Academic Year: 2020 – 2021 Census: Fall 2020 ENROLLMENT (Headcount) 4,794 100% Percent Change in Enrollment from Fall 2019 [Fall 2019=4,964] -3.4% Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment (FTE) 4,059 N/A Percent Change in FTE from Fall 2019 [Fall 2019=4,233] -4.1% First-Time Full-Time Enrollment 748 15.6% New Transfers (in all class levels) 168 3.5% Freshmen (new/beginning) 843 17.6% Freshmen (continuing) 1,910 39.8% Sophomores 983 20.5% Juniors 831 17.3% Seniors 1,043 21.8% Associate Degree Students 1,061 22.1% Bachelor's Degree Students 3,245 67.7% Career Certificate Students 61 1.3% Undeclared 426 8.9% Minority Students 2,042 42.6% Male 1,768 36.9% Female 3,026 63.1% Full-Time Enrollment 2,934 61.2% Part-Time Enrollment (<12 credit hour) 1,859 38.8% Less than 18 years 335 7.0% 18-24 years 3,683 76.8% Adult Learners (25 years and older) 775 16.2% First Generation Students 2,385 49.7% Single Parent 6 0.1% Students with Disability 171 3.6% Military/Veterans 48 1.0% ESL Students 376 7.8% Student Athletes 95 2.0%

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FACTS AND FIGURES

ENROLLMENT (Headcount) (Cont’d) 4,794 100% Residents 4689 97.8% Out of State 104 2.2% Out-of-Country 179 3.7% Whitfield County 2191 45.7% Gilmer County Center 84 1.8% Students Enrolled in Lower Level 2906 60.6% Students Enrolled in Upper Level 1874 39.1% Average Credit Hour Enrolled Average Age 21.9 ENROLLMENT BY DEGREE PROGRAM AND GENDER (Headcount) Degree Male Female Total Bachelor 1,220 2,025 3,245 Associate 390 671 1,061 Certificate 5 56 61 Undeclared 152 275 427 Total 1,768 3,026 4,794 ENROLLMENT BY GENDER (FTE) Gender FTE Male 1,503 Female 2,556 Total FTE 4,059 ENROLLMENT BY SELF-DECLARED RACE/ETHNICITY (Headcount) Race/Ethnicity Number Percent Am. Indian/Alaskan Native 38 0.8% Asian 97 2.0% Black /African American 179 3.7% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 8 0.2% Hispanic 1,597 33.3% Multiracial 45 0.9% White 2,752 57.4% Unknown/Not Disclosed 78 1.6%

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ENROLLMENT BY SELF-DECLARED RACE/ETHNICITY (FTE) Race/Ethnicity FTE Am. Indian/Alaskan Native 20 Asian/Pacific Islander 81 Black /African American 163 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 9 Hispanic 1,370 Multiracial 36 White 2,305 Unknown/Not Disclosed 75 Total FTE 4,059 ENROLLMENT BY SCHOOL (Headcount/FTE) School Headcount FTE School of Arts and Sciences 1,851 1,632 Wright School of Business 840 752 School of Education 448 424 School of Health Professions 1,228 1,014 Not Designated 427 237 Total 4,794 4,059

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STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY CLASSIFICATION AND MEAN AGE Classification of Enrollment Total Full Time Part Time Mean Age Freshman 1,911 1,177 734 19 Sophomore 1,014 621 393 21 Junior 827 536 291 23 Senior 1,042 601 441 26 Dual Enrollment 389 n/a n/a n/a Transient/ Other 14 n/a n/a n/a TOP 10 PLACES OF STUDENT ORIGIN

