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What Georgia Highlands College costs

Rome, Georgia · Public · 4,761 undergrads

Georgia Highlands College's in-state sticker price was $12,749 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $5,521 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $4,638. Out-of-state students pay $7,344 more in tuition.

What does Georgia Highlands College cost?

$5,521 a year in-state

Out of state: about $12,865 a year

What in-state students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The in-state sticker price, with housing and food, is $12,749.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$4,638
$30,000–$48,000$4,097
$48,000–$75,000$5,150
$75,000–$110,000$7,979
over $110,000$11,433

Out-of-state tuition is $10,560 a year, against $3,216 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $7,344 to the in-state average. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeIn-state, average paidOut of state, estimate
Under $30,000$4,638$11,982
$30,000–$48,000$4,097$11,441
$48,000–$75,000$5,150$12,494
$75,000–$110,000$7,979$15,323
Over $110,000$11,433$18,777

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $7,344 more in tuition that Georgia Highlands College charges students from other states. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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For in-state families earning under $30,000, grants took 64% off Georgia Highlands College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Georgia Highlands College cost less than Georgia Military College and Columbus State University but more than Dalton State College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Georgia Highlands College$5,150$5,521
Dalton State College$2,114$2,353
Georgia Military College$17,967$18,466
Columbus State University$15,353$15,711

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$3,216
Tuition, in state, 2025-26
$10,560
Tuition, out of state, 2025-26
$12,749
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $7,344 more in tuition at Georgia Highlands College and usually get less aid.

44%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$5,993
average grant for students who got aid.
17%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$13,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Georgia Highlands College cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $4,638 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $12,749. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Georgia Highlands College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Georgia Highlands College cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $4,097 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $12,749. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Georgia Highlands College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Georgia Highlands College cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $5,150 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $12,749. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Georgia Highlands College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Georgia Highlands College cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Georgia Highlands College is $10,560 a year, against $3,216 for in-state students in 2025-26. In-state students who got federal aid paid $5,521 on average after grants in 2024-25. Adding the $7,344 tuition gap gives about $12,865 a year from out of state. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers