Georgia technical colleges have $1.2 billion spending impact

The 24 colleges in the Technical College System of Georgia have a $1.2 billion spending impact in Georgia according to a report by the Selig Center for Economic Growth.

The colleges’ spending resulted in 15,000 public and private sector jobs. One in every 264 nonfarm jobs in Georgia is a result of spending associated with a TCSG college.

The report, requested by the TSCS, analyzed the system’s economic data for the 2012 fiscal year. Put in the context of taxpayer investment, the $315 million state appropriation for the system in 2012 supported the enrollment of almost 153,000 technical college students.

The full report is available at: https://tcsg.edu/download/TCSG_Impact_2012_Economic_Activity_1.2014.pdf

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