Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

Valdosta, Georgia

PublicTwo-year collegeFounded 2010Rural, near a citySEVP certified

About

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (WGTC) is a public community college in Valdosta, Georgia. It is part of the Technical College System of Georgia and provides education for an eleven-county service area in south-central Georgia. The school's service area includes Atkinston, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, and Wilcox counties. WGTC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees, diplomas, and technical certificates of credit. WGTC was formed on July 1, 2010, from a merger of East Central Technical College and Valdosta Technical College.

Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state): US$6,048
Estimated total for international students: US$13,838
Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison): US$3,480
Total cost for in-state students: US$11,270

Net price calculatorwiregrass.edu

International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates: 2,887
International undergraduates: 0%
Students per teacher: 16 to 1

Outcomes

Graduation rate: 42%
Median earnings 10 years after starting: US$35,184

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (83)

Associate's degrees38 subjects

Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAudiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCivil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsComputer ProgrammingComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementConstruction ManagementCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesData ProcessingDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsElectrical and Power Transmission InstallersElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralEngineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherFire ProtectionHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansHospitality Administration/ManagementLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMarketingMechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherOphthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsPrecision Metal WorkingRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingScience Technologies/Technicians, OtherTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Undergraduate certificates45 subjects

Accounting and Related ServicesAgricultural Business and ManagementAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAudiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCarpentersCivil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsComputer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansComputer ProgrammingComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesData ProcessingDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical and Power Transmission InstallersElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFinance and Financial Management ServicesFire ProtectionGround TransportationHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansHospitality Administration/ManagementHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMarketingOphthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsPrecision Metal WorkingRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesSomatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.