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�������� (GGC) was among eight of the 26 University System of Georgia (USG) public institutions that realized enrollment gains in fall 2022, according to USG data released Tuesday.

GGC’s fall 2022 total student enrollment totaled 11,030, up about a percentage point from last year. Total enrollment includes new, returning and transfer students.

Full-time student enrollment at GGC is at 65%, up two percent from fall 2021. Part-time enrollment is down two percentage points, indicating that more students are enrolling as full-time students at the college.

“In the face of enrollment declines that higher education is experiencing across the nation, I’m very happy that GGC is defying the trends,” said GGC President Jann L. Joseph.

GGC’s student body continues to mirror the rich diversity of Gwinnett County, with its Hispanic student population rising to 27%, up a percentage point from last year. This year, GGC recently earned a and for the ninth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named GGC as the .

GGC continues to maintain its Minority Serving Institution and its Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution designations.

Other race/ethnicity data* provided by the reflect the following student demographics:

• Asian – 1,349 or 12.2%
• Black/African American – 3,496 or 32%
• Hispanic – 3,010 or 27%
• Native American – 25 or 0.2%
• Pacific Islander – 21 or 0.2%
• White – 2,604 or 24%
• Multi-ethnic – 432 or 4%
• Unknown/undeclared – 93 or 1%

*Statistics include rounded data.