by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Athens Technical College was awarded 44 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is dental support services.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Athens Technical College is ranked #229 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Athens Technical College held the #952 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Athens Technical College also holds the #8 spot on the Best Colleges in Georgia ranking.
Since Athens Technical College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Athens Technical College it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Athens Technical College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Athens Technical College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,294 undergraduates at Athens Technical College with 872 being full-time and 3,422 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Athens Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Athens Technical College, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $6,990 a year. That adds up to $27,960 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Athens Technical College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 800 U.S. Hwy 29 North, Athens, GA 30601 |
| Phone: | 706-355-5000 |
| Website: | www.athenstech.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 337 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 141 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 116 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 100 | NA |
| Other Science Technologies/Technicians | 99 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 76 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 66 | NA |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 64 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 58 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 58 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,690 students took at least one online class at Athens Technical College. This is a decrease from the 1,729 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,690 | 694 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,729 | 666 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,952 | 782 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,340 | 400 |
Learn more about online learning at Athens Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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