Helms College
Tuition per year
$17,056
$25,848 with room and board
Peer median $19,450
Undergraduates
183
Student-faculty ratio 16:1
Peer median 14 : 1
Graduation rate
56.3%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 56.3%
Peer median 57.4%
“Peers” are all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 2-year
- Location
- Augusta, Georgia
- Website
- www.helms.edu
- Undergraduates
- 183
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Nearest major city
- Augusta, about 10 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), about 110 mi
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- James Stiff (President)
- Phone
- 7066519707
- Address
- 3145 Washington Road, Augusta, GA 30907
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training. | $24,505-$34,213 |
Students
183 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 49:51 · Freshman retention 86.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 21
- First-year undergraduates 66
- Transfers and others 96
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (183)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$25,848
- Undergraduate tuition
- $17,056
- Room and board
- $8,792
Peer median tuition + room and board $29,491 · all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 11% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 318%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$2.7M
Expenses$5.0M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia · 67.9 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of GeorgiaAthens · 81.5 mi
U.S. News #52
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Clemson UniversityClemson · 91.9 mi
U.S. News #80
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Furman UniversityGreenville · 99.8 mi
Liberal Arts #57
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Wofford CollegeSpartanburg · 100.0 mi
Liberal Arts #68
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Mercer UniversityMacon · 103.5 mi
U.S. News #148
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Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur · 129.9 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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Emory UniversityAtlanta · 131.8 mi
U.S. News #23
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Georgia State UniversityAtlanta · 135.0 mi
U.S. News #191
Peer median 0.0 · all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.