Georgia Highlands College

www.highlands.edu

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$2,280

2023 Average Net Price

$6,779

After Financial Aid

2020 Default Rate

on Student Loans

2023 Enrolled Students

4,955

39.8% Full-Time

About

Georgia Highlands College is a higher education institution located in Floyd County, GA. In 2023, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Georgia Highlands College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (605 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (82 degrees), and Dental Hygiene (12 degrees).

In 2023, 862 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Georgia Highlands College. 67.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 32.3% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (562 degrees), 4.19 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (134 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Georgia Highlands College is $2,280, which is $−9,911 less than the national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($12,192).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Georgia Highlands College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 1,055 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Georgia Highlands College is $2,280, which is $9,912 less than the national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($12,192).

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. The cost of tuition at Georgia Highlands College is $−9,912 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges ($12,192).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Georgia Highlands College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

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%.

This chart compares the average net price of Georgia Highlands College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$8,372

Room and Board

$1,200

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Georgia Highlands College was of $8,372 in 2023. The cost of room and board decreased by 16.3% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies increased by 140% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Georgia Highlands College (in red) with that of similar universities.

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.

This chart compares the average award discount at Georgia Highlands College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

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.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2020 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Georgia Highlands College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 1055 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Georgia Highlands College (in red) compares to similar universities.

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.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Georgia Highlands College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
2,816 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
976 enrolled students
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.

Graduates

In 2023, 306 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 (562 degrees awarded). There were 4.19 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (134 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Georgia Highlands College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (605 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (82 degrees) and Dental Hygiene (12 degrees).

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 (1,552,010 people), Accountants & auditors (1,035,046 people), Other managers (822,817 people), Financial managers (531,002 people), and Chief executives & legislators (418,567 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).

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, Physicians, Skincare specialists, Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, and Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys

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).

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 (1,821,587 people), Elementary & secondary schools (815,339 people), Computer Systems Design (540,500 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (509,671 people), and Banking & related activities (500,634 people).

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 (2023)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
605 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
82 degrees awarded
Dental Hygiene
12 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common associates degree concentration at Georgia Highlands College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 605 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Georgia Highlands College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

278

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

584

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 278 degrees were awarded to men at Georgia Highlands College, which is 0.476 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (584).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Georgia Highlands College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 224 degrees were awarded to men at Georgia Highlands College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.588 times less than the 381 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 381 degrees were awarded to men at Georgia Highlands College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.7 times more than the 224 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

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%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

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.

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, Non-resident Alien Male students have the highest graduation rate (65.7%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, NaNM% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
562 degrees awarded
Black or African American
134 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
112 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Georgia Highlands College is white (562 degrees awarded). There were 4.19 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (134 degrees).

0.464% of degree recipients (4 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Female
382 degrees awarded
White Male
180 degrees awarded
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).

Operations

Georgia Highlands College has an endowment valued at nearly $2.79M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 189k (6.77%) compared to the 2.77% average return (416k on 15M) across all Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

In 2023, Georgia Highlands College had a total salary expenditure of 50.7M. 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.

Endowment

$2.79M

2023 Endowment

12.8%

growth from 2022

Georgia Highlands College has an endowment valued at about $2.79M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Georgia Highlands College grew 12.8% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $12.2M lower than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Georgia Highlands College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges: Associates Dominant Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$20M

2023 Salaries

1.61%

decline from 2022

In 2023, Georgia Highlands College paid a median of $20M in salaries, which represents 39.5% of their overall expenditure ($50.7M) and 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.

The median for similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges is 13M (33.2% of overall expenditures).

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.

This is compared to a median of $533k (3.76%) for similar Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges.

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.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Female Professor
Male Professor
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.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Georgia Highlands College.

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