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

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 13.90% where the current academic year rate is 20%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Georgia Highlands College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
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%
2023-24	20%	16%	24%
2024-25	20%	17%	22%
Average	13.90%	11.30%	16.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 35.00% where the current year rate is 36%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Georgia Highlands College from 2015 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 50.30% for full-time students and 35.60% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at GHC from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 20.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 21 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Georgia Highlands College since 2025.

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