Georgia Total Out of State Total International Total

Whitfield 2,192 Tennessee (TN) 49 Mexico 92

Catoosa 527 Florida (FL) 11 India 10

Murray 506 Alabama (AL) 7 Guatemala 10

Gordon 442 New Hampshire (NH) 3 Pakistan 6

Walker 345 New York (NY) 3 4

Gilmer 152 California (CA) 2 Colombia 4

Bartow 84 Kansas (KS) 2 Cuba 4

Chattooga 75 Mississippi (MS) 2 Dominican Republic 3

Floyd 39 North Carolina (NC) 2 Nigeria 3

Dade 37 Texas (TX) 2 United Kingdom 3

Number of U.S States represented on campus 24

Number of nations represented on campus (including U.S.) 39

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TOTAL EMPLOYEES (Full-Time) 301 FACULTY (Full-Time and Part-Time) 249 FULL-TIME FACULTY (Includes Deans and Chairs) 100% 153 Professors 17% 26 Associate Professors 36% 55 Assistant Professors 32% 49 Instructors, Lecturers, Librarians, Other 15% 23 Tenured 55% 84 On-Tenure Track 29% 45 Non-Tenure Track 16% 24 Female 56% 85 Male 44% 68 Percent Doctorate 63.4% Average Age 44 Median Age 40 Average Years of Service 9 PART-TIME FACULTY 96 FULL TIME FACULTY BY DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL School Number Percent School of Arts and Sciences 94 61.4% School of Business 19 12.4% School of Education 11 7.2% School of Health Professions 29 19.0% Total Faculty 153 100% FULL-TIME FACULTY BY ETHNICITY/GENDER Female Male All Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Am. Indian/Alaskan Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 Asian/Pacific Islander 4 4.7% 6 8.8% 10 6.5% Black /African American 2 2.4% 5 7.4% 7 4.6% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hispanic 2 2.4% 1 1.5% 3 2.0% Multiracial 0 0 0 0 0 0 White 75 88.1% 54 79.4% 129 84.3% Other 2 2.4% 2 2.9% 4 2.6%

Total 85 68 153

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DALTON STATE COLLEGE

STAFF (Full-Time) 148 Executive/Administrative/Management 14 Directors/Professional Staff 61 Secretarial/Clerical/Support Staff 73 CURRICULA AND ACADEMICS Five Largest Majors (All Academic Programs) Health and Wellness, B.S. 523 Biology, B.S. 376 Management, B.B.A 302 Early Childhood Education, A.S. 272 Accounting, B.B.A 189 Five Largest Majors (Bachelor’s Degree) Health and Wellness, B.S. 523 Biology, B.S. 376 Management, B.B.A. 302 Accounting, B.B.A 189 Psychology, B.S. 188 Five Largest Majors (Associate’s Degree) Early Childhood Education, A.S. 272 Physics/Pre-Engineering, A.S. 124 General Studies AA 115 Nursing 2 Year RN, A.S.N. 97 Radiologic Technology, A.A.S 95 Average Math SAT (new freshmen) 426 Average Verbal SAT (new freshmen) 454 Average High School GPA (new freshman) 3.16 Degrees and Awards Conferred (FY 2020 - 2019/2020) 840 100% Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded 513 61.1% Associate’s Degrees Awarded 299 35.6% Certificates Awarded 28 3.3% Graduates’ Overall Institutional Average GPA 3.37

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CURRICULA AND ACADEMICS (Cont’d) Number of Courses Offered (Fall 2020 Semester) [excluding eCore/eMajor] 856 Number of Courses Offered (Fall 2020 Semester) [including eCore/eMajor] 1,443 Number of Active Classes (Fall 2020 Semester) [excluding eCore/eMajor] 807 Number of Active Classes (Fall 2020 Semester) [including eCore/eMajor] 1,227 Number of eCore Classes (Fall 2020 Semester) 497 Number of eMajor Classes (Fall 2020 Semester) 73 Georgia Film Academy Classes (Fall 2020 Semester) 17 Average Class Size (Fall 2020 Semester) 15 FTE Student/FTE Faculty Ratio (IPEDS data) 19:1 Registered Credit Hours (Fall 2020 Semester) [excluding eCore/eMajor] 49,157 Registered Credit Hours (Fall 2020 Semester) [including eCore/eMajor] 53,657 Learning Support (first-time freshmen) 411 Library Book Volumes Total (6/30/2020) 131,633 Total ebooks 532,935 Number of Academic Programs 36 # Bachelor’s 24 # Associate’s 9 # Certificates 2 # Mini-Certificates 1 RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES Institution-Specific System-Wide Retention Rate (1-yr All Students, Fall 2019 Cohort) [1] * 65.3% 67.3% Retention Rate (1-yr Bachelor's; Fall 2019 Cohort) [2] * 64.6% 66.9% Retention Rate (1-yr Associate's; Fall 2019 Cohort) [3] * 66.1% 68.6% Graduation Rate (6-yr Bachelor’s; Fall 2014 cohort) [5] * 32.3% 39.1% Graduation Rate (3-yr Associate’s; Fall 2017 cohort) [6] * 11.5% 11.7%

