Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at GHC

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 11.40% where the last year rate was 18%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 44.20% for full-time students and 29.30% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 11.40% where the current academic year rate is 18%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Georgia Highlands College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8%	6%	9%
2014-15	7%	5%	8%
2015-16	10%	9%	11%
2016-17	8%	6%	9%
2017-18	8%	9%	8%
2018-19	11%	11%	12%
2019-20	12%	12%	12%
2020-21	13%	10%	15%
2021-22	19%	12%	24%
2022-23	18%	11%	23%
Average	11.40%	9.10%	13.10%

Georgia Highlands College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 32.60% where the current year rate is 33%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Georgia Highlands College from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	18%
2014-15	30%
2015-16	18%
2016-17	34%
2017-18	23%
2018-19	45%
2019-20	44%
2020-21	40%
2021-22	41%
2022-23	33%
Average	32.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 44.20% for full-time students and 29.30% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at GHC from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	65%	55%
2014-15	-	-
2015-16	-	-
2016-17	-	-
2017-18	-	-
2018-19	100%	100%
2019-20	80%	-
2020-21	67%	43%
2021-22	72%	45%
2022-23	58%	50%
Average	44.20%	29.30%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 20.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Georgia Highlands College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	22:1
2014-15	21:1
2015-16	22:1
2016-17	21:1
2017-18	21:1
2018-19	20:1
2019-20	21:1
2020-21	19:1
2021-22	18:1
2022-23	20:1
Average	20.50:1

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