Homeschool benefits: Central Georgia Technical College

Georgia Dual Enrollment pays tuition, fees, and textbooks for approved Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) courses, up to 30 credit hours, worth $3,210 in tuition alone at the 2026-27 Georgia resident rate. Homeschooled students in grades 10-12 qualify once the parent sets up a home study program in GAfutures and the student meets CGTC's placement scores.

By Andrew Garber, founder of TheHomeschoolingCompany. Reviewed August 25, 2026.

Who qualifies

1. In a Georgia home study program

   You, as the home study official, create a GAfutures Education Professional account for your home study program and give your student its home study program (HSP) number.

2. In grade 10, 11, or 12

   Ninth graders cannot receive funding. Tenth graders are funded for technical and Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) courses, with few exceptions.

3. Meets placement scores

   Degree-level classes need SAT or PSAT scores of 17 reading, 17 writing, and 21 math, ACT scores of 16 reading, 14 English, and 17 math, or qualifying ACCUPLACER scores. Technical program minimums vary.

4. Keeps making progress

   Your student must hold a 2.0 GPA and pass at least 67% of attempted coursework to stay funded each term.

What it is worth

CGTC's Fall 2026 to Summer 2027 schedule charges Georgia residents $107 per credit hour plus $450 in required fees each semester.

One class (3 hours) plus required fees

$771

Two classes (6 hours) plus required fees

$1,092

Full semester (15 hours) plus required fees

$2,055

Tuition for the full 30-hour cap

$3,210

Retaking a course is not funded, and a student who withdraws from more than two courses loses funding, so plan the course load with the coordinator.

From applying to keeping it

1. Before you apply

   Set up the home study account

   Create your GAfutures Education Professional account, get the HSP number, and share it with your student.

2. Admission

   Apply to CGTC

   Your student applies online or emails the paper application to highschool@centralgatech.edu, then submits placement scores or takes the ACCUPLACER at a CGTC campus.

3. Each academic year

   File the funding application

   Your student completes the Dual Enrollment funding application on GAfutures with your approval and selects your home study program as the high school.

4. Each semester

   Approve the courses

   You approve your student's courses in GAfutures every semester so the funding applies.

5. After 30 hours

   Pay tuition yourself

   Once the 30-hour cap is used, your student is responsible for tuition.

What it pays for

Covered

• Tuition
• Mandatory fees
• Textbooks

Not covered

• Credits beyond the 30-hour cap
• Course retakes
• Courses after a third withdrawal
• Ninth-grade courses

Dual Enrollment funds approved courses, and degree-level hours do not count against your student's future HOPE hours cap.

Who to contact

Twyler Johnson is the CGTC high school coordinator for homeschool students and answers admission, funding, and deadline questions.

ttjohnson@centralgatech.edu 478-218-3767 Dual Enrollment page

Homeschool rules and statewide help in Georgia

You must submit the Declaration of Intent within 30 days after establishing the home study program, then by September 1 each subsequent year.

Georgia sets these rules:

• Subjects: Teach reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science, for the equivalent of 180 school days each year with at least 4.5 hours per day.
• Testing: Use an appropriate nationally standardized test at least every three years beginning at the end of grade 3, administered in consultation with a person trained in norm-referenced testing. Retain the scores and assessment records.
• Records: The instructor writes an annual progress assessment for each student in each required subject. Keep these reports for at least three years and retain standardized-test scores and assessment records.
• Teachers: The teaching parent needs a high school diploma or GED in Georgia.

Georgia also has an education savings account that home-educated students can use.

• The Georgia Promise Scholarship pays up to $6,500 for 2026-27, but your child usually must have attended an eligible Georgia public school for two semesters, or be entering kindergarten, and withdraw before it is funded. It does not pay for a homeschool you already run.

Read the Georgia homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Georgia

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