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Athens Technical College

Athens, Georgia Public 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Athens Technical College is a public two-year institution based in Athens, Georgia. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,459 students. It is part of Technical College System of Georgia.

Athens Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 87 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Welding Technology, and Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. It awarded 2,296 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,459
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
2,296
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
87
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 87

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 10
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 7
Precision Production 3
Science Technologies 2
Construction Trades 1
Health Professions 14
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Engineering Technologies 12
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Business, Management and Marketing 16
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Education 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 7
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
English Language and Literature 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
55%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
443
Certificates under 1 year
1,640
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
186
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
27

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,459
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,459
Full-time, fall 2024
18%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,014
Full-time, 2024-25
17%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
16%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
26%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Technical College System of Georgia
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Andrea Daniel, D.B.A.
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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