Georgia Technical College Benefits
Advantages of a Georgia Technical College
Here are just some of the advantages of attending a Georgia Technical College:
Georgia technical college graduates receive a leading-edge education and hands-on training to gain the skills required to compete in today's competitive, high-tech job market.
Smaller technical college classes mean more individual attention from instructors.
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Georgia's technical colleges cost less than four-year institutions, and HOPE grants and scholarships are available to most technical college students, so there's less debt and faster financial freedom upon graduation.
Two years or less is the time it takes most of our graduates to receive their certificate, diploma or degree before entering their exciting, new career. What careers interest your child? Click here to research careers and careers by region
Smooth credit transfer to the University System of Georgia gives you the option of pursuing your bachelor's degree at a later date.
Two-thirds of the fastest growing occupations require more than a high school education but less than a four year degree. A Georgia technical education is the perfect fit to meet this need. Students are trained for these in-demand fields and placed in their dream career faster with the help of a Georgia technical college.
98% of Georgia’s technical college system graduates enter the job market or continue their education after graduation, with nearly half being employed prior to graduation. 77% of these graduates get jobs in a field that is in or directly related to their training.
Virtually all (96%) of our graduates' employers say they would hire technical college graduates again in the future.
94% of our graduates are satisfied or very satisfied with their education from the technical college and would recommend attending a Georgia technical college to others.
A strong majority of Georgia’s technical college graduates say that their job situation has improved since they completed their technical college education, and of these graduates, 91% believe that their technical education directly and positively impacted their job situation improvement.
