US station (9.2 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.