Student Consumer Informationn

Higher Education Act Required Disclosure

Albany Technical College

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;

Link to Institutional Improvement Plans

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

(a) –are male

Additional Information about Fall Enrollment 2010

Student Level Number Percentage
Male Undergraduates 1,025 40.58%

(b) --are female

Additional Information about Fall Enrollment 2010

Student Level Number Percentage
Female Undergraduates 1,501 59.42%

(c) --receive a Federal Pell Grant

Additional Information about Fall Enrollment 2010

Total Students Receiving Pell Percentage
Full-time 2,526 2,063 81.67%
Part-time 1,436 779 54.24%
Total 3,962 2,842 71.73%

(d) --who are self-identified members of a major racial or ethnic group:

Undergraduates
N %
Hispanics of Any Race 9 0.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 0.2%
Asian 11 0.2%
Black or African American 1903 75.34%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.1%
White 570 22.56%
Additional Information
Two or More Races 0 0
Race and Ethnicity Unknown 25 0.99%
Nonresident alien 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 1,362 17 1.2%

(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 349 205 59%
Part-time 133 65 49%
Total 482 267 55%

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

(a) receive a Federal Pell Grant,

Additional Information: (Cohort Year-2005)

Graduation
Initial Cohort First-year retention Within 2 years Within 3 Year Within 4 Years
Number 170 107 55 61 74
Percentage 62.94% 32.35% 35.88%

43.53%

(b) do not receive either a subsidized Federal loan or a Pell Grant.

Additional Information: (Cohort Year-2005)
Graduation
Initial Cohort First-year retention Within 2 years Within 3 Year Within 4 Years
Number 291 55 111 114 118
Percentage 18.90 38.14 39.17 40.54

(7) Graduation Rate (Student Right to Know)

Disclosure of Institutional Graduation/Completion and Transfer-out Rates

Albany 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 (1998-99) school year and for whom 150% of the normal time-to-completion has elapsed.

During the fall semester of 2006, 247 first-time, full-time, certificate or degree-seeking Undergraduate students entered Albany Technical College. After 3 years, (47%) of these students had graduated from our institution or completed their programs.

Questions related to this report should be directed to: Suzann Culpepper, Registrar at 229.430.3510

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.