Which Augusta Technical College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Allied Health and Medical Assisting graduates leave with a median of $6,814 in federal loans, the lowest among 3 Augusta Technical College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Augusta Technical College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $4,282 a year, and $7,492 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $10,485 a year.

How many Augusta Technical College programs report graduate pay?

3 associate's programs and 11 certificate programs at Augusta Technical College report first-year pay, and 4 of them also report federal debt.

Augusta Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Augusta, GA
3,923 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

11 Augusta Technical College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Electrician Training pays the most in the first year ($67,147), and Cosmetology the least ($15,679). The median program pays $34,877. Augusta Technical College also has 3 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$4,282Per year. Out-of-state $7,492

Average net price after aid$10,485Per year

Graduation rate31%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 3 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Georgia" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Georgia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Georgia
1	NursingAbout 23 graduates a year	$68,041	$78,837	Not reported	17th of 24
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 39 graduates a year	$57,672	$60,021	$14,000	4th of 16
3	Information TechnologyAbout 54 graduates a year	$36,047	$55,686	Not reported	4th of 5

Program names link to the program's own page, and Georgia ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Georgia programs in the field do too.

All 11 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Georgia" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Georgia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Georgia
1	Electrician TrainingAbout 164 graduates a year	$67,147	$39,532	$11,875	1st of 3
2	Practical NursingAbout 18 graduates a year	$51,024	Not reported	$12,910	1st of 20
3	Fire ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$48,265	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
4	Criminal JusticeAbout 45 graduates a year	$46,165	$51,545	Not reported	2nd of 3
5	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 7 graduates a year	$38,467	$43,338	Not reported	14th of 14
6	HVACAbout 37 graduates a year	$34,877	$45,559	Not reported	6th of 7
7	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 54 graduates a year	$34,351	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 7
8	Welding and MachiningAbout 109 graduates a year	$32,352	$36,820	Not reported	9th of 11
9	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 2 graduates a year	$28,949	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 5
10	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 32 graduates a year	$27,446	$32,859	$6,814	13th of 19
11	CosmetologyAbout 104 graduates a year	$15,679	$21,657	Not reported	19th of 27

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Electrician Training$67,147
Practical Nursing$51,024
Fire Science$48,265
Criminal Justice$46,165
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$38,467

Lowest median debt

Allied Health and Medical Assisting$6,814
Electrician Training$11,875
Practical Nursing$12,910

Largest programs

Electrician TrainingAbout 164 graduates a year
Welding and MachiningAbout 109 graduates a year
CosmetologyAbout 104 graduates a year
Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 54 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 45 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrician Training graduates earn a median of $67,147 in their first year, the most of 11 Augusta Technical College certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Georgia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels