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Athens Technical College

800 U.S. Hwy 29 North, Athens, GA 30601 · Public 2-year · (706) 355-5000 · School website

Average net price

$6,949

per year after grants, College Scorecard

Career completions

684

2023-24, IPEDS

Finish on time

50.6%

within 150% of normal time, Scorecard

Students with Pell

36.4%

share of undergraduates, Scorecard

Takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Credit for military training (IPEDS) Open admission (IPEDS)

Career programs at Athens Technical College

Athens Technical College reported 684 certificate and associate completions in 18 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in welding (164). College Scorecard counts 3,318 undergraduates.

Program	Award	Length	Program cost	Completions	Earnings, 1 yr
Welding	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	164	Not published
Cosmetology	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	94	Not published
HVAC	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	76	$45,356
CDL	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	71	$40,571
Electrician	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	59	Not published
Automotive	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	42	Not published
Diesel	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	31	Not published
IT support	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	29	Not published
LPN/LVN	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	24	$45,119
Esthetician	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	21	Not published
EMT and paramedic	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	21	Not published
Medical assistant	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	12	$29,374
Barbering	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	11	Not published
Dental assistant	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	10	Not published
Billing and coding	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	8	Not published
Surgical tech	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	6	Not published
Phlebotomy	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	4	Not published
Culinary	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	1	Not published

Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).

Cost and aid at Athens Technical College

What a year costs, 2024-25

Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools: $3,390
Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS: $3,390
Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS: $5,958
Books and suppliesIPEDS: $900
Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid: $6,949
Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students: $35,951

Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.

Athens Technical College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)

How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.

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