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

Cosmetology graduates leave with a median of $8,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 4 West Georgia Technical College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does West Georgia Technical College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $3,410 a year, and $5,978 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $2,457 a year.

How many West Georgia Technical College programs report graduate pay?

6 associate's programs and 9 certificate programs at West Georgia Technical College report first-year pay, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

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

Public college
Waco, GA
5,163 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

9 West Georgia Technical College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Diagnostic and Treatment Professions pays the most in the first year ($46,447), and Cosmetology the least ($11,925). The median program pays $35,572. West Georgia Technical College also has 6 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$3,410Per year. Out-of-state $5,978

Average net price after aid$2,457Per year

Graduation rate35%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 6 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 44 graduates a year	$83,943	$84,753	$19,833	2nd of 24
2	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 13 graduates a year	$53,056	$57,355	Not reported	3rd of 4
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 23 graduates a year	$50,000	$56,128	$10,750	9th of 16
4	Business AdministrationAbout 44 graduates a year	$44,633	$37,652	$13,225	1st of 9
5	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 30 graduates a year	$32,164	$39,439	Not reported	2nd of 5
6	AccountingAbout 19 graduates a year	$28,346	$38,897	Not reported	3rd 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.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

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	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 25 graduates a year	$46,447	$48,508	$10,114	6th of 14
2	Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 194 graduates a year	$43,072	$56,347	$9,500	3rd of 14
3	Practical NursingAbout 149 graduates a year	$42,462	$46,310	$17,000	9th of 20
4	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 145 graduates a year	$40,092	$37,378	Not reported	2nd of 10
5	HVACAbout 97 graduates a year	$35,572	$46,080	Not reported	5th of 7
6	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 81 graduates a year	$33,159	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 7
7	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 31 graduates a year	$28,477	$30,000	Not reported	9th of 19
8	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 76 graduates a year	$25,487	Not reported	Not reported	5th of 5
9	CosmetologyAbout 274 graduates a year	$11,925	$21,930	$8,500	27th of 27

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$46,447
Truck Driving and Equipment Operation$43,072
Practical Nursing$42,462
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$40,092
HVAC$35,572

Lowest median debt

Cosmetology$8,500
Truck Driving and Equipment Operation$9,500
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$10,114
Practical Nursing$17,000

Largest programs

CosmetologyAbout 274 graduates a year
Truck Driving and Equipment OperationAbout 194 graduates a year
Practical NursingAbout 149 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 145 graduates a year
HVACAbout 97 graduates a year

Common questions

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions graduates earn a median of $46,447 in their first year, the most of 9 West 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