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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.

575 Undergraduate Degrees

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?

8% Take Out Loans

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 8% of students took out student loans averaging $3,168 a year. That adds up to $12,672 over four years for those students.

West Georgia Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,735 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,200 undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College, with 1,735 being full-time and 4,465 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,735 full-time undergraduates at West Georgia Technical College, 36% are male and 64% 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 26
Black or African American 570
Hispanic or Latino 174
White 883
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 78

Online Learning at West Georgia Technical College

2,160 Took All Classes Online
3,690 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 3,690 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 28th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of West Georgia Technical College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Health Information Management 6%
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 23%
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 38%

West Georgia Technical College Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 152 0 0 152
Dental Assisting/Assistant 57 0 0 57
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 35 0 6 41
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 39 0 0 39
Registered Nursing 0 37 0 37
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 34 34
Health Information Management 21 0 12 33
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 26 0 0 26
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 11 6 6 23
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 0 22 0 22
Radiologic Technology 1 17 0 18
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 17 0 0 17
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 16 0 0 16
Laboratory Technician 0 14 0 14
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 0 13 13
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 0 13 0 13
Health Care Management 0 11 0 11
Surgical Technology 0 4 4 8
Mammography Technician/Technology 1 0 0 1
Physical Therapy Assistant 0 0 0 0
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 0 0 0 0
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 0 0 0 0
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 376 124 75 575

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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