[1] All Degree Types First-Time Full-Time Freshmen [2] Bachelor's Degree First-Time Full-Time Freshmen [3] Associate's Degree-First Time-Full Time Freshmen [4] Certificates First-Time Full-Time Freshmen [5] Bachelor's Degree First-Time Full-Time Freshmen [6] Associate's Degree First-Time Full-Time Freshmen

*Source: University System of Georgia Retention Rate Report, November 24, 2020

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DEGREES AND AWARDS CONFERRED BY SCHOOL (FY 2020 - 2019/2020)

School Bachelor’s Associate’s Certificate Total

School of Arts and Sciences 190 206 0 396

School of Business 157 0 0 157

School of Education 91 0 0 91

School of Health Professions 75 93 28 196 Totals 513 299 28 840

DEGREES AND AWARDS CONFERRED BY ETHNICITY AND GENDER *

Bachelor Associate Certificate Totals

Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Am. Indian/Alaskan 6 1 3 0 0 0 9 1 Native Asian/ Pacific Islander 3 1 4 4 0 0 7 5

Black/African American 16 13 5 5 0 1 21 19

Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0

Hispanic 37 32 24 17 8 0 69 49

Multiracial 11 3 4 0 0 0 15 3

White 244 140 130 91 25 1 399 232

Unknown/Not Disclosed 5 4 4 4 0 0 9 8 532 317 Total 323 194 176 121 33 2 [63%] [38%]

Totals [38%] [23%] [21%] [14%] [4%] [0.2%] 849 * Numbers include students earning more than one degree and students added after official submission of numbers (840) to the University System of Georgia.

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DALTON STATE COLLEGE

FULL-TIME TUITION (per semester) Tuition Total with Fees In-state (12 hours minimum) $1,281.60 $1,841.60 In-state (15 hours maximum) $1,602.00 $2,162.00 Out-of-state (12 hours minimum) $4,734.36 $5,294.36 Out-of-state (15 hours maximum) $5,918.00 $6,478.00 In-State On-line courses (12 hours minimum) $1,281.60 $1,529.60 In-State On-line courses (15 hours maximum) $1,602.00 $1,850.00 Out-of-state On-line courses (12 hours minimum) $4,734.36 $4,982.36 Out-of-state On-line courses (15 hours minimum) $5,917.95 $6,165.95 Out-of-state [Completely On-line courses] (12 hours minimum) $1,281.60 $1,529.60 Out-of-state [Completely On-line courses] (15 hours minimum) $1,602.00 $1,850.00 E-Core (12 hours minimum) $1,908.00 $2,156.00 E-Core tuition (15 hours maximum) $2,385.00 $2,633.00 E-Major (12 hours minimum) $2,388.00 $2,636.00 E-Major (15 hours maximum) $2,985.00 $3,233.00 FEES (per semester) Access Card $200 Activity $40.00 Athletic $117.00 Books and Supplies $600.00 Institutional $200.00 Parking $65.00 Recreation $20.00 Technology $48.00 Health $30.00 Transportation $20.00 HOUSING CHARGES (per semester) 2 Bedroom / 1 Bathroom / Double Occupancy $2,709

