Student Achievement Goals

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College evaluates and reports its success with respect to student achievement consistent with the college’s mission. Annual goals for student achievement are established and published to keep the public informed of those goals and the college’s success of goal achievement. Check out our Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) to learn more about how we plan on expanding on student success. Criteria examined for the student achievement include the following: Retention Rate, Graduation Rate, Total Placement Rate, In-Field Placement Rate, Full-Time Equivalent (FTE), and Dual Enrollment (High School). Goals are updated annually by September 30.

Retention Rate:

Graduation Rate:

2019 Goal: 78.50% – Actual: 77.40%
2020 Goal: 78.50% – Actual: 75.40%
2021 Goal: 75.50% – Actual: 71.40%
2022 Goal: 75.50% – Actual: 80.10%
2023 Goal: 77.50% – Actual: 80.30%
2024 Goal: 78.50% – Actual: 79.20%

Total Placement Rate:

2019 Goal: 95.00% – Actual: 99.20%
2020 Goal: 95.00% – Actual: 99.40%
2021 Goal: 95.00% – Actual: 99.80%
2022 Goal: 95.00% – Actual: 99.40%
2023 Goal: 99.00% – Actual: 99.90%
2024 Goal: 99.00% – Actual: 99.60%

In-Field Placement Rate:

2019 Goal: 85.00% – Actual: 90.50%
2020 Goal: 85.00% – Actual: 87.40%
2021 Goal: 85.00% – Actual: 81.70%
2022 Goal: 85.00% – Actual: 85.90%
2023 Goal: 85.00% – Actual: 86.20%
2024 Goal: 87.00% – Actual: 86.20%

Full-Time Equivalent (FTE):

2019 Goal: 2,638 FTEs – Actual: 2,815 FTEs
2020 Goal: 2,885 FTEs – Actual: 2,727 FTEs
2021 Goal: 2,795 FTEs – Actual: 2,252 FTEs
2022 Goal: 2,727 FTEs – Actual: 2,265 FTEs
2023 Goal: 2,356 FTEs – Actual: 2,511 FTEs
2024 Goal: 2,598 FTEs – Actual: 2,810 FTEs

Dual Enrollment (High School):

2019 Goal: 2,200 students – Actual: 3,155 students
2020 Goal: 2,376 students – Actual: 3,035 students
2021 Goal: 1,800 students – Actual: 1,800 students
2022 Goal: 1,250 students – Actual: 1,831 students
2023 Goal: 1,920 students – Actual: 2,234 students
2024 Goal: 2,208 students – Actual: 2,888 students