Newly minted Carrollton High School alumni who graduated May 17 are preparing for their next step – whether it be college, careers, or the military – and the majority – 79 percent – of the graduates have selected college as their post-secondary option.
Of the Class of 2019’s 388 graduates, 67 percent will be attending four-year colleges and 12 percent will attend two-year schools. In total, 116 schools accepted CHS students, and of those schools, graduates have committed to attend 60 of them across the country, according to statistics compiled by the CHS Guidance/Career Center. Three percent of the remaining students will enter the military and 18 percent plan to enter the workforce.
These graduates have been accepted to top regional research universities such as Vanderbilt University, Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia, Augusta University, Georgia State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Alabama, and Auburn University.
Other graduates plan to attend comprehensive and state universities, such as the University of West Georgia here in Carrollton where almost 100 students have decided to attend. Others are Columbus State, Kennesaw State, Georgia Southern, Albany State, University of North Georgia, Valdosta State.
Private institutions also are well represented and include Art Institute of Atlanta, Belmont University, Berry College, Clark Atlanta University, Savannah College of Art and Design, Mercer University, Morehouse College, Emory University, Washington and Lee University and a host of others nationwide.
Technical colleges are also in the mix. Thirty-three graduates selected West Georgia Technical College with many on track to complete programs started while they were dually enrolled as CHS students.
Many top-tier graduates applied to and were accepted by multiple schools, but could only choose one to attend. This included one student each accepted to Vanderbilt University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, seven students who were accepted to Georgia Institute of Technology, and 26 accepted to the University of Georgia.
“The acceptance rates and rates of attendance of the members of the Class of 2019 demonstrate – once again – that a Carrollton High School graduate performance exceeds expectations,” said CHS Principal David Brooks. “I commend our faculty but also recognize this preparation began many years earlier, and am truly grateful for what the lower grades have done to bring us students of this caliber.”
CARROLLTON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2018 COMPLETE LIST OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Alabama State University
Albany State University
Andrew College
Art Institute of Atlanta
ASA Miami
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media
Auburn University
Auburn University at Montgomery
Augusta University
Belmont University
Benedict College
Berry College
Boston University
Brenau University
Brewton-Parker College
Brigham Young University
Bryan College
Clark Atlanta University
Clemson University
College of Charleston
College of Coastal Georgia
Columbus State University
Dalton State College
East Georgia State College
Emerson College
Emmanuel College
Erwin Technical School
Faithful Guardian Training Center
Florida State University
Fort Valley State University
George Washington University
Georgia College and State University
Georgia Gwinnett College
Georgia Highlands College
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southwestern State University
Georgia State University
Gordon State College
Hampton University
Hiram College
Hollins University
Howard University
Hutchinson Community College
Ithaca College
Jacksonville State University
Kennesaw State University
LaGrange College
Louisiana State University
Marymount Manhattan College
Mercer University
Methodist University
Middle Georgia State University
Mississippi State University
Morehouse College
Murray State University
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
North Carolina Central University
Oglethorpe University
Oxford College of Emory University
Pennsylvania State University
Piedmont College
Point University
Presbyterian College
Regent University
Reinhardt University
Rhodes College
Samford University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah State University
Shorter University
Southern Adventist University
Southern Union State Community College
Spelman College
Sweet Briar College
Syracuse University
Tennessee Wesleyan University
The Citadel
Truett – McConnell College
Tuskegee University
University of Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Huntsville
University of Coastal Georgia
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Dayton
University of East London
University of Georgia
University of Kentucky
University of Miami
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri
University of Montevallo
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
University of North Georgia
University of Pikeville
University of Portland
University of San Francisco
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Tampa
University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
University of West Alabama
University of West Georgia
Utah State University
Valdosta State University
Vanderbilt University
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University
West Georgia Technical College
Western Carolina University
Wingate University
Wofford College
Xavier University of Louisiana
