10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$288,050at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Augusta Technical College
⌖ Augusta, GA · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$288,050 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−130%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,389Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$10,485Average net price / year
$19,254Cost of attendance
$4,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$48/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$38,389Median earnings · year 5 after completion
31.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,923Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$36,224Year 1
$43,469Year 4
$38,389Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$71,0752Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,9763Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$59,7864Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,4595Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,0666Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Associate's Degree$52,3947Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,2438Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,089Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $65,976 reported+24%vs same-degree national median$11,875federal debt2Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $41,371 reported+17%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $57,459 reported+2%vs same-degree national median$12,910federal debt4Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $33,395 reported-3%vs same-degree national median$6,814federal debt5Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree · $52,394 reported-4%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $53,066 reported-8%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in GA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Vidalia, GA
Southeastern Technical College
- Annual net price
- $10,612
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,701
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -142%
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
- Annual net price
- $13,761
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,310
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -128%
East Georgia State College
- Annual net price
- $9,626
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,763
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -142%
Lanier Technical College
- Annual net price
- $7,799
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,484
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -136%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $71,075 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $65,976 | $11,875 | 36 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $59,786 | $14,000 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $57,459 | $12,910 | 22 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,066 | Not available | 9 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's Degree | $52,394 | Not available | 1 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $49,243 | Not available | 47 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $43,089 | Not available | 42 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,371 | Not available | 28 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $37,979 | Not available | Not reported |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $35,277 | Not available | 12 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $34,385 | Not available | 1 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,395 | $6,814 | 33 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $13,604 | Not available | 41 |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.