About West Georgia Technical College
West Georgia Technical College is a public college in Waco, Georgia, in a rural area near a metro area. It enrolls roughly 5,160 undergraduates, and about 67% of them attend part time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 19 to 1.
Nursing programs at West Georgia Technical College
According to federal completion records, West Georgia Technical College awards nursing credentials at the practical nursing (LPN/LVN) certificate or diploma and associate degree in nursing (ADN) levels. A recent year’s totals include about 149 practical nursing completers and about 44 associate-degree nursing graduates. Programs at this level are the faster, lower-cost way into the profession: an ADN typically takes about two years once prerequisites are done, and many graduates later add a bachelor’s through an RN-to-BSN program.
Cost and student outcomes
Published tuition and fees are about $3,400 a year for in-state students and $6,000 for out-of-state students. The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $2,500 a year. About 47% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Students who finish the associate level and borrow leave with median federal loan debt of about $13,000. Federal earnings data puts median pay for those associate-level nursing graduates at roughly $81,900 one year after finishing and $93,900 four years out. These are estimates for graduates with reported earnings, not a promise. Schoolwide, about 40% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 58% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, which is typical of open-access colleges. Nursing programs usually add their own steps, such as prerequisite science courses, an entrance exam, a minimum GPA, and a limited number of seats, so contact the nursing department about current requirements. Our guide on how to get into nursing school walks through the typical process. After graduation, the path to a license goes through the Georgia Board of Nursing and the NCLEX exam. Ask the program about its accreditation (ACEN or CCNE) and state approval, and see how it stacks up against other nursing schools in Georgia.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.
