Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
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Tel:
(229) 468-2000
- East Central Technical College offers associate degrees, certification and diploma programs, and online courses to give students the skills needed to competently enter the workforce. The vocational school was founded in order to offer an educational resource for bright southern Georgia residents conveniently in their community. Associate degree programs at East Central Technical College include administrative office technology, microcomputer specialist, networking specialist (CISCO), networking specialist (Microsoft Windows 2000), criminal justice technology, and early childhood care and education. Technical certification programs at East Central Technical College are available in 50 different areas of study. Students can get certificates in refrigeration, programming, automotive, customer service, child care and development, trucking, gaming, criminal justice, forensic science, industrialization, medical field, web design, or cosmetology. With more than 20 different diploma programs at East Central Technical College, students can specialize in air conditioning technology, automotive studies, business office technology, computer information systems, telecommunications technologies, cosmetology, criminal justice technology, early childhood care and education, nursing industrial systems, and welding and joining technology. The college's online courses are for students with busy schedules. While the online programs at East Central Technical College help make learning more convenient, the courses are just as rigorous and competitive.
School Highlights
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College serves 1,722 students (45% of students are full-time).
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 56%.
Top Rankings
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Georgia for:
- Category Attribute
- Completion Rates Highest completion rates
School Overview
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | (GA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's--Public Rural-serving Small | Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 98% | 92% |
| Median Debt for Graduates | - | - |
| Median Debt for Dropouts | - | - |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (18.2 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 3,927 students | 18.20 Mi2802 Moore Hwy
Tifton, GA 31793
(229) 391-5001 18.203,927 - 2,346 students | 26.70 Mi100 W College Park Dr
Douglas, GA 31533
(912) 260-4200 26.702,346 - 2,071 students | 43.40 Mi800 Veterans Parkway North
Moultrie, GA 31788
(229) 891-7000 43.402,071 - Middle Georgia CollegePublic3,496 students | 50.40 Mi1100 Second St SE
Cochran, GA 31014
(478) 934-6221 50.403,496
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