How Student Population Changes at GHC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,667 where 4,768 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.79 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in GHC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Georgia Highlands College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,492	2,101	3,391
2014-15	5,365 -127	2,058 -43	3,307 -84
2015-16	5,746 381	2,148 90	3,598 291
2016-17	6,013 267	2,199 51	3,814 216
2017-18	6,013 0	2,269 70	3,744 -70
2018-19	6,184 171	2,375 106	3,809 65
2019-20	6,168 -16	2,357 -18	3,811 2
2020-21	5,680 -488	2,037 -320	3,643 -168
2021-22	5,240 -440	1,867 -170	3,373 -270
2022-23	4,768 -472	1,709 -158	3,059 -314
Average	5,667	2,112	3,555

Georgia Highlands College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 57.61%. The percentage was 69.26% 10 years ago and GHC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.43% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.21% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Georgia Highlands College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	17	87	943	457	4	3,804	127
2014-15	13	71	940	468	6	3,661	138
2015-16	9	71	979	597	5	3,841	161
2016-17	14	88	1,032	711	3	3,901	189
2017-18	15	95	960	791	5	3,847	210
2018-19	15	92	968	852	6	3,924	236
2019-20	13	97	966	922	7	3,831	240
2020-21	13	92	926	900	8	3,427	220
2021-22	9	82	871	908	8	3,075	192
2022-23	9	68	773	887	5	2,747	192
Average	13	84	936	749	6	3,606	191

Georgia Highlands College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,200 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 46% of total students. The number of online students has increased 626.07% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Georgia Highlands College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,365	303	1,112	3,950
2015-16	5,746	517	1,317	3,912
2016-17	6,013	691	1,455	3,867
2017-18	6,013	753	1,670	3,590
2018-19	6,184	808	1,736	3,640
2019-20	6,168	1,032	1,819	3,317
2020-21	5,680	2,797	2,072	811
2021-22	5,240	2,230	1,400	1,610
2022-23	4,768	2,200	1,335	1,233
Average	5,686	1,259	1,546	2,881

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Enrollment Trends at GHC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes