by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Georgia Highlands College be sure to check out the facts on this page about the athletics program as a whole as well as the information about the particular sport you are interested in.
As a member of the NJCAA Division I, GHC competes in the Not applicable conference.
A total number of 73 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 48 of whom are male and 25 are female. On average, these students receive around $3,754 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $2,863 of sports aid and women received about $5,465.
Of the 4 head coaches at GHC, 2 are leaders of men’s teams and 2 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $50,445 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $63,750.
There are also 4 assitant coaches of sports at GHC. That breaks down to 2 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 2 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The average salary is $33,847 a year for assistant coaches of men’s teams and $33,225 for assistant coaches of women’s teams. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
The sports teams at GHC brought home $1,052,733 in revenue while shelling out $1,033,317 in expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $19,416. That’s a whole lot better than taking a loss!
Likewise, money made for women’s athletics can vary quite a bit by sport. Here’s what the comparison looks like for women’s sports at GHC.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at GHC, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. The top spots on College Factual’s sports rankings are reserved for those schools that excel in both athletics and academics. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 33 players of the GHC men’s baseball team.
In terms of financials, the GHC baseball program paid out $290,048 in expenses and made $290,048 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 15 players of the GHC men’s basketball team.
In terms of financials, the GHC men’s basketball program paid out $235,062 in expenses and made $235,062 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The GHC women’s basketball team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
GHC brought in $270,034 in revenue from its women’s basketball program while paying out $270,034 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 15 players on the GHC women’s softball team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
On the money side of things, the GHC women’s softball program brought home $207,589 in revenue and paid out $207,589 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Georgia Highlands College offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
More about our data sources and methodologies.