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Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Rome, Georgia·Public, 2-year·Southeast·gntc.edu
6-yr Graduation
43%
Total enrollment
7,282
peer median 6,924
Avg net price
$5,720
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
43%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

6.2pp gap
Pell recipients
45%101 of 222
Non-Pell (all)
39%38 of 98
Subsidized loan, no Pell
67%2 of 3
No Federal Aid
38%36 of 95

Pell recipients here graduate at a 6.2-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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.

Of 65 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
65
Passing
6
9.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.5%
+0.9pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

65programs
  • Passing6 · 9.2%
  • No Data58 · 89.2%
  • Failing1 · 1.5%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
58

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.

7
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-11.0%
$28,654 vs $32,203
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+14.7%
$36,946 vs $32,203
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+53.4%
$49,385 vs $32,203
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+79.2%
$57,710 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+148.0%
$79,874 vs $32,203
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+148.3%
$79,973 vs $32,203
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+210.4%
$99,943 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$5,248 debt · $30,623 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$8,416 debt · $57,710 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
12%
$5,514 debt · $45,824 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
11%
$5,350 debt · $49,385 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$8,155 debt · $79,874 earn
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
10%
$3,000 debt · $30,855 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
8%
$4,000 debt · $48,768 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2008Next review Dec 2028
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1972Next review Dec 2010

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 16

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,152
$30–48k$5,011
$48–75k$6,456
$75–110k$8,563
$110k+$14,046

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

Avg net price
$5,720
vs Community College median $5,691
Federal loans
4.0%
In-state tuition
$3,300
Out-of-state
$5,868

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 3,588 students received $15.9M in Pell grants, alongside $1.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,588
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$15.9M
$15,886,277 total
Direct Loans
$1.6M
451 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$695K
235 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$878K
216 loan awards

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.

Of 404 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (3.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.9%
+1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
404
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.8%
2017
14.1%
2018
11.6%
2019
3.9%
2020*
0.0%
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 GNTC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs105
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

492 total completions
01Health Professions
14830.1%
02Business
12525.4%
03Mechanic
6212.6%
04Education
357.1%
05Construction Trades
316.3%
06Computer Sciences
316.3%
07Engineering Tech
234.7%
08Security/Protective
193.9%
09Personal/Culinary
122.4%
10Public Admin
61.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
7,282
12-mo unduplicated
9,556
Undergraduate
9,556
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%3,483
Women
64%6,073

Race / ethnicity composition

White
57.9%
Hispanic
27.7%
Black
9.7%
Two or more
3.2%
Non-resident
0.6%
Asian
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Unknown
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
27
13 M · 14 W
Women athletes
51.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$204K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
9 M · 7 W
$120K
Volleyball
· 7 W
$12K
Golf
4 M ·
$14K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.15
1 offenses · 6,742 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.15Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

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.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
22.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
114

GNTC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions GNTC selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectGeorgia Northwestern Technical College
43%7,282$5,720Community College
6,185$5,661Community College
6,940$2,457Community College
6,908$7,799Community College
5,381$813Community College
11,166$6,696Community College
Peer group median43%6,924$5,691

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Explore the federal data for institutions in GNTC's comparison group.

GNTC Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
1-866-983-4682
Address
One Maurice Culberson Drive, Rome, GA 30161

Georgia Northwestern Technical College's Department of Institutional Effectiveness supports the College's mission, planning, assessment, and research needs by providing data and projections, and facilitating the continuous improvement process at all levels. The Department provides academic and administrative leaders assistance for strategic planning and continuous improvement that supports student achievement.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Kristen Kinsey
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about GNTC.

What is the graduation rate at Georgia Northwestern Technical College?

Georgia Northwestern Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College?

Georgia Northwestern Technical College reports a total enrollment of 7,282 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Georgia Northwestern Technical College?

The average net price at Georgia Northwestern Technical College is $5,720 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Georgia Northwestern Technical College located?

Georgia Northwestern Technical College is located in Rome, Georgia 30161.

Who runs Institutional Research at Georgia Northwestern Technical College?

Georgia Northwestern Technical College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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