{"650004":{"#nid":"650004","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Continues to Expand Access to Education ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the spring, summer, and fall of 2021, Georgia Tech welcomed 4,876 students, including 100 more first-year students from Georgia than last year. Undergraduate Admission also increased its dual enrollment and transfer enrollment. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We continue to expand access by offering more students from all backgrounds, including students from communities across the state of Georgia, an opportunity to pursue a Georgia Tech degree,\u0026rdquo; said Rick Clark, director of Undergraduate Admission. The Institute\u0026rsquo;s recruitment programs are aligned with its strategic plan and values, with students as the top priority. \u0026ldquo;With each new class we further strengthen our commitment to inclusive excellence.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents in the incoming class come from 102 of Georgia\u0026rsquo;s 159 counties (12% hail from rural areas in the state), from all 50 states, and from 93 countries. The race\/ethnicity of incoming students is: 9% Black, 10% Hispanic, 4% multi-racial, 1% unreported, 38% white, and 39% Asian. The combined incoming class of first-year and transfer students includes 14% coming from a household where neither parent graduated from college \u0026mdash; an increase of 80% over the last five years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s undergraduate student body increased by 1,200 in the last five years. The number of incoming first-year Black students increased 62%, for first-year Hispanic students it\u0026rsquo;s a 55%\u0026nbsp;increase, and the number of incoming first-year women students increased 25% during that time, with 1,000 more women undergraduates enrolled now than five years ago. For the first time in Institute history women will comprise 40% of this fall\u0026rsquo;s total undergraduate population.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause of the coronavirus pandemic this year\u0026rsquo;s recruitment efforts were entirely \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/virtual-visit\u0022\u003Evirtual\u003C\/a\u003E. Undergraduate Admission held more than 600 virtual programs, and campus partners such as Student Affairs and Housing held additional programming, hosting a total number of 10,500 visitors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The entire campus really showed up to help meet the Institute\u0026rsquo;s enrollment goals,\u0026rdquo; said Clark. \u0026ldquo;We had faculty members and deans hosting programs, making calls, and writing to prospective students. It was an inspiring collective effort.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENear the end of summer Undergraduate Admission resumed hosting in-person tours of campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Even though we weren\u0026rsquo;t hosting formal tours and programs, prospective students and families were still coming to campus for self-guided tours, especially on weekends and during holidays,\u0026rdquo; Clark said. \u0026ldquo;Part of expanding access to Georgia Tech includes creating and delivering more accessible information. It is critical we continue developing quality virtual programming so prospective students \u0026mdash; regardless of their socioeconomic background or when they show up to see the campus \u0026mdash; can receive the same information they would get if they had the resources to come at a certain time. I\u0026rsquo;m really pleased that we are applying the lessons learned and being innovative in our approach.\u0026rdquo; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETech Welcomes Record Number of First-Year and Transfer Students\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech Welcomes Record Number of First-Year and Transfer Students"}],"uid":"27713","created_gmt":"2021-08-23 22:11:35","changed_gmt":"2021-08-25 16:33:26","author":"Victor Rogers","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-08-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-08-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"650012":{"id":"650012","type":"image","title":"New Student Convocation ","body":null,"created":"1629807428","gmt_created":"2021-08-24 12:17:08","changed":"1643636987","gmt_changed":"2022-01-31 13:49:47","alt":"New Student Convocation 2021","file":{"fid":"246715","name":"Convocation-004.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Convocation-004.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Convocation-004.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":338089,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Convocation-004.JPG?itok=0vRwhJpG"}}},"media_ids":["650012"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/images\/pdf\/2021GTIncomingClassProfile.pdf","title":"2021 Incoming Class"},{"url":"https:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/","title":"Undergraduate Admission"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188703","name":"fall enrollment"},{"id":"188704","name":"class stats"},{"id":"10347","name":"undergraduate admission"},{"id":"27271","name":"Rick Clark"}],"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\u003EVictor Rogers\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["victor.rogers@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}