Enrollment Management

They are the second largest and most academically prepared class in Georgia College & State University history, but their involvement and interest is what really sets our newest bobcats apart.From the start, these first-year students have been engaged. Attendance at preview days like Fallfest and Springfest increased, while summer orientations witnessed a spirited wave of blue and green, with many new bobcats sporting GCSU T-shirts and swag. “The interest in Georgia College has never...

Student interest in the experiential learning and small-class environment offered by Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is at an all-time high. Heading into Fall 2024, applications to GCSU have grown 44% since Fall 2022, and 50% since Fall 2021. GCSU Provost Dr. Costas Spirou said the growth is a by-product, first, of the professional enrollment management approaches of Sr. Vice President of Enrollment Management Joel Robinson over the past several years. “Under Joel’s direction,...

They are Bobcat Bound! Four students are now the first Bobcats to be accepted for fall semester, 2024. Alisa Tran (Brookwood High School), Charles “Charlie” Youmans (North Gwinnett High School), Morgan Tannis (Chattahoochee High School) and Carly Altom (Lambert High School) got a surprise when their acceptance letters were hand-delivered by GCSU. “I was definitely not expecting this,” Youmans said. “It just felt really homey when I came to go visit—all the counselors knew me by name,...

They’ve moved in. They’ve done acts of community service around Milledgeville for GCSU Gives Day. Now, the Class of 2027 is ready to enter classrooms and make their mark on the Georgia College & State University campus. They are Georgia College’s biggest-sized class ever—a record-breaking group of about 1,800 first-year students. They join the university after a season of unprecedented demand. Georgia College received nearly 8,000 applications—about 2,000 more than the previous record...