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Savannah Technical College

Savannah, Georgia·Public, 2-year·Southeast·savannahtech.edu
6-yr Graduation
42%
—
Total enrollment
3,942
peer median 4,201
Avg net price
$6,114
+$1.1k 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
42%
Full-time retention
56%

Pell equity

4.4pp gap
Pell recipients
44%72 of 162
Non-Pell (all)
40%44 of 111
No Federal Aid
40%44 of 111

Pell recipients here graduate at a 4.4-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.

FVT/GE

Of 71 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 68 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
71
Passing
3
4.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

71programs
  • Passing3 · 4.2%
  • No Data68 · 95.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
68

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.

3
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+41.8%
$45,676 vs $32,203
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+108.4%
$67,105 vs $32,203
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+120.5%
$71,023 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 1991Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 19

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Aug 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

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$5,093
$30–48k$6,633
$48–75k$7,769
$75–110k$9,695
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$6,114
+$1,057vs Community College median $5,058
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$3,330
Out-of-state
$5,898

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, 2,821 students received $11.9M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
2,821
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.9M
$11,918,087 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
3k
’21
2k
’22
3k
’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 49 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
49
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.7%
2017
16.8%
2018
11.2%
2019
0.0%
2020*
6.4%
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 Savannah Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs90
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

263 total completions
01Mechanic
6223.6%
02Business
5119.4%
03Science Technologies
4416.7%
04Health Professions
2911.0%
05Computer Sciences
2710.3%
06Legal Professions
134.9%
07Personal/Culinary
134.9%
08Engineering Tech
124.6%
09Construction Trades
83.0%
10Education
41.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,942
12-mo unduplicated
6,001
Undergraduate
6,001
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%2,406
Women
60%3,595

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
52.2%
White
28.1%
Hispanic
11.5%
Two or more
4.7%
Asian
1.7%
Non-resident
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Unknown
0.2%

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
0.56
2 offenses · 3,581 students

3-year trend

0.562 yrs ago1.101 yr ago0.56Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
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
Fondling
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

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)
103

Savannah Technical College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Savannah 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
SubjectSavannah Technical College
42%—3,942$6,114Community College
Atlanta Technical College
——4,498-$914Community College
Athens Technical College
——4,459$6,949Community College
Columbus Technical College
——3,307$4,001Community College
Southern Regional Technical College
——5,381$813Community College
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
——3,282$13,761Community College
Peer group median42%—4,201$5,058

Institutions like Savannah Technical College

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

IPEDS

Savannah Technical College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
912-443-5700

Savannah Technical College maintains its commitment to continuous quality improvement through its Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE). The OIE leads the college’s assessment and quality improvement initiatives, including strategic planning, data management, and reporting for key performance indicators.

Visit IR office page

Frequently asked questions about Savannah Technical College

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

What is the graduation rate at Savannah Technical College?

Savannah Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 42% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Savannah Technical College?

Savannah Technical College reports a total enrollment of 3,942 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Savannah Technical College?

The average net price at Savannah Technical College is $6,114 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Savannah Technical College located?

Savannah Technical College is located in Savannah, Georgia 31405-5594.

Who runs Institutional Research at Savannah Technical College?

Savannah 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.
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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