Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina · Public

Of 32 assessed programs, 25 leave graduates out-earning a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059/yr) and 7 fall short. Another 53 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,645
$30k to $48k	$14,393
$48k to $75k	$16,385
$75k to $110k	$18,819
$110k and up	$20,353
All families (average)	$15,002

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

32 of 85 programs could be assessed 38% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical North Carolina high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$39,971	+$5,912	clears the bar	$11,625	2.0 yrs	664
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$61,074	+$27,015	clears the bar	$9,500	0.4 yrs	269
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,955	+$11,896	clears the bar	$19,000	1.6 yrs	192
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,758	+$20,699	clears the bar	$17,500	0.8 yrs	175
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,695	+$2,636	clears the bar	$20,000	7.6 yrs	157
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$31,179	-$2,880	falls short	$11,000	insufficient data	84
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$48,218	+$14,159	clears the bar	$23,000	1.6 yrs	83
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$51,788	+$17,729	clears the bar	$20,000	1.1 yrs	78
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$57,149	+$23,090	clears the bar	$13,000	0.6 yrs	61
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$38,720	+$4,661	clears the bar	$21,125	4.5 yrs	61
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$75,382	+$41,323	clears the bar	$11,577	0.3 yrs	55
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,171	+$11,112	clears the bar	$19,000	1.7 yrs	54
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$27,849	-$6,210	falls short	$26,250	insufficient data	50
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$64,137	+$30,078	clears the bar	$10,500	0.3 yrs	48
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$58,305	+$24,246	clears the bar	$21,933	0.9 yrs	47
Air Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,061	+$7,002	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,275	+$14,216	clears the bar	$14,438	1.0 yrs	42
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,613	+$12,554	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,866	+$14,807	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$43,632	+$9,573	clears the bar	$10,500	1.1 yrs	39
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$31,179	-$2,880	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Design	Associate's Degree	$33,521	-$538	falls short	$11,708	insufficient data	23
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,964	+$4,905	clears the bar	$10,500	2.1 yrs	22
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$34,159	+$100	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,628	+$1,569	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$46,802	+$12,743	clears the bar	$18,500	1.5 yrs	17
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$34,502	+$443	clears the bar	$31,000	70.0 yrs	16
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$31,784	-$2,275	falls short	$18,550	insufficient data	15
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$28,894	-$5,165	falls short	$17,826	insufficient data	13
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	$46,305	+$12,246	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$30,457	-$3,602	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,577	+$8,518	clears the bar	$12,290	1.4 yrs	0
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$10,500	insufficient data	7
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Homeland Security	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Leatherworking and Upholstery	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,059/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.