- 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 62%.
Quick Facts (2026)
- Enrollment: 1,722 students
- Minority enrollment: 44%
- Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
School Overview
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
(GA) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification
Associate's--Public Rural-serving Small
0
Institution Level
At least 2 but less than 4 years
4
Institution Control
Public
0
School Calendar
Student Body
The student population of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The Wiregrass Georgia Technical College diversity score of 0.53 is more than the state average of 0.00. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.
Total Enrollment
1,722 students
2,178 students
# Full-Time Students
775 students
797 students
# Part-Time Students
947 students
1,381 students
# Full-Time Undergraduate Students
775 students
855 students
# Part-Time Undergraduate Students
947 students
1,635 students
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
2%
11%
% Black
40%
35%
% White
56%
38%
% Unknown races
1%
7%
Diversity Score
0.53
0.00
College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in less than 4 years) (Year 2010)
42%
33%
Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) (Year 2010)
$25,600
$31,500
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid
98%
92%
Source: 2025 (or latest year available) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) , School Administrators
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