YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE 2014 Fact Book 1 1 2014 FACT BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Institutional Profile ................................................................................... 1 Brief History .......................................................................................... 3 Accreditation ........................................................................................ 4 Institutional Mission, Goals, and Vision ................................................ 5 Trustee Officers ..................................................................................... 8 President’s Leadership Council ............................................................. 12 Organizational Chart ............................................................................. 13 General Education Curriculum .............................................................. 14 Overview of Academic Programs .......................................................... 18 Baccalaureate Degrees by Program, Fall 2014 ...................................... 22 Baccalaureate Degrees by Program, Fall 2013 ...................................... 23 Baccalaureate Degrees by Program, Fall 2012 ...................................... 24 Baccalaureate Degrees by Program, Fall 2011 ...................................... 25 Baccalaureate Degrees by Program, Fall 2010 ...................................... 26 Zell & Shirley Miller Library .................................................................... 27 General Enrollment .................................................................................. 29 Total Enrollment ................................................................................... 31 Undergraduate Student Enrollment ...................................................... 32 Headcounts & Demographics ................................................................... 33 Term Headcounts .................................................................................. 35 i Application Yield ................................................................................... 36 Freshmen* Headcount .......................................................................... 37 Freshmen* SAT/HS GPS ......................................................................... 38 Freshmen* Profile ................................................................................. 41 Freshmen* Student-Athletes ................................................................ 42 Student-Athletes SAT ............................................................................ 43 Specific Enrollment ................................................................................... 45 Enrollment by Ethnicity ......................................................................... 47 Enrollment by Gender ........................................................................... 48 Enrollment by Age ................................................................................ 49 Enrollment by Age and Gender ............................................................. 50 Enrollment by Denominational Preference Freshmen* ......................... 51 Enrollment by Denominational Preference All Enrolled ........................ 52 Enrollment by Class .............................................................................. 53 Enrollment by Full-Time, Part-Time ...................................................... 54 Residency.................................................................................................. 55 Residency Population by Gender .......................................................... 57 Residence Hall Occupancy .................................................................... 59 Resident Status ..................................................................................... 60 Permanent Resident Location ............................................................... 61 County of Origin for International Students .......................................... 62 International Students .......................................................................... 63 Retention .................................................................................................. 65 ii Historical Retention .............................................................................. 67 Other Retention Rates .......................................................................... 68 Other Historical FTFT Retention Fall to Spring ....................................... 69 FTFT Fall to Fall Retention by Ethnicity .................................................. 71 FTFT Fall to Fall Retention by Gender .................................................... 72 One year Retention Rate by SAT ............................................................ 73 Student-Athlete Retention .................................................................... 74 Graduation................................................................................................ 77 Graduation Rates .................................................................................. 79 Graduation Rates Baccalaureate Degree ............................................... 80 Graduation Rates for Student-Athlete .................................................. 81 Faculty & Staff .......................................................................................... 83 Full-Time Instructional Faculty with Terminal Degrees .......................... 85 Full-Time Faculty Demographics ........................................................... 86 Student Faculty Ratio ............................................................................ 87 Credit Hours by Faculty Type................................................................. 88 Staff Demographics ............................................................................... 89 Finance ..................................................................................................... 91 Tuition, Fees, Room & Board ................................................................. 93 YHC Cost vs. Other Georgia Private Colleges ......................................... 94 Financial Aid ......................................................................................... 95 Institutional Grants and Scholarships .................................................... 98 YHC Revenue and Expenditure Categories ............................................ 99 iii Endowment Dollars .............................................................................. 100 Physical Plant Value .............................................................................. 101 *Registrar’s fall IPEDS cohort. This cohort adheres to the IPEDS definition of full-time, first-time, degree-seeking student, and may not agree with freshmen admissions totals. iv Institutional Profile 1 [This page intentionally left blank.] 2 Young Harris College History Brief History of Young Harris College Young Harris College was founded in January 1886 by Methodist circuit-riding minister Rev. Artemas Lester who saw the need for education for youth in the area. The College was soon adopted by what is now the North Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church. Judge Young L. G. Harris of Athens, Georgia, became the College’s first major benefactor, and the institute and town changed their names from McTyeire to recognize his generosity. The College was renamed Young Harris Institute and, post-1891, came to be known as Young Harris College. Young Harris College has always strived to provide an academic program best suited for its students. During its first two decades, the College offered elementary and high school programs, along with awarding the bachelor of science and the bachelor of arts degrees. By 1958, Young Harris College only offered the two-year college program. However, after much research by the trustees, faculty, staff, and administrators, the board of trustees voted in April 2007 to allow Young Harris College to move from awarding associate degrees to becoming a baccalaureate degree granting institution. In December 2008, the College earned approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to begin awarding baccalaureate degrees in fall 2009. In May 2011, the College graduated its first class of college seniors since its first two decades of existence, and in June received its ten year reaffirmation. As of August 2014, the College offers twenty baccalaureate programs, twenty minors, eight post-baccalaureate education programs, and four secondary certifications. In the 129 years since it was established, Young Harris College has evolved from a log store- house into a thriving campus. In addition to enhancing its physical facilities, the College has continued to strengthen its faculty, instruction, and curriculum. Throughout late 2007 and summer 2008, the College underwent a comprehensive Master Planning process which is providing direction for the institution for the next twenty to thirty years as its facilities grow to meet the needs of its students. A 200-bed residence hall, Enotah, opened in fall 2009, and a new state-of-the-art Recrea- tion Center and twelve-court tennis center opened in fall 2010, and fall 2011 a new village opened, housing 148 students. The Towers, a unique housing community for first-year students opened in fall 2013. In fall 2014 ,Young Harris College opened the Rollins Campus Center. The Rollins Campus Center connects four distinct areas in a single, state-of-the-art