- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- GAcollege411 update [Jan. 2009]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Student Finance Commission
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Student Finance Commission
- Publisher:
- Tucker, GA : Georgia. Student Finance Commission
- Date of Original:
- 2009-01
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA S840 .P1 G4 2009/1
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bs840-b-pp1-bg4-b2009-s1-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bs840-b-pp1-bg4-b2009-s1-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
JANUARY 2009
GACOLLEGE411
update
PROVIDING GAcollege411 STATISTICS, SIGNIFICANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, AND UPCOMING EVENTS.
GAcollege411 continues to grow in numbers each month. This month's update highlights some of the statistics that ended calendar year 2008.
Spreading the Word
The Client Services staff at GSFC is continuing to spread the word about GAcollege411. From July 1 December 31st, 2008, we conducted 1,175 events reaching more than 78,000 attendees. We have continued to participate in College Fairs across the state and conduct on site presentations at middle and high schools. Our goal is to visit 80% of the high schools in Georgia and we are on track to meet that goal.
Site Statistics
18,000
Applications Submitted through GAcollege411
16,000 14,000 12,000
USG =63,572
10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Jul-08 Aug-08 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08
TCS = 14,336 GFIC =3,109
For admissions application, from July 1 December 31, 2008, there were 81,017 applications submitted through GAcollege411.
Helping Students Plan, Apply and Pay for College
GACOLLEGE411
update
JANUARY 2009
page 2
Site Statistics
UPCOMING EVENTS
Account Creations, FY09
22,163 28,879 37,391 35,634 30,920
23,933
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0 Jul 08
Aug 08
Sep 08
Oct 08
Nov 08 Dec 08 Jan 09
Feb 09 Mar 09
Apr 09 May 09
Jun 09
From July 1 through December 31st, 2008, 178,920 GAcollege411 accounts have been created.
February 7, 2009 ACT Examination
February 8-12, 2009 SASFAA Annual Conference
February 10, 2009 Registration deadline for March 14th
SAT tests
February 15, 2009 HOPE Preliminary GPA Reporting
Deadline
February 17, 2009 Student Loans 101 & 102
February 18, 2009 Cohort Default Rate Issues
WEBINAR
February 19, 2009 GSFAPPS WEBINAR
Average number of Visits Average Visit Length
Average Site Visits Per Day by Fiscal Year
12,000 10,000
8,000
0:10:28
0:10:49
0:11:08
0:11:33
0:12:14 0:11:31
0:10:48
6,000
4,000 2,000
0
0:07:50
633
3,128
10,024 9,630 7,881
FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Fiscal Year
0:10:05 0:09:22 0:08:38 0:07:55 0:07:12
Average No. Visits Per Day
Average Visit Length
Click here for Calendar of Events or to register.
RELATED LINKS
>> Board of Regents >> Technical College System of
Georgia >> Mapping Your Future >> Georgia Department of
Education >> Georgia Foundation for
Independent Colleges
We are continuing to see an increased amount of time spent on the site during each site visit. We continue to monitor the number of questions we receive on the site to ensure that individuals can find the information they are looking for.
Thanks for everything you do to help Georgia residents realize their higher education dreams.
Georgia Student Finance Commission 2082 East Exchange Place - Tucker, Georiga 30084
Metro: 770-724-9000 Toll-Free 800-505-GSFC www.GAcollege411.org www.gsfc.org