10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$251,388at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
West Georgia Technical College
⌖ Waco, GA · 17 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$251,388 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.
Not availableModeled economic break-even
−132%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,844Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about West Georgia Technical College
What does West Georgia Technical College cost?
West Georgia Technical College reports an average annual net price of $2,457 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do West Georgia Technical College graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $38,844 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do West Georgia Technical College graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $11,110. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at West Georgia Technical College worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 17 field-and-credential outcomes at West Georgia Technical College; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
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.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$241,560
$2,000Current college-wide context−$249,560
$8,000Annual price−$273,560
$16,000Annual price−$305,560
$24,000Annual price−$337,560
$32,000Annual price−$369,560
$40,000Annual price−$401,560
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
- Rural
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$2,457Average net price / year
$11,209Cost of attendance
$11,110Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$118/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$38,844Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,163Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
30% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
Borrower count not reportedMedian federal student debt
31% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$32,902Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$41,859Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$43,561Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income25%
Middle income35%
Higher income54%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
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
$38,146Year 1
$43,835Year 4
$38,844Year 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$93,8862Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,9813Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$67,8714Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$58,5355Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,6526Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$52,2027Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Associate's Degree$48,3828Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,022Observed 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $93,886 reported+16%vs same-degree national median$19,833federal debt2Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $69,981 reported+13%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $67,871 reported+10%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $52,202 reported+7%vs same-degree national median$13,225federal debt5Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $34,424 reported+0%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $55,652 reported-3%vs same-degree national median$10,114federal 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.
Columbus, GA
Columbus Technical College
- Annual net price
- $4,001
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,405
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -129%
South Georgia Technical College
- Annual net price
- $1,164
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,249
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -142%
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
- Annual net price
- $5,720
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,311
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -128%
North Georgia Technical College
- Annual net price
- $4,005
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,082
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -120%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
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.