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Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA 7,555 Undergrads 28.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$12,295
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$4,546
After Aid
Median Earnings
$37,138
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$4,546
Peer Midpoint: $16,832
Earnings (10yr)$37,138
Peer Midpoint: $31,349
Graduation Rate28.8%
Peer Midpoint: 66.3%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients40.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time36.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS53.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$399k
+$74k
-$86k
Median Cost$5k/yr
+$394k
+$70k
-$90k
Full Cost$12k/yr
+$387k
+$62k
-$97k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$5k/yr
Never
-2135%
Full Cost$12k/yr
Never
-853%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-1460%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-323%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$32,288
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,811
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CertCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,840
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
CertCIP: 1204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$22,192
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
Ground Transportation
CertCIP: 4902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,169
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,579
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CertCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,729
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CertCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,553
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies
CertCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,732
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,962
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CertCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,763
Lifetime Value Added
+$974
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CertCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$18,087
Lifetime Value Added
-$256k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,539
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,448
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$985
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,642
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,866
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,961
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,528
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,091
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,941
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,755
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,541
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$67,324
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,044
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,976
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.