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Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA · 17 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$293,158 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

Modeled economic break-even
−141%Modeled 10-year ROI
$36,505Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$293,158at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$208,2080
2
4
6
8
−$293,15810
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
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.

Published in-state tuition$3,448
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$6,016
Sticker price
Average net price$7,052
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,577
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,052Average net price / year
$14,577Cost of attendance
$36,505Median earnings · year 5 after completion
47.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
6,174Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

31thEarnings percentile
33thCompletion percentile
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.

$44,329Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$11,500Median federal debt across categories that report debt
21%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,207Year 1
$42,979Year 4
$36,505Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

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$79,4982Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$61,4083Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$55,6304Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,7495Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Associate's Degree$49,4066Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,3277Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,4628Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,329

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Lanier Technical College

Annual net price
$7,799
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,484
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$6,114
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,416
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Annual net price
$5,661
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$79,498$16,120
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$61,408$16,450
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$55,630$15,516
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,749$8,250
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$49,406Not available
Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,327Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,462$11,500
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,329$16,479
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's Degree$39,497Not available
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,169$4,997
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$37,152Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,989Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$30,884Not available
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$27,327$7,345
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$7,217
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$13,750
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$11,000

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.