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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
$4,652
+$1.3k vs Community College
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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

42.0pp gap
Pell recipients
58%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 42.0-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 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$3,445
$30–48k$4,602
$48–75k$7,183
$75–110k$10,086
$110k+$12,732

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

Avg net price
$4,652
+$1,301vs Community College median $3,351
Federal loans
11.8%
In-state tuition
$3,126
Out-of-state
$5,526

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 3,868 students received $17.8M in Pell grants, alongside $4.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,868
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$17.8M
$17,839,940 total
Direct Loans
$4.8M
1,508 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$2.3M
784 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.5M
724 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

428 total completions
01Health Professions
14834.6%
02Business
8419.6%
03Security/Protective
409.3%
04Computer Sciences
368.4%
05Science Technologies
317.2%
06Mechanic
255.8%
07Liberal Arts
245.6%
08Education
214.9%
09Legal Professions
112.6%
10Personal/Culinary
81.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
6,185
12-mo unduplicated
8,719
Undergraduate
8,719
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
29%2,558
Women
71%6,161

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
55.0%
White
30.9%
Hispanic
8.0%
Two or more
3.5%
Asian
1.5%
Unknown
0.5%
Non-resident
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
17
10 M · 7 W
Women athletes
41.2%
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
10 M · 7 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
0.00
0 offenses · 5,018 students

3-year trend

0.572 yrs ago0.201 yr ago0.00Latest
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

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.

    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$4,652Community College
    Georgia Northwestern Technical College
    7,282$1,432Community College
    Lanier Technical College
    6,908$5,613Community College
    West Georgia Technical College
    6,940$2,050Community College
    Southern Regional Technical College
    5,381$1,085Community College
    Gwinnett Technical College
    11,166$12,599Community College
    Peer group median58%6,924$3,351

    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 $4,652 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.

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