Georgia Highlands College

www.highlands.edu

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$2,280
2023 Average Net Price
$6,779
After Financial Aid
2023 Enrolled Students
4,955
39.8% Full-Time

About

Georgia Highlands College is a higher education institution located in Floyd County, GA. N/A

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Costs

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After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,779.

In 2023, 61% of undergraduate students attending Georgia Highlands College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 18% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$2,280
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Georgia Highlands College was $2,280. N/A

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Average Net Price

$6,779
2023 Value
12%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Georgia Highlands College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,779. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Georgia Highlands College grew by 12%.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

61%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
18%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

61% of undergraduate students at Georgia Highlands College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 38.4% with respect to 2022, when 99% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Enrollment

Georgia Highlands College had a total enrollment of 4,955 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Georgia Highlands College is 1,971 students and the part-time enrollment is 2,984. This means that 39.8% of students enrolled at Georgia Highlands College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Georgia Highlands College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 56.8% White, 19.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Black or African American, 4.08% Two or More Races, 1.13% Asian, 0.141% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0807% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Georgia Highlands College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (35.1%), followed by White Male (22.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (11.9%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

39.8%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Georgia Highlands College in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 4,955 students. The full-time enrollment at Georgia Highlands College is 1,971 and the part-time enrollment is 2,984. This means that 39.8% of students enrolled at Georgia Highlands College are enrolled full-time compared with 44% at similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

67%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Georgia Highlands College was 67%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges (62%), Georgia Highlands College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    2,816 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    976 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    801 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Georgia Highlands College is 56.8% White, 19.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Black or African American, 4.08% Two or More Races, 1.13% Asian, 0.141% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0807% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges is 42.4% White, 27.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.9% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 49 students (0.989%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Georgia Highlands College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (605 degrees awarded), Health (209 degrees), and Protective Services (23 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Georgia Highlands College are Registered nurses (1,594,140 people), Accountants & auditors (1,036,745 people), Other managers (848,903 people), Financial managers (543,836 people), and Chief executives & legislators (428,746 people).

The most specialized majors at Georgia Highlands College in 2023 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (605 degrees awarded), Health (209 degrees), Protective Services (23 degrees), and Business (25 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Georgia Highlands College are Surgeons, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Physicians, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Photographic process workers & processing machine operators

The most specialized majors at Georgia Highlands College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (605 degrees awarded), Health (209 degrees), Protective Services (23 degrees), and Business (25 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Georgia Highlands College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,963,910 people), Elementary & secondary schools (886,053 people), Computer Systems Design (618,311 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (530,682 people), and Justice, public order, & safety activities (519,370 people).

The most specialized majors at Georgia Highlands College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (605 degrees awarded), Health (209 degrees), Protective Services (23 degrees), and Business (25 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Georgia Highlands College.
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Most Common (2023)
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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
White Male
Highest Graduation Rate (0%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Georgia Highlands College is Male and White (0% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. White Female
    382 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    180 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    87 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Georgia Highlands College is white female (382 degrees awarded). There were 2.12 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (180 degrees).

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Operations

N/A Georgia Highlands College employs 38 Professors, 27 Assistant professors and 21 Associate professors. Most academics at Georgia Highlands College are Female Professor (21), Male Professor (17), and Female Instructor (16).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Georgia Highlands College are: Management, with 64 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 31 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 28 employees.

Salary Expenditure

$20M
2023 Salaries
1.61%
decline from 2022

In 2023, Georgia Highlands College paid a median of $20M in salaries, a 1.61% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.12% decline between 2021 and 2022, and a 2.28% decline between 2020 and 2021.

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Instructional Salaries

$6.68M
Instructional Salaries
104
Number of Employees

In 2023, Georgia Highlands College paid a total of $6.68M to 104 employees working as instructors, which represents 33.4% of all salaries paid.

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Occupations by Share

Professor
Most Common Instructor
38 Employees
Management
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
64 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Georgia Highlands College were Professor with 38 employees, Assistant professor with 27 employees, and Associate professor with 21 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Georgia Highlands College were Management with 64 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 31 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 28 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)
  1. Female Professor
  2. Male Professor
  3. Female Instructor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Georgia Highlands College was Female Professor with 21 employees, Male Professor with 17 employees, and Female Instructor with 16 employees.

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