Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares GHC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Georgia.
GHC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,612 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Georgia average (11,044 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Georgia Highlands College5,3825,382
Similarly Ranked Schools2,6122,612
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Georgia11,0449,445
The below chart compares the student population between Georgia Highlands College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,809 male and 3,573 female students attending GHC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.51 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at GHC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at GHC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,3821,9543,428
Men1,8097501,059
Women3,5731,2042,369

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,013 White students (55.98%) and 1,033 Hispanic students (19.19%) at Georgia Highlands College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Georgia Highlands College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Georgia Highlands College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1138
Asian793841
Black or African American907322585
Hispanic1,033313720
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander422
White3,0131,0132,000
Two or More Races22274148
Race/Ethnicity Unknown692346
Total 5,3821,8093,573

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,693 students whose age under twenty five and 981 students whose age is over thirty years old at Georgia Highlands College.
Especially, 497 students are younger than eighteen and 11 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Georgia Highlands College.
Population by Student Age at Georgia Highlands College
TotalMenWomen
Total5,382 1,8093,573
Under 18497 164333
18-191,249 467782
20-211,052 398654
22-24895 323572
25-29708 223485
30-34388 94294
35-39213 45168
40-49281 69212
50-6488 1969
65 and over11 74
Total 5,382 1,8093,573

Online Student Population

At Georgia Highlands College, 4,299 students (79.88% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,792 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,702 students live in Georgia where Georgia Highlands College is located in and 49 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total5,382
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,792
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,507
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,083
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,792
Georgia Residents2,702
Other State in U.S.49
Outside of U.S.41
Unknown0