The student population at Georgia Highlands College is 5,382 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 364 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.98 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
2,792 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 440.04% since 2015.
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.
The female to male ratio is 1.98 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 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.