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Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA 7,395 Undergrads 34.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$19,078
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,599
After Aid
Median Earnings
$45,025
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$12,599
Peer Midpoint: $16,832
Earnings (10yr)$45,025
Peer Midpoint: $31,349
Graduation Rate34.8%
Peer Midpoint: 66.3%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients50.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time24.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS59.5%
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
+$477k
+$152k
-$7k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$465k
+$141k
-$19k
Full Cost$19k/yr
+$459k
+$135k
-$25k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
Never
-162%
Full Cost$19k/yr
Never
-141%
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-151%
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-79%
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
Accounting and Related Services
CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,531
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,918
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$7,255
Earnings (5yr)
$56,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CertCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$20,923
Lifetime Value Added
-$245k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CertCIP: 1110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,447
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
CertCIP: 1204
Median Debt
$13,699
Earnings (5yr)
$29,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,021
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CertCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CertCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies
CertCIP: 4703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,379
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,924
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$17,254
Earnings (5yr)
$43,371
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$12,697
Earnings (5yr)
$62,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$17,752
Earnings (5yr)
$66,674
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (5yr)
$33,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
$6,333
Earnings (5yr)
$78,089
Lifetime Value Added
+$272k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$16,013
Earnings (5yr)
$51,508
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Construction Management
AssocCIP: 5220
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,468
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,358
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,839
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$14,482
Earnings (5yr)
$39,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,561
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
AssocCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,446
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Hospitality Administration/Management
AssocCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,622
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,674
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (5yr)
$84,508
Lifetime Value Added
+$328k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$16,384
Earnings (5yr)
$28,276
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$8,625
Earnings (5yr)
$51,868
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,762
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
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.