4 Bedroom / 2 Bathroom / Single Occupancy $3,195

2 Bedroom / 1 Bathroom / Single Occupancy $3,322

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FINANCES (General Fund Revenue) FY20 100% $48,55.846.00 Tuition and Fees 18% $8,643,070.00 State Appropriation 40% $19,114,453.00 Federal Grants/Contracts 32% $15.722,351.00 Auxiliary 7% $3,497,170.00 State Grants/Contracts 1% $146,808.00 Private Gifts/Grants 2% $1,131,994.00 FINANCES (Operating Expenditures by Function) FY20 100% $52,632,420.00 Instruction 34% $18,155,621.00 Plant Operations and Maintenance 13% $7,056,670.00 Scholarships and Fellowships (Excluding HOPE) 16% $8,258,736.00 Institutional Support 17% $9,206,707.00 Auxiliary Enterprises 5% $2,617,254.00 Student Services 8% $4,227,045.00 Academic Support 6% $3,110,387.00 Total Expenditures per FTE Student – FY 2020 (4th lowest in state) $8,857.00 STUDENT FINANCIAL AID (Fall 2020 Semester) Total Financial Aid Awarded to Students $9,632,232 Average Award Per Student $3.026 Percentage of Students on Financial Aid 78% Percentage HOPE Scholars 38.5% Percentage of Graduates Completing Degrees Without Student Loans 67% FINANCIAL NEED LEVEL (Fall 2020 Semester) Receiving Need Based Aid 47% PELL Grant Recipients 2,236 $22,488,550 as of

ENDOWMENT (DSC FOUNDATION) FY20 December 31, 2019 FACILITIES (As of 2020-2021)

Buildings (non-residential) 13

Leased Facilities 4

Residence Hall Complex 1

Residential Capacity 363

Residential Occupancy [%] (Fall 2020) 68% Parking Spaces 2,348 Total Square Footage (Gross) 653,710 Acreage 157

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DALTON STATE COLLEGE

INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION Official Name of Institution Dalton State College Year Established 1963 College Nickname Dalton Colors Silver and Blue Team Mascot Roadrunner Type of School or Level Public, Small 4-Year College, Level II Institutional Category Level/ Highest Degree Offered Level II (Baccalaureate Degree) Carnegie Classification/ Degree’s Offered Baccalaureate/Associate’s Undergraduate Enrollment Profile Exclusively Undergraduate four-year Status Accredited Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Institutional Accreditation (SACSCOC) SACSCOC Candidate 1/1/1968 SACSCOC Accredited 1/1/1969 SACSCOC Reaffirmed 2013 SACSCOC Next Reaffirmation 2023 System Affiliation University System of Georgia Source of Institutional Control State (Public) World Wide Web (URL) Address http://www.daltonstate.edu President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Margaret H. Venable Organizational Chart Link 650 College Drive, Dalton Address GA 30720-3797 County Whitfield Institution Main Phone Number 706-272-4436 Main Toll-Free Number 800-829-4436 Admissions Phone Number 706-272-4436

Main Fax Number 706-272-2530 Current Enrollment (Fall 2020) 4,794 Total Number of Full Time Faculty (2020-2021) 153 Number of Years of Undergraduate Study 4 Academic Year Calendar System Semester Student Body Coeducational The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 139463 Institution ID Number

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INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION (Cont’d) Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Number 3956 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Number 5167 American College Test (ACT) Code 809 Governmental Accounting Standard Reporting Standard for Financial Statements Board (GASB) Federal Congressional District 14th Federal Congressional Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) Federal State Senators Jon Ossoff (D) / Raphael Warnock (D) State District (House of Representative) 4th State Representative (House of Representative) Kasey Carpenter (R) State District (Senate) 54th State Representative (Senate) Chuck Payne (R) IMPORTANT DATES & EVENTS IN DALTON STATE’S HISTORY Chartered by July 20, 1963 Age since founding 57 First classes taught 1967 First accredited 1969 First number of students 524 First graduating Class 67 Number of faculty at time of founding 16 Received present name (Dalton State College) 1998 Enrolled first students in baccalaureate degree 1999 Degrees and Awards conferred since first graduated class 20,189 Students enrolled (headcount) since opening in 1967 161,794 Students enrolled (FTE) since opening in 1967 125,535 Bell Tower inaugurated 2009 Became a Hispanic-Serving Institution, the first in the state of Georgia 2018 College Presidents Years Arthur M. Gignilliat, Ph.D. 1966-1970 Derrell C. Roberts, Ph.D. 1970-1994 James A. Burran, Ph.D. 1995-2008 John O. Schwenn, Ph.D. 2008-2015 Margaret H. Venable, Ph.D. 2015-current

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DALTON STATE COLLEGE REPRESENTATION OF ACCREDITATION STATUS Dalton State College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Dalton State College; www.sacscoc.org. All other inquiries should be addressed to Dalton State College at 650 College Drive, Dalton, Georgia 30720.

