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Southern Crescent Technical College

Griffin, Georgia·Public, 2-year·Southeast·sctech.edu
6-yr Graduation
58%
Total enrollment
6,185
peer median 6,924
Avg net price
$5,661
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
58%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

0.3pp gap
Pell recipients
58%109 of 187
Non-Pell (all)
58%60 of 103
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%3 of 3
No Federal Aid
57%57 of 100

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

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

Total programs
74
Passing
3
4.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

74programs
  • Passing3 · 4.1%
  • No Data71 · 95.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
71

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
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+29.4%
$41,686 vs $32,203
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+101.4%
$64,845 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+162.7%
$84,591 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$9,500 debt · $84,591 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 2009Next review Dec 2029
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1998Next review Dec 2014

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 21

  1. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Aug 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    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$4,265
$30–48k$5,034
$48–75k$8,589
$75–110k$9,872
$110k+$14,117

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

Avg net price
$5,661
vs Community College median $5,691
Federal loans
10.3%
In-state tuition
$3,516
Out-of-state
$6,084

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 3,893 students received $17.9M in Pell grants, alongside $5.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,893
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$17.9M
$17,856,321 total
Direct Loans
$5.0M
1,544 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.4M
804 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.6M
740 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 409 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (5.3%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.3%
+3.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
409
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.6%
2017
5.8%
2018
8.3%
2019
5.3%
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 Sctech

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs109
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

476 total completions
01Health Professions
18739.3%
02Business
7114.9%
03Computer Sciences
469.7%
04Science Technologies
388.0%
05Security/Protective
336.9%
06Liberal Arts
316.5%
07Visual/Performing Arts
265.5%
08Education
234.8%
09Mechanic
142.9%
10Personal/Culinary
71.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
6,185
12-mo unduplicated
9,361
Undergraduate
9,361
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
30%2,842
Women
70%6,519

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
56.0%
White
29.8%
Hispanic
8.0%
Two or more
3.9%
Asian
1.3%
Unknown
0.4%
Non-resident
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
25
15 M · 10 W
Women athletes
40.0%
Athletic aid
$30K
Total student aid
Budget
$416K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$15K
$15K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$18K
$15K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Basketball
15 M · 10 W
$347K

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
0.17
1 offenses · 5,804 students

3-year trend

0.202 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.17Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On 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.

Student-to-faculty
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
97

Sctech vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Sctech 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
SubjectSouthern Crescent Technical College
58%6,185$5,661Community College
7,282$5,720Community College
6,908$7,799Community College
6,940$2,457Community College
5,381$813Community College
11,166$6,696Community College
Peer group median58%6,924$5,691

Institutions like Sctech

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

Sctech Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
770-229-3019

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness serves to advance the mission of Southern Crescent Technical College by facilitating college-wide strategic planning, assessment activities, and providing data through institutional research.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Chris Daniel, Ed.D.
    Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
  • Brittany Odom
    IE Coordinator

Frequently asked questions about Southern Crescent Technical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Sctech.

What is the graduation rate at Southern Crescent Technical College?

Southern Crescent Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 58% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Southern Crescent Technical College?

Southern Crescent Technical College reports a total enrollment of 6,185 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Southern Crescent Technical College?

The average net price at Southern Crescent Technical College is $5,661 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Southern Crescent Technical College located?

Southern Crescent Technical College is located in Griffin, Georgia 30223-2042.

Who runs Institutional Research at Southern Crescent Technical College?

Southern Crescent 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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