$37,623
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Lanier Technical College is a public 2-year college in Gainesville, Georgia with 4,613 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $7,799 a year (tuition and fees $3,980 in-state, $7,190 out-of-state). 34% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $37,623 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$7,799
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$3,980
Out-of-state $7,190
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
34%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$37,623
Rank 3,083 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
- $7,799
- Tuition in-state
- $3,980
- Tuition out-of-state
- $7,190
- Cost of attendance
- $15,935
- Students with a need-based grant
- 29%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,307
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,870
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,371
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $10,844
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $14,862
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 $3,164 in 2015-16 to $3,980 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
- 4,613
- Part-time students
- 69%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Retention rate
- 58%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 84
- 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 3,083 of 5,094 US colleges and 75 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $7,799 | $16,487 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $3,980 | $8,578 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 74% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 34% | 42% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 58% | 66% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $16,542 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,471 | $33,044 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,623 | $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. 59% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 198 | Withheld | $22,686 | Withheld | $26,307 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 169 | Withheld | $29,881 | $56,978 | $56,073 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 150 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 131 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 125 | Withheld | $28,890 | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 84 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 78 | Withheld | $59,869 | $61,711 | $57,584 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 74 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,199 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 68 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 56 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 53 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,681 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 51 | Withheld | $31,805 | $33,692 | $34,272 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,780 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,702 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | Withheld | $37,476 | $43,012 | $42,269 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Fire ProtectionCertificate | Certificate | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,436 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,975 |
| Design and Applied ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,116 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | Withheld | $49,219 | Withheld | $65,389 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,639 | $48,148 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,424 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,118 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Lanier Technical College cost?
$7,799 a year is the average net price at Lanier Technical College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $3,980 for in-state students and $7,190 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,935. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,307 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Lanier Technical College?
Lanier Technical College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Lanier Technical College graduates earn?
$37,623 a year is the median pay of former Lanier Technical College students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,471 after 6 years). That ranks 3,083 of 5,094 US colleges and 75 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate) at $59,869.
What is the graduation rate at Lanier Technical College?
34% of first-time, full-time students at Lanier Technical College finish within 3 years. 58% 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 Lanier Technical College?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (198 certificate graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (169 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (150 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 84 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.