Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,615 where 5,382 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 6,184 students in 2019 and was lowest at 4,768 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,746 to 5,382 students, a net loss of 364 (6.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Georgia Highlands College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 55.98%. The percentage was 66.85% 10 years ago and GHC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.47% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.85% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 19.19% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.85% to 55.98%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.24% to 1.47%. Black student enrollment decreased from 17.04% to 16.85%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.39% to 19.19%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6194 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5124 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Georgia Highlands College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
2,792 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 52% of total students. The number of online students has increased 440.04% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Georgia Highlands College from 2015 to 2025.