Lanier Technical College
Lanier Technical College provides hands-on training for a variety of skilled careers, utilizing equipment and facilities designed to simulate real-world working conditions. The school offers programs in high-demand fields such as healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and trades like HVAC/R and welding. Lanier Tech emphasizes career placement, reporting a 100% job placement rate for graduates in recent years, and offers apprenticeship opportunities with local employers.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Lanier Technical College
5 trade programs at Lanier Tech, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Allied Health Professions
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77 | $59,869/yr | — |
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Practical Nursing
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72 | $29,881/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
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68 | $31,805/yr | — |
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Welding & Metalworking
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61 | $28,890/yr | — |
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Cosmetology
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55 | $22,686/yr | — |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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Apprenticeship Pathways in Georgia
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Georgia. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Gainesville
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 5 trade and vocational programs at Lanier Technical College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.