10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Augusta, Georgia
Helms College
Helms College is a private nonprofit institution in Augusta, Georgia. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $25,358
- Avg net price / yr
- 48.1%
- 150%-time completion
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Helms College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
42/100
Helms College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$25,358
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
48.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$25,358
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
48.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 48.1%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Helms College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
183
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
48.1%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Helms College ranks in Georgia
State rank among 141 reporting Georgia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Helms College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $25,358 | #100 of 127 | 21st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 48.1% | #46 of 123 | 63rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 183 | #105 of 133 | 21st |
Highest former-student earnings in Georgia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Ad School-Atlanta | $106,192 | $60,682 |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | $102,772 | $12,116 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-Georgia | $92,405 | $33,188 |
| 4 | United States University | $80,980 | - |
| 5 | Emory University | $80,137 | $22,585 |
| 6 | Emory University-Oxford College | $80,137 | $37,920 |
| 7 | University of Georgia | $68,726 | $13,936 |
| 8 | Galen Health Institutes-Savannah | $61,480 | - |
| 9 | Grady Health System Professional Schools | $60,726 | - |
| 10 | Spelman College | $59,993 | $38,967 |
| 11 | Mercer University | $58,354 | $23,847 |
| 12 | Georgia College & State University | $58,140 | $20,686 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Helms College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$25,130 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$24,250 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$24,529 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$30,291 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Helms College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $17,924 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $17,924 |
| Average Net Price | $25,358 |
67.3%
Pell Grant Rate
60.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Helms College rose +58.3% since 2014
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $13,337 in 2014 to $21,117 in 2023, a rise of $7,780 in nominal dollars. Across the 109 colleges measured over the same 2014–2023 span, the median change was +28.9%.
10 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2014 · $13,3372023 · $21,117
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2014–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
59.1%
Female
47.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
$24,003
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 48.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $24,003 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 3 | 112 | $31,383 | $32,439 | $9,597 |
| Associate's | 1 | 27 | $38,154 | $38,154 | $20,000 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's | 27 | $38,154 | $20,000 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Certificate | 73 | $32,439 | $12,715 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 32 | $30,326 | $9,289 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 7 | - | $6,788 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Helms College cost? ▼
The average net price at Helms College is $25,358. In-state tuition is $17,924 and out-of-state tuition is $17,924. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at Helms College? ▼
Helms College has a 48.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.