10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$280,296at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Savannah Technical College
⌖ Savannah, GA · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$280,296 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
−137%Modeled 10-year ROI
$37,416Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$6,114Average net price / year
$15,431Cost of attendance
$37,416Median earnings · year 5 after completion
42.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,366Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$35,235Year 1
$44,293Year 4
$37,416Year 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.
1Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$71,0232Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$67,1053Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,0004Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$63,3105Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,9476Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,0987Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,5988Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,464Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
Griffin, GA
Southern Crescent Technical College
- Annual net price
- $5,661
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,631
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -136%
Lanier Technical College
- Annual net price
- $7,799
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,484
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -136%
Central Georgia Technical College
- Annual net price
- $7,052
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,505
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -141%
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
- Annual net price
- $5,720
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,311
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -128%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $71,023 | Not available |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $67,105 | $7,250 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $65,000 | Not available |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $63,310 | Not available |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $51,947 | Not available |
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $49,098 | $14,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,598 | $12,125 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $46,464 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $45,676 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $36,081 | Not available |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $34,831 | Not available |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,682 | $10,600 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,179 | Not available |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $23,015 | $19,989 |
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.