-49%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Columbus Technical College fell 49% between 2006 and 2009 (37.1% → 19.1%).
Georgia · Public · Predominantly certificates
Columbus Technical College
Columbus, Georgia. 2,668 undergraduate students. 75 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Columbus Technical College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+33%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Columbus Technical College rose 33% between 2021 and 2024 ($5.4k → $7.3k).
+33%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Columbus Technical College rose 33% between 2021 and 2024 ($3.0k → $4.1k).
-13pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 13 pp at Columbus Technical College vs the 2003–2007 baseline (20.7% vs 33.9%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Georgia
Each tile compares this institution to the Georgia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$34,238+19% · 6→10y
Georgia median $38,208$28,884
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry20.7%-7% · '97→'09
Georgia median 41.6%$7,245+111% · '11→'20
At program completion2,668+77% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS49.3%-3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$3,042+312% · '00→'24
out-of-state $5,442SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.8%Median federal debt $7,245 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $34,238 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+77%
Columbus Technical College · undergrad enrollment rose
1,540 → 2,719
+307%
Columbus Technical College · in-state tuition rose
$984 → $4,052
+293%
Columbus Technical College · out-of-state tuition rose
$1,848 → $7,262
+111%
Columbus Technical College · median debt rose
$4,151 → $8,756
+51%
Columbus Technical College · pell share rose
37.9% → 57.4%
+28%
Columbus Technical College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$26,700 → $34,238
+33%
Columbus Technical College · earnings_median_8yr rose
$24,500 → $32,648
+26%
Columbus Technical College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$23,000 → $28,884
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$69,101Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$60,386Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$57,864Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).$49,847Precision Metal Working.$46,704Business Administration, Management and Operations.$45,565Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$42,865Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$41,137Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$37,851Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$35,651Health and Medical Administrative Services.$31,581Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.$31,036Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$29,675
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
13 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$29,675Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$41,137Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$37,851Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$60,386Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$69,101Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$57,864Health and Medical Administrative Services.$31,581Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$35,651
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Columbus Technical College
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$289,789
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 3
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $7,209
- HS-only baseline · GA
- $35,800
- Years to complete
- 1
- CIP family
- 48
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Georgia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Columbus Technical College graduates earn $X” — not “Columbus Technical College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Columbus Technical College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.