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Columbus Technical College

Columbus, Georgia·Public, 2-year·Southeast·columbustech.edu
6-yr Graduation
27%
—
Total enrollment
3,307
peer median 3,625
Avg net price
$4,001
-$1.3k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
27%
Full-time retention
52%

Pell equity

5.5pp gap
Pell recipients
25%32 of 128
Non-Pell (all)
31%18 of 59
No Federal Aid
31%18 of 59

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 66 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 64 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
66
Passing
2
3.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

66programs
  • Passing2 · 3.0%
  • No Data64 · 97.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
64

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+84.4%
$59,379 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+164.7%
$85,235 vs $32,203

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1990Next review Jun 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 30

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,383
$30–48k$4,543
$48–75k$6,170
$75–110k—
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$4,001
-$1,318vs Community College median $5,319
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$4,052
Out-of-state
$7,262

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,759 students received $11.6M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
2,759
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.6M
$11,640,802 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 127 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (12.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
12.5%
+10.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
127
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.4%
2017
19.4%
2018
7.5%
2019
12.5%
2020*
4.4%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Columbus Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs102
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

539 total completions
01Mechanic
28853.4%
02Health Professions
13625.2%
03Business
417.6%
04Computer Sciences
244.5%
05Personal/Culinary
142.6%
06Liberal Arts
132.4%
07Security/Protective
122.2%
08Education
91.7%
09Legal Professions
20.4%
10Parks/Recreation
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,307
12-mo unduplicated
4,944
Undergraduate
4,944
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
31%1,523
Women
69%3,421

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
54.0%
White
28.7%
Hispanic
9.7%
Two or more
5.5%
Asian
0.9%
Non-resident
0.4%
Unknown
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.32
1 offenses · 3,153 students

3-year trend

0.342 yrs ago0.641 yr ago0.32Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • Non-campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
98

Columbus Technical College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Columbus Technical College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectColumbus Technical College
27%—3,307$4,001Community College
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
——3,282$13,761Community College
Albany Technical College
——2,719$4,524Community College
Atlanta Technical College
——4,498-$914Community College
Savannah Technical College
——3,942$6,114Community College
Athens Technical College
——4,459$6,949Community College
Peer group median27%—3,625$5,319

Institutions like Columbus Technical College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Columbus Technical College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Columbus Technical College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research (OIER)
Email
ieoffice [at] columbustech.edu
Phone
706-649-1800
Address
Patrick Hall 411 (Main Campus), 928 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, GA 31904

The mission of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research (OIER) at Columbus Technical College is to support continuous improvement processes through data-driven decisions in support of mission fulfillment.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Amelia Mills
    Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Julie Lowry
    Institutional Effectiveness Coordinator
  • Nicole Murray
    Coordinator for Compliance and Accreditation

Frequently asked questions about Columbus Technical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Columbus Technical College.

What is the graduation rate at Columbus Technical College?

Columbus Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 27% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Columbus Technical College?

Columbus Technical College reports a total enrollment of 3,307 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Columbus Technical College?

The average net price at Columbus Technical College is $4,001 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Columbus Technical College located?

Columbus Technical College is located in Columbus, Georgia 31904-6572.

Who runs Institutional Research at Columbus Technical College?

Columbus Technical College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research (OIER).

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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