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 410 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Athens Technical College is ranked #952 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Athens Technical College is also ranked #22 out of 68 schools in Georgia.
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 at Athens Technical College is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Athens Technical College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average 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 2% of students took out student loans averaging $1,700 a year. That adds up to $6,800 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/ |
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 2020-2021, 1,729 students took at least one online class at Athens Technical College. This is a decrease from the 1,952 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,729 | 666 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,952 | 782 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,355 | 442 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,340 | 400 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,216 | 340 |
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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