Public · Valdosta, Georgia

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public institution in Valdosta, Georgia. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$614
Avg net price / yr
$30,864
10-yr median earnings
47.4%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

22nd pct.
former-student earnings, US
47.4%
150%-time completion
+9%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Wiregrass Georgia Technical 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 ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional"), 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
46/100
Wiregrass Georgia Technical 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 F
$30,864
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$614
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
47.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
42.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$30,864

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$614

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

47.4%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 47.4%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Wiregrass Georgia Technical College vs peers

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College position… Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $26K $52K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $522 $16K Avg Net Price ($) Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (you are here): $31K earn · $1K net · 47% grad You are here - Wiregrass Georgia … Savannah State University: $38K earn · $8K net · 27% grad Savannah State Uni… College of Coastal Georgia: $39K earn · $15K net · 26% grad College of Coastal… Columbus Technical College: $34K earn · $4K net · 24% grad Columbus Technical… Fort Valley State University: $37K earn · $10K net · 43% grad Fort Valley State … Southern Regional Technical College: $31K earn · $1K net · 33% grad Southern Regional … Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College: $35K earn · $7K net · 33% grad Valdosta State University: $49K earn · $11K net · 42% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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.

How Wiregrass Georgia Technical College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$30,864 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Wiregrass Georgia Technical College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $30,864 #3996 of 5103 22nd
Average net price $614 #19 of 5020 100th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 47.4% #3159 of 4858 35th
Undergraduate enrollment 2,887 #1138 of 5462 79th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

2,887
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
47.4%
150%-time completion
$30,864
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Wiregrass Georgia Technical College ranks in Georgia

State rank among 141 reporting Georgia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Wiregrass Georgia Technical College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $30,864 #116 of 141 18th
Average net price $614 #3 of 127 98th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 47.4% #47 of 123 62nd
Undergraduate enrollment 2,887 #41 of 133 69th

Highest former-student earnings in Georgia

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Miami Ad School-Atlanta$106,192$60,682
2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus$102,772$12,116
3Chamberlain University-Georgia$92,405$33,188
4United States University$80,980-
5Emory University$80,137$22,585
6Emory University-Oxford College$80,137$37,920
7University of Georgia$68,726$13,936
8Galen Health Institutes-Savannah$61,480-
9Grady Health System Professional Schools$60,726-
10Spelman College$59,993$38,967
11Mercer University$58,354$23,847
12Georgia College & State University$58,140$20,686
116Wiregrass Georgia Technical CollegeThis school$30,864$614

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $3,480
Out-of-State Tuition $6,048
Average Net Price $614
45.1%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate

Net price at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from -$673 to $5,591 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -53.1%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
-$673
Highest year
$5,591
Most recent (2023)
$1,228
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $2,6212014: $2,2552015: $1,8582016: $1,8982017: $1,7152018: $5402019: -$6732020: $1,9782021: $5,5912022: $4,2862023: $1,228
2013 · $2,6212023 · $1,228

Over the same years, enrollment went -18.2% (3,378 → 2,762 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

65.9%
Female
48.0%
First Generation

Outcomes

$28,338
Median Earnings (6yr)
33.9%
Earning Over $25K
42.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 47.4%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $28,338
Median earnings 10 years after entry $30,864
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 33.9%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 42.1%

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Certificate 9 1,200 $44,129 $58,691 -
Associate's 4 79 $83,348 $83,348 -

Top programs at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 33 $83,348 -
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate 51 $58,691 -
Ground Transportation Certificate 193 $46,548 -
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate 327 $42,965 -
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 216 $28,312 -
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's 6 - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Certificate 17 - -
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's 12 - -
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate 150 - -
Precision Metal Working Certificate 205 - -
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate 10 - -
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's 28 - -
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate 31 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College?
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public institution in Valdosta, Georgia. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,887 students.
How much do Wiregrass Georgia Technical College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $30,864 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $28,338.
How much does Wiregrass Georgia Technical College cost?
The average net price at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is $614. In-state tuition is $3,480 and out-of-state tuition is $6,048.
What is the graduation rate at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College?
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has a 47.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

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