$34,238
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Columbus Technical College is a public 2-year college in Columbus, Georgia with 2,719 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,001 a year (tuition and fees $4,052 in-state, $7,262 out-of-state). 27% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $34,238 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,756 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,001
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,052
Out-of-state $7,262
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
27%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,756
About $93 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$34,238
Rank 3,569 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $4,001
- Tuition in-state
- $4,052
- Tuition out-of-state
- $7,262
- Cost of attendance
- $13,144
- Students with a need-based grant
- 57%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,383
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,543
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,170
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $2,694 in 2015-16 to $4,052 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 2,719
- Part-time students
- 68%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 27%
- Retention rate
- 52%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 77
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,569 of 5,094 US colleges and 96 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,001 | $16,487 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,052 | $8,578 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 74% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 27% | 42% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 52% | 66% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,756 | $16,542 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $28,884 | $33,044 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $34,238 | $38,579 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 24% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 48% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
77 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 248 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,607 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 138 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,833 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 83 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,548 | $56,073 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 79 | Withheld | $19,094 | $22,383 | $26,307 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 77 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 77 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 66 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,615 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 63 | Withheld | $22,063 | $29,212 | $34,272 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 62 | Withheld | Withheld | $46,644 | $48,148 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 61 | Withheld | $72,650 | $85,235 | $80,813 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 56 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,379 | $65,389 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,572 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,199 |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,835 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,673 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,726 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,675 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Columbus Technical College cost?
$4,001 a year is the average net price at Columbus Technical College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,052 for in-state students and $7,262 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $13,144. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,383 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Columbus Technical College?
Columbus Technical College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Columbus Technical College graduates earn?
$34,238 a year is the median pay of former Columbus Technical College students who work, 10 years after they started ($28,884 after 6 years). That ranks 3,569 of 5,094 US colleges and 96 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $72,650.
How much student debt do Columbus Technical College graduates have?
$8,756 is the median federal student loan debt of Columbus Technical College graduates, about $93 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 0% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Columbus Technical College?
27% of first-time, full-time students at Columbus Technical College finish within 3 years. 52% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Columbus Technical College?
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other (248 associate's graduates), Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (138 certificate graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (83 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 77 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.