Which Savannah Technical College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Allied Health and Medical Assisting graduates leave with a median of $10,600 in federal loans, the lowest among 4 Savannah Technical College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Savannah Technical College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $3,330 a year, and $5,898 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $6,114 a year.

How many Savannah Technical College programs report graduate pay?

One associate's program and 9 certificate programs at Savannah Technical College report first-year pay, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Savannah Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Savannah, GA
3,366 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

9 Savannah Technical College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Criminal Justice pays the most in the first year ($45,326), and Cosmetology the least ($19,242). The median program pays $35,969. Savannah Technical College also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$3,330Per year. Out-of-state $5,898

Average net price after aid$6,114Per year

Graduation rate42%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

One associate's program

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.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Georgia
Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 21 graduates a year	$54,090	$64,165	$7,250	2nd of 4

All 9 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	Criminal JusticeAbout 77 graduates a year	$45,326	$49,321	$12,125	3rd of 3
2	Practical NursingAbout 130 graduates a year	$43,592	$42,213	Not reported	7th of 20
3	Welding and MachiningAbout 211 graduates a year	$41,604	$44,468	Not reported	3rd of 11
4	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 32 graduates a year	$40,534	$37,718	Not reported	13th of 14
5	Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 164 graduates a year	$35,969	$37,064	$14,250	9th of 14
6	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 234 graduates a year	$34,926	$40,119	Not reported	6th of 10
7	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 92 graduates a year	$31,665	$29,987	$10,600	3rd of 19
8	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 7 graduates a year	$26,911	$31,393	Not reported	4th of 5
9	CosmetologyAbout 163 graduates a year	$19,242	$15,846	$19,989	6th of 27

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.

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Criminal Justice$45,326
Practical Nursing$43,592
Welding and Machining$41,604
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$40,534
Truck Driving and Equipment Operation$35,969

Lowest median debt

Allied Health and Medical Assisting$10,600
Criminal Justice$12,125
Truck Driving and Equipment Operation$14,250
Cosmetology$19,989

Largest programs

Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 234 graduates a year
Welding and MachiningAbout 211 graduates a year
Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 164 graduates a year
CosmetologyAbout 163 graduates a year
Practical NursingAbout 130 graduates a year

Common questions

Criminal Justice graduates earn a median of $45,326 in their first year, the most of 9 Savannah 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