Strategy: UWG is partnering with local school districts to streamline access and application/enrollment for Dual Enrollment. The improved process will yield more students with increased conversion rates and more FTFT students.
Updates: Increased Dual Enrollment Participation and Conversion to FTFT Enrollment.
- Prior UWG Dual Enrolled students in Fall 2025: 259
- Total DE in Fall 2025: 2048
- First to second year retention rate for Fall 2024 cohort Prior UWG DE students: 81.29%
- The DE to Full-time conversion for FY2026 so far it is 37.54%. This will once Spring 2026 data is taken into account.
UWG is working proactively with local school districts to streamline access and application/enrollment for Dual Enrollment. The improved process has yielded more students and with increased conversion rates, more FTFT students. Dual Enrollment is aligned with UWG’s NISS campus priorities described in Section II above. To support this goal and to create stronger engagement with dual enrollment students on campus, UWG has sponsored Friday activities and events on campus for Dual Enrollment students in Fall 2025. Activities include extracurricular events, academic success sessions, educational events sponsored by academic units, and campus immersion experiences and tours (innovations lab, nursing, anthropology lab, television and radio studios, performing arts, etc.).
Growing partnerships with Coweta County, Carroll County, Heard County, Newnan, and Carrollton.
The University of West Georgia (UWG), Coweta County School System (CCSS), and Carroll County School District (CCSD) are united in their vision to be nationally recognized as a student-ready and regionally engaged partnership that empowers high school students for economic and social mobility. This program aims to expand innovative educational opportunities for a diverse range of students, foster integration within schools, and provide a thematic approach to education that aligns with market needs and offers real-world applications. It is designed to provide personalized coaching, equipping students with essential knowledge and skills for educational success while fostering their ability to make informed financial decisions. As a regional and national leader, this partnership aspires to be an exemplary collaboration model between P-12 and post-secondary institutions. Additionally, the program offers students the option to complete a bachelor’s degree at UWG with two more years of study following their early college experience.
To support student success, Go West Early Scholars Program (GWE) provides students with a structured early college pathway that improves high school graduation rates and increases college enrollment and degree completion. GWE students receive transportation from their high schools and attend specialized dual enrollment courses designed by the partner counties, exclusively for dual-enrolled students. The program includes support from a dual enrollment liaison who collaborates closely with the school districts and UWG, as well as proactive, personalized advising from UWG’s professional advisors. The program offers concierge services tailored to meet both high school requirements and future educational aspirations.
This partnership has resulted in an overall dual enrollment student enrollment growth year over year between Fall 2023, Fall 2024, and Fall 2205. As a result of the Coweta County partnership, the UWG Newnan location has grown dual enrollment from 427 to 558 (+30%), added the Go West Early partnership, resulting in 111 students engaged in on campus classes. As a result of the Carroll County partnership, the UWG Carrollton campus has grown enrollment from 516 to 707 (+39%), added the Go West Early partnership (resulting in an additional 205 students engaged). In Heard County, we were able to expand our Heard County Scholars program and offer two courses for Fall 2025. This unique program teaches the Heard County students in their school system. Heard County Dual Enrollment increased from 29 to 65 students enrolled.
