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Atlanta Technical College

Atlanta, Georgia Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Atlanta Technical College is a public two-year institution based in Atlanta, Georgia. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 4,498 students in fall 2024. It is part of Technical College System of Georgia.

Atlanta Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 103 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. It awarded 3,116 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 23 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Mission

Atlanta Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, provides lifelong educational opportunities and experiences through academic and innovative career preparation, service learning, and multiple program delivery modalities that lead to technical certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees and make student development and success possible in a competitive global economy.

Mission statement as reported by Atlanta Technical College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,498
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
3,116
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
103
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 103

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

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 12
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Business, Management and Marketing 20
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 7
Construction Trades 6
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Precision Production 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Education 2
Science Technologies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Health Professions 20
Engineering Technologies 5
Communications Technologies 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 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
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
43%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
232
Certificates under 1 year
2,608
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
232
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
44

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,498
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,498
Full-time, fall 2024
33%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,511
Full-time, 2024-25
31%
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
63%
Men
37%
White
3%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
82%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
23
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
38%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Technical College System of Georgia
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Victoria Seals, Ed.D.
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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