Athens Technical College Business Programs

Athens Technical College is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The city atmosphere of Athens makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Athens Technical College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Athens Technical College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#10	Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Value Business Support & Assistance Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Athens Technical College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#14	Best General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science Schools	College Factual
#14	Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#19	Best Business Support & Assistant Services Schools	College Factual
#20	Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Schools	College Factual
#43	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#93	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual

Where Is Athens Technical College?

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/

How Do I Get Into Athens Technical College?

You can apply to Athens Technical College online at: https://www.athenstech.edu/studentAffairs/Admissions/admission_application3.cfm

Since Athens Technical College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Athens Technical College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Athens Technical College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $3,300 a year. That adds up to $13,200 over four years for those students.

Athens Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,294 undergraduate students at Athens Technical College, with 872 being full-time and 3,422 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 872 full-time undergraduates at Athens Technical College, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Athens Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	20
Black or African American	158
Hispanic or Latino	106
White	555
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Over 11 countries are represented at Athens Technical College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Vietnam, and Honduras.

Online Learning at Athens Technical College

In 2019-2020, 1,952 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Athens Technical College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Athens Technical College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Athens Technical College was 39.7%. This is the #659 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Athens Technical College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Athens Technical College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	29	14	6	49
General Hospitality Administration/Management	11	13	0	24
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	9	7	16
Business & Office Technology	14	0	0	14
Meeting and Event Planning	10	0	0	10
General Business Administration and Management	0	9	0	9
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	9	0	0	9
Agricultural Business	0	8	0	8
Tourism and Travel Services Management	8	0	0	8
Other Human Resources Management and Services	8	0	0	8
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	2	3	0	5
Agricultural Business & Management	0	0	0	0
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0
Supply Chain Management	0	0	0	0
Construction Management	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0
Small Business Administration/Management	0	0	0	0
Restaurant/Food Services Management	0	0	0	0
Retailing and Retail Operations	0	0	0	0
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	91	56	13	160

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.