West Georgia Technical College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

West Georgia Technical College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Waco, Georgia.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $3,172 for Georgia residents and $5,572 for other students on average. It offers 126 degree programs through 93 Certificate, 33 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 28 programs (19 Certificate, 9 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	176 Murphy Campus Blvd., Waco, GA
Phone	678-821-3800
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$3,172 Out-of-State$5,572
Student Population »	6,140 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	33%
Transfer-out Rate	16%
Retention Rate	50% (Full-time) 45% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$6,555
Students to Faculty	19:1 (5.26%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$32,200

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $3,172 for Georgia residents and $5,572 for out-of-state students at West Georgia Technical College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($6,815) over public community colleges in Georgia.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at West Georgia Technical College. Then, we compare its costs to Georgia community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Georgia Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$3,172	$5,572
Books & Supplies	$1,153
Off-Campus Living Costs	$10,161
Average Financial Aid	$6,555
Cost of Attendance	$14,486	$16,886
After Financial Aid	$7,931	$10,331
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$32,200

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Georgia Residents	Out-of-State Students
West Georgia Technical College	$3,172	$5,572
Public Community Colleges in Georgia	$4,825	$6,815
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,992	$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

West Georgia Technical College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 28 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 19 Certificate, 9 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	19	9	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	93	33	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	17 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	93 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Science Technologies/Technicians

what is Science Technologies/Technicians program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fire Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrician	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	6 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	44 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	43 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business Administration and Management	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	44 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	19 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 6,140 students at West Georgia Technical College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,025 male students and 4,175 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	6,200	1,735	4,465
Male Students	2,025	620	1,405
Female Students	4,175	1,115	3,060

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At West Georgia Technical College, there are 6,140 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,690 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,160 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,530 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	6,140
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,160
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,530
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2,450