Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$12,749
$10,444
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$5,521
$2,353
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$12,865
$9,865
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Georgia Highlands College
Dalton State College
Under $30,000
$4,638
$1,524
$30,000–$48,000
$4,097
$1,143
$48,000–$75,000
$5,150
$2,114
$75,000–$110,000
$7,979
$4,961
Over $110,000
$11,433
$8,746
After you start
Measure
Georgia Highlands College
Dalton State College
Undergrads
4,761
4,553
Graduate within 6 years
21%
30%
Come back for year two
59%
71%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$46,880
$46,083
Median debt at graduation
$13,500
$13,419
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers