Lanier Technical College

Overview

Lanier Technical College is a public two-year institution based in Gainesville, Georgia. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 6,908 students in fall 2024. It is part of Technical College System of Georgia.

Lanier Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 91 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Welding Technology, Child Care Provider/Assistant, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 2,421 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 91

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

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

58%

First-year retention, part-time students

56%

Student-to-faculty ratio

20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees

425

Certificates under 1 year

1,571

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

364

Certificates of 2 to 4 years

61

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

6,908

Undergraduates, fall 2024

6,908

Full-time, fall 2024

22%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

9,128

Full-time, 2024-25

21%

Size category

5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women

60%

Men

40%

White

53%

Hispanic or Latino

29%

Black or African American

8%

Asian

4%

Two or more races

3%

International (U.S. nonresident)

1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online

20

Programs with a fully online option

3

Online undergraduate programs

Yes

Students studying fully online

38%

Students taking some online courses

25%

Weekend or evening classes

Yes

Campus and services

Setting

Small city

Academic calendar

Semester

Part of

Technical College System of Georgia

Carnegie classification

Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional

President

Mr. Tim McDonald

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit

For veterans and service members

Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact