2023 Best Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for teaching students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia
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Our analysis found Albany Technical College to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Georgia. Albany Technical College is a small public school situated in Albany, Georgia. It awarded 26 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Albany Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,396 in tuition and fees each year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $18,473 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Albany Technical College. In fact, around 86% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Albany Technical College also made our Best Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #3.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlanta Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Atlanta Technical College is a small public school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 29 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Atlanta Area Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,564 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,308 in student loans.
Online courses are available at Atlanta Area Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Atlanta Area Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia rankings.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Georgia Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Central Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in Warner Robins, Georgia that handed out 23 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
CGTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,442 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $14,685 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that CGTC does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 63% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CGTC is ranked #5 for overall quality in Georgia.
Out of the 11 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s value ranking, Georgia Piedmont Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is located in Clarkston, Georgia and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $5,578 a year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,322 in student loans.
Online courses are available at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Georgia Piedmont Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwinnett Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, the medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at GTC are $5,636 a year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,580 in student loans.
GTC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school situated in Griffin, Georgia. It awarded 27 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,526 in tuition and fees each year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $19,768 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Southern Crescent Technical College. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Savannah Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate teaching programs. Located in Savannah, Georgia, the small public school handed out 18 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Savannah Tech are $5,442 per year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,278 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Savannah Tech does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their undergraduate certificate. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is located in Rome, Georgia and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,541 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Augusta Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in Augusta, Georgia that handed out 14 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Augusta Technical College are $5,632 per year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $12,856 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at Augusta Technical College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 66% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
West Georgia Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate teaching programs. Waco, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College are $5,452 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $11,306 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since West Georgia Technical College does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 72% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Shorter University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate teaching programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Rome, Georgia, and it awarded 1 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Shorter undergraduate students pay an average of $22,810 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Shorter does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 39% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Shorter also made our Best Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #1.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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