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West Georgia Technical College is a public institution located in Waco, Georgia. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

314 Undergraduate Degrees

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West Georgia Technical College Rankings

Out of the 50 colleges in Georgia, West Georgia Technical College is ranked at #6.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

West Georgia Technical College has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#102 Best Business Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#4 Best Value Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Most Popular Online Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Value Business Support & Assistance Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#26 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#90 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank Ranking Name Source
#6 Best Value Colleges for Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping College Factual
#20 Best Value Colleges for Marketing College Factual
#24 Best Value Colleges for Accounting College Factual
#33 Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Schools College Factual
#44 Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual
#45 Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management College Factual

Where Is West Georgia Technical College?

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Contact details for West Georgia Technical College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 176 Murphy Campus Blvd., Waco, GA 30182
Phone: 678-821-3800
Website: www.westgatech.edu

How Do I Get Into West Georgia Technical College?

You can apply to West Georgia Technical College online at: https://www.westgatech.edu/admissions/registrars-office/

West Georgia Technical College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford West Georgia Technical College?

14% Take Out Loans
12.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At West Georgia Technical College, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $4,338 a year. That adds up to $17,352 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at West Georgia Technical College is 12.0%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

West Georgia Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,754 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,437 undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College, with 1,754 being full-time and 4,683 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,754 full-time undergraduates at West Georgia Technical College, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 28
Black or African American 528
Hispanic or Latino 139
White 985
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 74

Online Learning at West Georgia Technical College

2,726 Took All Classes Online
4,626 Took At Least One Class Online
42.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 4,626 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 17th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of West Georgia Technical College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at West Georgia Technical College was 42.2%. This is the #633 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at West Georgia Technical College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at West Georgia Technical College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at West Georgia Technical College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science #58
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #68
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping #80
Marketing #82
Business Support & Assistant Services #85
Accounting #169
General Business Administration and Management #367
Business Administration & Management #485

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%.

West Georgia Technical College Business Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 21 64 9 94
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 48 22 2 72
Business & Office Technology 62 0 0 62
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 50 0 0 50
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 8 7 15
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 7 5 12
Small Business Administration/Management 9 0 0 9
Supply Chain Management 0 0 0 0
General Hospitality Administration/Management 0 0 0 0
International Marketing 0 0 0 0
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 190 101 23 314

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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