University System News: Albany Herald State universities post gains in enrollment for fall 2020 By Alan Mauldin Fall enrollment figures for Georgia colleges show an overall increase in enrollment of 2.4%, and local universities also have experienced a bump in the number of students on campus. In Albany, Albany State University’s enrollment increased to 6,509 […]

University System News: Diverse Issues in Higher Education Georgia Power Gives Six Georgia HBCUs $1.625 Million for Tech and Development by Arrman Kyaw Georgia Power is giving six of Georgia’s historically Black colleges and universities $1.625 million for technology, infrastructure and development in the 2020-2021 academic year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The six HBCUs are […]

University System News: WGAU UGA reports increase in four-year graduation rate By Tim Bryant The University of Georgia says its four-year completion rate has increased to a record 71 percent, up from 69 percent last year and an increase from 63 percent five years ago. UGA’s six-year completion rate is 87 percent. UGA’s 87% completion […]

University System News WJCL Savannah Savannah State University holds in-person graduation ceremony By Jackson Kurtz When the pandemic first arrived in the U.S. in March, many schools canceled or drastically changed their graduation ceremony. But this graduation season, students at Savannah State University were still able to celebrate their in-person graduation — although things looked […]

University System News AccessWDUN University of North Georgia increasing face-to-face instruction, eliminating spring break for next semester By Lauren Hunter Leadership for the University of North Georgia are making several adjustments for classes for the spring 2021 semester, including increasing the amount of face-to-face instruction in one of its class models and removing the traditional […]

University System News WRDW How local universities are planning for COVID-19 as students head home for holidays By Kennedi Harris It’s a tale of two universities. While the University of South Carolina Aiken opts to continue learning virtually after Thanksgiving, Augusta University says is not changing its learning schedule. There’s been a big concern surrounding […]

University System News: WGAU UGA study: college grads have big economic impact in Georgia By Tim Bryan A new study from the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic Growth pegs the economic impact of having a college degree in Georgia: the UGA research says the lifetime earnings of each new four-year college graduate in […]

University System News:   The Griffin Daily News Gordon State retention rate reflects increase For the past two years, Gordon State College has reported an increase in freshmen retention with a 3.3 percentage point increase for 2019 on top of 2018’s 10-point growth, according to a report released last week by The University System of […]

University System News: Marietta Daily Journal University System of Georgia sets enrollment record despite pandemic By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service This week, the University System of Georgia reported record enrollment for the fall semester despite the coronavirus pandemic. The fall enrollment of 341,485 students was up 2.4% over the fall 2019 semester, marking […]

University System News: University Business See which state is bucking COVID enrollment trends University System of Georgia reaches an all-time high of more than 340,000 students By Matt Zalaznick College enrollment is down nationally during COVID, but the same can’t be said for the fall 2020 semester at the University System of Georgia. Enrollment increased […]