The College’s degree programs in Business Administration are approved by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), AACSB International, 777 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 750, Tampa, Florida 33602; telephone (813) 769-6500; www.aacsb.edu/.

The College’s degree program in Elementary Education is approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC), 200 Piedmont Ave SE, , GA 30334; telephone (404) 232-2500; www.gapsc.com/.

Dalton State’s RN-BSN program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, Georgia 30326; telephone (404) 975-5000; www.acenursing.org; and the Georgia Board of Nursing (GBON), 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, Georgia 31217; telephone (478-207-2440); www.ncsbn.org/Georgia.htm.

The College’s baccalaureate degree program in Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), 1701 Duke Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone (703) 683-8080; www.cswe.org. Dalton State’s program for the associate of applied science degree in Medical Laboratory Technology is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5600 N River Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60018; telephone 9773) 714-8880; www.naacls.org/. Dalton State’s program for the associate of science degree in Nursing (ASN) is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, Georgia 30326; telephone (404) 975-5000; www.acenursing.org; and the Georgia Board of Nursing (GBON), 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, Georgia 31217; telephone (478-207-2440); www.ncsbn.org/Georgia.htm. The College’s program for the associate of applied science degree in Radiologic Technology is accredited by the Joint Review Commission for Education in Nursing (JRCERT), 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago Illinois; telephone (312) 704-5300; www.jrcert.org. Dalton State’s program for the associate of applied science degree in Respiratory Therapy is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), P.O. Box 54876, Hurst, Texas 76054-4876; telephone (817) 283-2835; www.coarc.com. The College’s program for the certificate in Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) is accredited by the Georgia Board of Nursing (GBON), 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, Georgia 31217; telephone (478-207-2440); www.ncsbn.org/Georgia.htm.

Dalton State’s program for the mini-certificate in Phlebotomy is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5600 N River Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60018; telephone 9773) 714-8880; www.naacls.org/.

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DALTON STATE COLLEGE PROGRAM ACCREDITATION Accrediting/Approving Program Agency Date of Last Review Frequency of Review Bachelor of Science in Accreditation Commission 2019 Every 8 years Nursing (RN-BSN) for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

Georgia Board of Nursing 2019 Follows national (GBON) Accreditation cycle

Business Administration Association to Advance 2014 Every 5 years (Bachelor of Business Collegiate Schools of Administration – BBA) Business (AACSB)

Elementary Education Georgia Professional 2013 Every 7 years (Bachelor of Science) Standards Commission

Licensed Practical Nursing Georgia Board of Nursing 2011 Follows national (Certificate) Accreditation cycle.

Medical Laboratory National Accrediting 2014 Every 10 years Technology Agency for Clinical (Associate of Applied Laboratory Sciences Science – AAS) (NAACLS)

Phlebotomy National Accrediting 2017 Every 3 years (Mini Certificate) Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)

Radiologic Technology Joint Review Committee 2015 Every 8 years (Associate of Applied on Education in Radiologic Science – AAS) Technology (JRCERT)

Registered Nursing RN Accreditation Commission 2019 Every 8 years (2-year Associate of for Education in Nursing Science – ASN) (ACEN)

Georgia Board of Nursing 2019 Follows national (GBON) Accreditation cycle

Respiratory Therapy The Committee on 2018 Every 5 years (Associate of Applied Accreditation for Science – AAS) Respiratory Care (COARC)

Social Work Council of Social Work 2010 Every 8 years (Bachelor of Social Work – Education (CSWE) BSW)

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DALTON STATE COLLEGE DALTON STATE COLLEGE PEER INSTITUTIONS

Institution Location College of Coastal Georgia Brunswick, GA

CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY

Dixie State University Saint George, UT

Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville, GA

Gordon State College Barnesville, GA

Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN

Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston, ID

Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO

Nevada State College Henderson, NV

Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL

Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA

Rogers State University Claremore, OK

SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR

West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV

Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness Dalton State College 650 College Drive, Dalton, GA 30720 Phone: 706-272-4406 Email: [email protected] https://www.daltonstate.edu/about/contact.cms

Dalton State College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Dalton State College; www.sacscoc.org. All other inquiries should be addressed to Dalton State College at 650 College Drive, Dalton, Georgia 30720.

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