After West Georgia Technical College: graduation, pay and debt
Waco, Georgia · Public · 6,722 undergrads
The typical student earns $35,479 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,110 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$35.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$11.1k
median federal debt at graduation.
30%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
32%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
40%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
27%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
915
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
14%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,803
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,702
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,479
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
42%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$11,110
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,642
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,163
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,825
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
30%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
36%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers