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Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, Georgia·Public, 2-year·Southeast·gwinnetttech.edu
6-yr Graduation
32%
Total enrollment
11,166
peer median 9,219
Avg net price
$12,599
+$8.0k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
32%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
30%
Non-Pell
39%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 78 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 65 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
78
Passing
12
15.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.3%
+0.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

78programs
  • Passing12 · 15.4%
  • No Data65 · 83.3%
  • Failing1 · 1.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
10
No data
65

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.

13
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-2.7%
$31,343 vs $32,203
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+6.5%
$34,312 vs $32,203
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+24.2%
$39,987 vs $32,203
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+38.4%
$44,562 vs $32,203
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+46.3%
$47,114 vs $32,203
Construction Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+48.5%
$47,826 vs $32,203
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+48.8%
$47,911 vs $32,203
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+50.3%
$48,391 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-2.7%
$860

Debt vs earnings

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

13
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
55%
$17,250 debt · $31,343 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
48%
$16,535 debt · $34,312 earn
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
44%
$17,625 debt · $39,987 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
40%
$18,954 debt · $47,114 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
31%
$13,976 debt · $44,562 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
30%
$14,424 debt · $47,911 earn
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Undergraduate Certificate · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
30%
$16,692 debt · $56,151 earn
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
27%
$16,000 debt · $60,133 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 1991Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 16

  1. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  4. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2023Grant 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,156
$30–48k$11,529
$48–75k$13,864
$75–110k$18,207
$110k+$17,990

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

Avg net price
$12,599
+$8,000vs Community College median $4,599
Federal loans
19.5%
In-state tuition
$3,356
Out-of-state
$5,756

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 6,857 students received $27.7M in Pell grants, alongside $18.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
6,857
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$27.7M
$27,663,797 total
Direct Loans
$18.1M
5,399 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
4k
21
4k
22
5k
23
7k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.5M
2,959 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$9.6M
2,440 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 1,770 borrowers who entered repayment, 59 (3.3%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.3%
+1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,770
Defaulted
59
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.9%
2017
10.9%
2018
8.1%
2019
3.3%
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 Gwinnett Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs80
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

701 total completions
01Computer Sciences
18826.8%
02Health Professions
16323.3%
03Business
10815.4%
04Mechanic
598.4%
05Science Technologies
456.4%
06Agriculture
365.1%
07Engineering Tech
284.0%
08Visual/Performing Arts
273.9%
09Education
253.6%
10Construction Trades
223.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
11,166
12-mo unduplicated
13,422
Undergraduate
13,422
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%5,370
Women
60%8,052

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
38.9%
Hispanic
24.7%
White
21.5%
Asian
7.4%
Two or more
4.0%
Non-resident
2.0%
Unknown
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 8,450 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.121 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    20.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    128

    Gwinnett Technical College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Gwinnett Technical College 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
    SubjectGwinnett Technical College
    32%11,166$12,599Community College
    Chattahoochee Technical College
    11,156$4,546Community College
    Central Georgia Technical College
    11,527$4,750Community College
    West Georgia Technical College
    6,940$2,050Community College
    Georgia Northwestern Technical College
    7,282$1,432Community College
    Southern Crescent Technical College
    6,185$4,652Community College
    Peer group median32%9,219$4,599

    Frequently asked questions about Gwinnett Technical College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Gwinnett Technical College?

    Gwinnett Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 32% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Gwinnett Technical College?

    Gwinnett Technical College reports a total enrollment of 11,166 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Gwinnett Technical College?

    The average net price at Gwinnett Technical College is $12,599 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Gwinnett Technical College located?

    Gwinnett Technical College is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043-5702.

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