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Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Clarkston, Georgia · Public technical college

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44%completion rate · Georgia avg 50%
$12,666median debt of graduates
$32,264median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$34,619median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Accredited)
Address: 495 N Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston, GA 30021 · Phone: 40429795221282 · 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 Piedmont Tech… Georgia Piedmont Tech…: 44.1% 44.1% 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)
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$36,990$56,390$66,180
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$33,580$49,060$65,530
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$38,030$48,430$58,240
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$38,150$57,050$68,780
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$46,010$62,030$70,690
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$17,310$34,560$48,730
Medical assistants$34,270$41,600$46,870
Medical records specialists$36,260$51,550$64,840
Emergency medical technicians$33,910$45,550$48,400
Nursing assistants$30,300$37,680$42,980
Construction laborers$27,880$38,990$46,950
Phlebotomists$34,600$45,840$50,250

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
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 76 $28,507 $26,739 not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 300–899 hours 61 $37,848 $33,993 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 54 not reported $33,281 not reported
Ground Transportation Certificate, 300–899 hours 47 $36,968 $35,416 not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 26 $40,105 $38,289 not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 19 $37,848 $33,993 not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate degree 18 $41,375 $42,123 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 16 $28,890 not reported $9,500
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 14 $14,699 $13,702 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 10 $28,507 $26,739 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 2–4 years 10 $28,507 $26,739 not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 9 $14,699 $13,702 not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 2–4 years 8 $37,848 $33,993 not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 300–899 hours 7 $40,105 $38,289 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported $33,281 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 6 $32,174 $21,964 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 6 not reported $26,585 not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 5 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate degree 5 not reported not reported not reported
Carpenters Certificate, 300–899 hours 4 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 2 $32,174 $21,964 not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 2 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 1 not reported not reported not reported
Carpenters Associate degree 1 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 $23,441 not reported 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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