How much do Carpenters undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Atlanta Technical College earn?

The reported median is $30,791 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $10,646.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 26% below the national median for the same field and degree level.

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COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES

Carpenters undergraduate certificate or diploma at Atlanta Technical College

Atlanta, GA · Public

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are below similar programs.

$11,044 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 34.6% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: Not reached
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Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → $18,912

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

23Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

31Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

22Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

7Recent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

103Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

21Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

57Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

37Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

24.7%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 22 non-completers

33Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$30,791A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXTNot available

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$10,646

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$30,791

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$113/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS

2 related offerings reported to the Department of Labor

These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.

Carpenter Credential · CIP 46.0201

FRAMING CARPENTER - (FC71)

Reported price: $1,784
Completion: Not reported
Employed in Q2: Not reported
Q2 quarterly earnings: Not available

This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.

CARPENTRY · CIP 46.0201

CARPENTRY --CA22--

Reported price: $6,708
Completion: 32.0%
Employed in Q2: 62.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings: $6,086

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Program year 2022. Quarterly earnings are not annual salary. Suppressed values appear as “Not reported.” Source: U.S. Department of Labor TrainingProviderResults.gov. Showing 2 of 2 related records.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICENot availableInstitution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$9,197Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE48.7%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1

$30,791Year 4

$18,912Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.4% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$2,566

Estimated loan payment$113

22borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$30,791 vs. $41,835

$11,044 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,430 median wageGA estimate · 26,770 jobs · 47-1011$61,960–$95,830 middle 50% of GA wages+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 67,000 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCarpenters$49,350 median wageGA estimate · 9,190 jobs · 47-2031$42,210–$58,250 middle 50% of GA wages+3.9% projected U.S. growth · 62,800 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Philadelphia, PA

Orleans Technical College

$1,345 higher earnings · $3,125 less debt

Earnings: $32,136
Debt: $7,521
Annual net price: $20,113

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Sioux City, IA

Western Iowa Tech Community College

$31,706 higher earnings

Earnings: $62,497
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $8,770

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Boston, MA

North Bennet Street School

$28,310 higher earnings

Earnings: $59,101
Debt: $15,560
Annual net price: $27,251

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Ankeny, IA

Des Moines Area Community College

$19,558 higher earnings

Earnings: $50,349
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $11,171

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DATA QUALITY

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31 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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