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Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Rome, Georgia · Public technical college

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43%completion rate · Georgia avg 50%
$6,421median debt of graduates
$33,044median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$35,759median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Accredited)
Address: One Maurice Culberson Drive, Rome, GA 30161 · Phone: (706) 295-6963 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Georgia Northwestern … Georgia Northwestern …: 43.4% 43.4% Georgia average Georgia average: 49.7% 49.7% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$17,310$34,560$48,730
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$38,030$48,430$58,240
Medical assistants$34,270$41,600$46,870
Medical records specialists$36,260$51,550$64,840
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$33,580$49,060$65,530
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians$47,240$75,640$98,300
Emergency medical technicians$33,910$45,550$48,400
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$38,150$57,050$68,780
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$36,990$56,390$66,180
Electricians$37,180$58,320$76,490
Construction laborers$27,880$38,990$46,950
Surgical technologists$40,390$64,010$78,410
Chefs and head cooks$43,300$66,230$90,350
Radiologic technologists and technicians$49,730$74,550$85,300
Machinists$37,060$52,610$64,180
Manicurists and pedicurists$21,390$26,910$36,130
Dental assistants$36,410$46,840$48,960
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$46,010$62,030$70,690
Phlebotomists$34,600$45,840$50,250
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists$45,890$61,370$75,340

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Georgia (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 166 $14,544 $11,542 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 160 $32,627 $35,861 not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 70 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 60 $22,150 $22,245 not reported
Ground Transportation Certificate, 300–899 hours 56 $35,067 $32,925 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 47 $38,859 $40,406 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 38 $32,627 $35,861 not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 36 $14,544 $11,542 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 33 $28,415 $29,809 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 30 $28,415 $29,809 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 2–4 years 30 $28,415 $29,809 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 29 $22,150 $22,245 not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 300–899 hours 29 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 300–899 hours 27 $35,676 $34,704 not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 23 $14,544 $11,542 not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 20 $33,342 $32,035 $6,698
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate degree 19 $35,673 $33,993 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 18 $38,859 $40,406 not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate degree 18 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 17 $35,676 $34,704 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 16 $48,976 $45,816 $8,370
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 16 $22,150 $22,245 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 16 not reported not reported not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 16 $23,622 $21,964 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 16 not reported not reported not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 300–899 hours 15 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 14 not reported $24,035 not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 14 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 14 $28,415 $29,809 not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 13 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 12 $28,415 $29,809 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 2–4 years 12 $28,415 $29,809 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 11 $38,859 $40,406 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 11 not reported $36,848 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 11 $32,627 $35,861 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 10 $48,976 $45,816 $8,370
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 10 $48,976 $45,816 $8,370
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 10 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 9 $28,415 $29,809 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 8 $32,627 $35,861 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 7 $22,150 $22,245 not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 7 $23,622 $21,964 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 7 $28,415 $29,809 not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 1–2 years 6 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 6 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 5 $48,976 $45,816 $8,370
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 $38,859 $40,406 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 $22,150 $22,245 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 5 not reported $24,421 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 2–4 years 5 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 $28,415 $29,809 not reported
Carpenters Certificate, 300–899 hours 4 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 $38,859 $40,406 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 $32,627 $35,861 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 1 $28,415 $29,809 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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