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Highest first-year retention in Georgia
88 colleges in Georgia with this figure reported (500+ students).
41Valdosta State University · GA · Public67%42Young Harris College · GA · Private (nonprofit)67%43Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee · GA · Private (for-profit)66%44South Georgia Technical College · GA · Public65%45Georgia Southwestern State University · GA · Public64%46Miller-Motte College-Augusta · GA · Private (for-profit)64%47North Georgia Technical College · GA · Public64%48Thomas University · GA · Private (nonprofit)64%49Wiregrass Georgia Technical College · GA · Public64%50Life University · GA · Private (nonprofit)63%51United Education Institute-Morrow · GA · Private (for-profit)63%52Brenau University · GA · Private (nonprofit)62%53Coastal Pines Technical College · GA · Public62%54Gwinnett Technical College · GA · Public62%55Chattahoochee Technical College · GA · Public61%56Middle Georgia State University · GA · Public61%57Southeastern Technical College · GA · Public61%58West Georgia Technical College · GA · Public61%59Atlanta Technical College · GA · Public60%60Central Georgia Technical College · GA · Public60%61Dalton State College · GA · Public60%62Georgia Northwestern Technical College · GA · Public60%63LaGrange College · GA · Private (nonprofit)60%64Luther Rice College & Seminary · GA · Private (nonprofit)60%65South Georgia State College · GA · Public60%66Georgia Piedmont Technical College · GA · Public59%67Truett McConnell University · GA · Private (nonprofit)59%68Augusta Technical College · GA · Public58%69Southern Regional Technical College · GA · Public58%70Emmanuel University · GA · Private (nonprofit)57%71Reinhardt University · GA · Private (nonprofit)57%72Savannah Technical College · GA · Public57%73Toccoa Falls College · GA · Private (nonprofit)57%74Lanier Technical College · GA · Public55%75Ogeechee Technical College · GA · Public55%76Albany Technical College · GA · Public54%77United Education Institute-Stone Mountain · GA · Private (for-profit)54%78College of Coastal Georgia · GA · Public53%79South University-Savannah · GA · Private (for-profit)50%80Strayer University-Georgia · GA · Private (for-profit)50%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by highest first-year retention — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.