+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at West Georgia Technical College rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($3.1k → $3.4k).
Georgia · Public · Predominantly certificates
West Georgia Technical College
Waco, Georgia. 4,811 undergraduate students. 65 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at West Georgia 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.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at West Georgia Technical College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.0% → 0.0%).
-7pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 7 pp at West Georgia Technical College vs the 2003–2007 baseline (30.1% vs 36.6%).
+14%
First-year retention
First-year retention at West Georgia Technical College rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 (50.6% → 57.8%).
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.
$35,479+8% · 6→10y
Georgia median $38,208$32,803
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry30.1%-10% · '97→'09
Georgia median 41.6%$5,642+217% · '11→'20
At program completion4,811+185% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS60.5%+23% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$3,122+241% · '00→'24
out-of-state $5,522SECTION 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
2.1%Median federal debt $5,642 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $35,479 (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.
+23%
West Georgia Technical College · retention rose
47.0% → 57.8%
+185%
West Georgia Technical College · undergrad enrollment rose
1,812 → 5,163
+241%
West Georgia Technical College · in-state tuition rose
$999 → $3,410
+199%
West Georgia Technical College · out-of-state tuition rose
$1,998 → $5,978
+217%
West Georgia Technical College · median debt rose
$3,500 → $11,110
+54%
West Georgia Technical College · pell share rose
26.9% → 41.5%
+22%
West Georgia Technical College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$29,200 → $35,479
+22%
West Georgia Technical College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$26,800 → $32,803
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.$84,753Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies.$62,005Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$57,355Ground Transportation.$56,347Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$56,128Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$54,672Precision Metal Working.$50,258Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$48,508Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$46,310Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).$46,080Health and Medical Administrative Services.$39,439Accounting and Related Services.$38,897Business Administration, Management and Operations.$37,652Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$37,378Criminal Justice and Corrections.$36,783Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.$31,898Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$30,000Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$25,352Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.$21,930Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$17,031
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
20 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
EDUCATION · CIP 13
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$46,310Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$84,753Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$30,000Health and Medical Administrative Services.$39,439Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$48,508Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$56,128Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$57,355
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at West Georgia 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
$371,783
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 1
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $4,125
- 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
“West Georgia Technical College graduates earn $X” — not “West Georgia Technical College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending West Georgia 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.