Student Consumer Information
Higher Education Act Required Disclosure

The Higher Education Act includes several items of information that institutions are required to make available to current and prospective students. New disclosure requirements in the HEOA include:

(1) Any plans by the institution for improving the academic program;

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(2) Student body diversity, including the percentage of full-time students who-- 

    (a) are male:
    Additional Information about Fall Enrollment 2009
    Student Level Number Percentage
    Undergraduates 834 39.73%
    (b) are female:  
    Additional Information about Fall Enrollment 2009
    Student Level Number Percentage
    Undergraduates 1,265 60.26%
    (c) receive a Federal Pell Grant:  
    Additional Information about Fall Enrollment 2009
      Total Students Receiving Pell Percentage
    Full-time 2,099 1,095 52.17%
    Part-time 3,068 1,273 41.49%
    Total 5,167 2,368 45.83%
    (d) who are self-identified members of a major racial or ethnic group:
      Undergraduates
      N %
    Hispanics of Any Race 66 3.14%
    American Indian or Alaska Native 8 0.38%
    Asian 142 6.77%
    Black or African American 455 21.68%
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0
    White 1,375 65.51%

    Additional Information
    Two or More Races 2 0.01%
    Race and Ethnicity Unknown 22 1.05%
    Nonresident alien 0 0.0

(3) Information on the placement in employment of, and types of employment obtained by, graduates of the institution's degree or certificate programs;

Year of Graduation (2009)
  Number of Graduates Seeking FT Employment Using Placement Services
  N N % N %
Placement in-field

856

        

(4) The retention rate of certificate- or degree-seeking, first-time, full-time, undergraduate students entering the institution ;

Additional Information:  (2009)
  Total Students Number Returning Second-Year Percentage
Full-time 347 179 52%
Part-time 223 101 45%
Total 570 280 49%

(6) Data on completion and graduation rates for students who

    (a) receive a Federal Pell Grant,
    (includes IPEDS cohort of students in all TCSG award levels)

    Additional Information: (Cohort Year 2005)
     

    Graduation
      Initial Cohort First year retention Within 2 years Within 3 Year Within 4 Years
    Number

    76

    		 38 9 17 22
    Percentage   50.00% 11.84% 22.37% 28.95%
    (b) do not receive either a subsidized Federal loan or a Pell Grant
    (includes IPEDS cohort of students in all TCSG award levels)

    Additional Information: (Cohort Year- 2005)
     

    Graduation
      Initial Cohort First year retention Within 2 years Within 3 Year Within 4 Years
    Number

    137

    		 70 26 45 51
    Percentage   51.09% 18.98% 32.85% 37.23%

 

(7) Graduation Rate (Student Right to Know)
 

    Disclosure of Institutional Graduation/Completion
and Transfer-out Rates

Athens Technical College is pleased to provide the following information regarding our institution's graduation/completion and transfer-out rates. The information is provided in compliance with the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The rates reflect the graduation, completion and transfer-out status of students who enrolled during the (2005-06) school year and for whom 150% of the normal time-to-completion has elapsed.

During the fall quarter of 2005, 300 first-time, full-time, certificate or degree-seeking Undergraduate students entered Athens Technical College. After 3 years, (29%) of these students had graduated from our institution or completed their programs.


Questions related to this report should be directed to:

Daniel Smith
Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
Email Daniel
706-355-5085


While reviewing this information, please bear in mind:

  • Graduation and transfer-out rates are based on 3 years of attendance that equates to 150% of our longest program.
  • Graduation (and transfer-out) rates do not include students who left the school to serve in the armed forces, on official church missions, or in the foreign service of the federal government. Students who died or were totally and permanently disabled are also excluded.