Which Central Georgia Technical College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Welding and Machining graduates leave with a median of $4,997 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Central Georgia Technical College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Central Georgia Technical College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $3,448 a year, and $6,016 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $7,052 a year.

How many Central Georgia Technical College programs report graduate pay?

3 associate's programs and 8 certificate programs at Central Georgia Technical College report first-year pay, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

Central Georgia Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Warner Robins, GA
6,174 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

8 Central Georgia Technical College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Truck Driving and Equipment Operation pays the most in the first year ($43,652), and Office Administration the least ($14,464). The median program pays $37,643. Central Georgia Technical College also has 3 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$3,448Per year. Out-of-state $6,016

Average net price after aid$7,052Per year

Graduation rate47%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 29 graduates a year	$66,030	Not reported	$16,120	21st of 24
2	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 27 graduates a year	$48,057	$57,181	$15,516	4th of 4
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 48 graduates a year	$47,069	$55,751	$16,450	12th of 16

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 8 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	Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 85 graduates a year	$43,652	$53,594	Not reported	2nd of 14
2	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 353 graduates a year	$42,493	$43,471	$8,250	1st of 10
3	Practical NursingAbout 270 graduates a year	$41,347	$47,950	$16,479	14th of 20
4	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 138 graduates a year	$40,965	$52,635	$11,500	12th of 14
5	HVACAbout 172 graduates a year	$34,320	$55,342	$13,750	7th of 7
6	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 56 graduates a year	$29,911	$29,519	Not reported	4th of 19
7	Welding and MachiningAbout 353 graduates a year	$29,107	$32,887	$4,997	10th of 11
8	Office AdministrationAbout 303 graduates a year	$14,464	$21,929	$7,345	2nd of 2

2 more certificate programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Truck Driving and Equipment Operation$43,652
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$42,493
Practical Nursing$41,347
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$40,965
HVAC$34,320

Lowest median debt

Welding and Machining$4,997
Office Administration$7,345
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$8,250
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$11,500
HVAC$13,750

Largest programs

Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 353 graduates a year
Welding and MachiningAbout 353 graduates a year
Office AdministrationAbout 303 graduates a year
Practical NursingAbout 270 graduates a year
HVACAbout 172 graduates a year

Common questions

Truck Driving and Equipment Operation graduates earn a median of $43,652 in their first year, the most of 8 Central Georgia 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