Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at GHC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 11.27% where the last year rate was 18%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 45.73% for full-time students and 31.18% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 11.27% 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 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
10%
9%
10%
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
11.27%
9.09%
12.82%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 31.27% where the current year rate is 33%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Georgia Highlands College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
18%
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
31.27%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 45.73% for full-time students and 31.18% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at GHC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
61%
50%
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
45.73%
31.18%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 20.73 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.