{"628920":{"#nid":"628920","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Enrollment Reaches All-Time High","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Fall 2019 enrollment grew to 36,489, an 11.5% increase over the previous year. The additional 3,766 students are primarily graduate students, and a large number of them are enrolled in online master\u0026rsquo;s degree programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech\u0026rsquo;s overall graduate enrollment is 20,330. Of those, 12,339 students are enrolled in online master\u0026rsquo;s programs: 9,030 in computer science; 2,853 in analytics; and 456 in cybersecurity. Undergraduate enrollment remained steady at 15,848 students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s unique ability to provide high-quality, affordable education in an accessible way has resulted in unprecedented growth in these online programs, with the newest being cybersecurity,\u0026rdquo; said Bonnie Ferri, vice provost of Graduate Education and Faculty Development.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;This type of innovation in graduate education has made a significant impact on the workforce and on economic development in these high-tech fields.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s fall enrollment also included 12,891 students from Georgia. Part of Tech\u0026rsquo;s Undergraduate Admission\u0026rsquo;s strategy has been to focus on recruiting Georgia residents.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are committed to helping all students create an international network and gain a global perspective,\u0026rdquo; said Rick Clark, director of Undergraduate Admission. \u0026ldquo;However, as a public institution, our primary responsibility remains to residents of our state. As a result, we have launched several targeted programs to fulfill this mission, including\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/finaid.gatech.edu\/tech-promise\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Promise\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/gtscholars\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech Scholars\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/transfer\/georgia-first-pathway-program\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia First\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-arts-sciences-pathway-program\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EArts and Sciences Pathway.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Online graduate programs drive increase in Fall 2019 enrollment"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOnline graduate programs drive increase in Fall 2019 enrollment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Online graduate programs drive increase in Fall 2019 enrollment."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2019-11-12 20:43:36","changed_gmt":"2019-11-13 17:00:12","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-11-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-11-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"628919":{"id":"628919","type":"image","title":"Students on campus in fall","body":null,"created":"1573591386","gmt_created":"2019-11-12 20:43:06","changed":"1573591386","gmt_changed":"2019-11-12 20:43:06","alt":"Students walk on the Georgia Tech campus. (Photo: Brooke Novak)","file":{"fid":"239522","name":"Students-Campus-Fall-By-Brooke-Novak-h.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Students-Campus-Fall-By-Brooke-Novak-h.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Students-Campus-Fall-By-Brooke-Novak-h.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":222324,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Students-Campus-Fall-By-Brooke-Novak-h.jpg?itok=beCC22qw"}}},"media_ids":["628919"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"91","name":"enrollment"},{"id":"66321","name":"Online Master\u0027s Degree"},{"id":"183055","name":"fall 2019 enrollment"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:denise.ward@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDenise Ward\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404.385.2966\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["denise.ward@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}