Georgia Highlands College

www.highlands.edu

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $2,424
    6.32% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $6,838
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Enrolled Students
    5,382
    36.3% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    20%
    1 Graduates

    About

    Georgia Highlands College is a higher education institution located in Floyd County, GA. In 2024, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Georgia Highlands College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (547 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (101 degrees), and Dental Hygiene (12 degrees).

    In 2024, 820 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Georgia Highlands College. 67.1% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 32.9% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (510 degrees), 3.49 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (146 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Georgia Highlands College is $2,424, which is $−8,171 less than the national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($10,595).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Georgia Highlands College is $2,424, which is $8,171 less than the national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($10,595).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,838.

    In 2024, 53% of undergraduate students attending Georgia Highlands College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 17% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $2,424
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at Georgia Highlands College was $2,424. The cost of tuition at Georgia Highlands College is $−8,171 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($10,595).

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    Average Net Price

    $6,838
    2024 Value
    0.87%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Georgia Highlands College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,838. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Georgia Highlands College grew by 0.87%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $10,000
    Room and Board
    $1,200
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Georgia Highlands College was of $10,000 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 19.4% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    53%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    17%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    53% of undergraduate students at Georgia Highlands College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 13.1% with respect to 2023, when 61% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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    Enrollment

    Georgia Highlands College had a total enrollment of 5,382 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Georgia Highlands College is 1,954 students and the part-time enrollment is 3,428. This means that 36.3% 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% White, 19.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Black or African American, 4.12% Two or More Races, 1.47% Asian, 0.204% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0743% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Georgia Highlands College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (35.9%), followed by White Male (22%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (12.4%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    36.3%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Georgia Highlands College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 5,382 students. The full-time enrollment at Georgia Highlands College is 1,954 and the part-time enrollment is 3,428. This means that 36.3% of students enrolled at Georgia Highlands College are enrolled full-time compared with 38.3% at similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    59%
    2024 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 59%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges (59%), Georgia Highlands College had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      3,013 enrolled students
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      1,033 enrolled students
    3. Black or African American
      907 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Georgia Highlands College is 56% White, 19.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Black or African American, 4.12% Two or More Races, 1.47% Asian, 0.204% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0743% 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 35% White, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 11.8% 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, 69 students (1.28%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 280 more women than men received degrees from Georgia Highlands College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Georgia Highlands College is white (510 degrees awarded). There were 3.49 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (146 degrees).

    The most common Associates Degree concentration at Georgia Highlands College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (547 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (101 degrees) and Dental Hygiene (12 degrees).

    In 2024,  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 (547 degrees awarded), Health (227 degrees), and Protective Services (20 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 (1,598,243 people), Accountants & auditors (1,039,886 people), Other managers (876,886 people), Financial managers (546,275 people), and Chief executives & legislators (434,399 people).

    The most specialized majors at Georgia Highlands College in 2024 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (547 degrees awarded), Health (227 degrees), Protective Services (20 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (2 degrees), and Business (23 degrees) (as of 2024).

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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, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists

    The most specialized majors at Georgia Highlands College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (547 degrees awarded), Health (227 degrees), Protective Services (20 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (2 degrees), and Business (23 degrees) (as of 2024).

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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 (1,973,877 people), Elementary & secondary schools (906,767 people), Computer Systems Design (629,362 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (551,509 people), and Justice, public order, & safety activities (528,696 people).

    The most specialized majors at Georgia Highlands College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (547 degrees awarded), Health (227 degrees), Protective Services (20 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (2 degrees), and Business (23 degrees) (as of 2024).

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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.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
      547 degrees awarded
    2. Registered Nursing
      101 degrees awarded
    3. Dental Hygiene
      12 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common associates degree concentration at Georgia Highlands College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 547 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    270
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    550
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 270 degrees were awarded to men at Georgia Highlands College, which is 0.491 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (550).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 216 degrees were awarded to men at Georgia Highlands College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.653 times less than the 331 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 331 degrees were awarded to men at Georgia Highlands College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.53 times more than the 216 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    2%
    100% Completion Time
    10%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2013, 2% of students graduating from Georgia Highlands College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 10% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 15% within 200%.

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    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      510 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      146 degrees awarded
    3. Black or African American
      107 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Georgia Highlands College is white (510 degrees awarded). There were 3.49 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (146 degrees).

    0.488% of degree recipients (4 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      441 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      436 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      390 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Georgia Highlands College is white female (441 degrees awarded). There were 1.01 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (436 degrees).

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    Operations

    Georgia Highlands College has an endowment valued at nearly $3.72M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 366k (9.85%) compared to the 9.49% average return (1.27M on 13.4M) across all Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

    In 2024, Georgia Highlands College had a total salary expenditure of 50M. Georgia Highlands College employs 37 Professors, 26 Instructors and 25 Assistant professors. Most academics at Georgia Highlands College are Female Instructor (23), Female Professor (20), and Male Professor (17).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Georgia Highlands College are: Management, with 60 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 38 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 28 employees.

    Endowment

    $3.72M
    2024 Endowment
    33.1%
    growth from 2023

    Georgia Highlands College has an endowment valued at about $3.72M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Georgia Highlands College grew 33.1% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $9.7M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $21.2M
    2024 Salaries
    5.71%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Georgia Highlands College paid a median of $21.2M in salaries, which represents 42.3% of their overall expenditure ($50M) and a 5.71% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.61% decline between 2022 and 2023, and a 1.12% decline between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $6.46M
    Instructional Salaries
    106
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Georgia Highlands College paid a total of $6.46M to 106 employees working as instructors, which represents 30.5% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $744k (3.92%) for similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Georgia Highlands College were Management with 60 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 38 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 28 employees.

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