Business Administration, Management and Operations at Miller-Motte College-Macon

Miller-Motte College-Macon's business administration associate's leaves graduates with $30,649 in debt while earning just $23,907 their first year—that's more debt than income. The program ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for both earnings and debt burden, creating a genuinely difficult financial situation for graduates. Even within Georgia, where this program performs somewhat better (25th percentile), it falls over $6,000 below the state median for first-year earnings while carrying 34% more debt than typical Georgia business programs.

The 84% Pell Grant rate indicates this program primarily serves low-income students who can least afford a poor financial outcome. While earnings do grow to $26,516 by year four, graduates at Georgia's technical colleges—West Georgia Technical, Chattahoochee Technical, and others—earn $35,000 to $44,000 in their first year with substantially less debt. The gap is striking: top Georgia programs deliver 50-85% higher starting salaries, often with half the debt load.

For families considering this program, the math is sobering. A graduate would need to devote a significant portion of their modest salary to debt payments for years. Georgia's technical college system offers the same credential with dramatically better financial outcomes. Unless there are compelling personal circumstances making Miller-Motte the only option, the state's technical colleges represent a far safer investment for a business administration associate's degree.