Statement · Augusta, GA
Helms College
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Families earning under $30k paid $25,130 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $30,291.
Earnings ten years after entering were not reported.
36% of students finish within 150% of normal time.
- Enrollment, 2023
- 294
What it costs
The published sticker cost is $30,291 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $24,250 and $30,291 a year depending on income at Helms College.
Statement of cost · Helms College
- Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
- $30,291
- What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
- $25,130
- Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
- $25,358
- In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
- $17,924
Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.
Net price by family income
Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.
Yearly net price by family income, in dollars
- Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 2-years (all incomes), $15,748 to $29,047. Dotted line: the median, $22,872.
Table of the same numbers
| Family income | Paid per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $25,130 |
| $30k–$48k | $24,250 |
| $48k–$75k | $24,529 |
| $75k–$110k | $30,291 |
| Over $110k | $30,291 |
College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)
What graduates earn and owe
Earnings are not reported; the median graduate who borrowed owes $9,500.
Statement, continued
- Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- $24,003
- Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- $21,227
- Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
- not reported
- Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
11th percentile among private nonprofit 2-years - $9,500
- Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
- $8,208
Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.
Earnings after entry
- Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 2-years, 10 years out ($31,349 to $66,985); dotted line is the median.
- Dashed: median graduate debt, $9,500.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
| Measure | Dollars |
|---|---|
| Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry | $24,003 |
| Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry | $21,227 |
| Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry | not reported |
| Median graduate debt | $9,500 |
College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records
What programs pay
Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.
| Program | Credential | Graduates | Earnings, 5 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 95 | $24,839 | $13,875 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | 29 | not reported | $20,000 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 20 | not reported | $11,776 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 7 | not reported | not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 0 | not reported | $8,812 |
Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.
Who goes here
Helms College: 183 undergraduates; 67% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).
Admission rate
No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)
Undergraduates
183
62nd percentile among private nonprofit 2-years
Pell share
67%
of undergraduates receive Pell grants
79th percentile among private nonprofit 2-years
Completion
36%
finish within 150% of normal time
20th percentile among private nonprofit 2-years
First-generation
47%
parents did not attend college
Median family income
$15,043
19th percentile among private nonprofit 2-years
Students by family income
Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.
- Under $30k47%
- $30k–$48knot reported
- $48k–$75knot reported
- $75k–$110knot reported
- Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
| Family income | Share of students |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | 47% |
| $30k–$48k | not reported |
| $48k–$75k | not reported |
| $75k–$110k | not reported |
| Over $110k | not reported |
How it has changed
Average net price rose from $13,337 in 2014 to $25,358 in 2024.
Four measures, year by year
A break in a line is a year the measure was not collected. It is not zero.
Admission rate
not reported in any year
Price per year
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reported in any year
Undergraduates
Table of the same numbers
| Year | Admit rate | Sticker price | Net price | Earnings, 10 yrs | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported | 127 |
| 2014 | not reported | $16,675 | $13,337 | not reported | 116 |
| 2015 | not reported | $18,848 | $15,950 | not reported | 151 |
| 2016 | not reported | $20,011 | $17,073 | not reported | 191 |
| 2017 | not reported | $20,556 | $17,002 | not reported | 256 |
| 2018 | not reported | $21,653 | $17,502 | not reported | 304 |
| 2019 | not reported | $24,531 | $20,173 | not reported | 349 |
| 2020 | not reported | $23,176 | $17,733 | not reported | 280 |
| 2021 | not reported | $26,192 | $20,957 | not reported | 218 |
| 2022 | not reported | $23,278 | $18,305 | not reported | 170 |
| 2023 | not reported | $26,400 | $21,117 | not reported | 150 |
| 2024 | not reported | $30,291 | $25,358 | not reported | 183 |
College Scorecard annual institution files, 1996 to 2026
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Sources & caveats
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.
- not reported
- Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
- Percentiles
- A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
- Earnings
- Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.