Accountancy student Lindsey Green won the 2023 Georgia Society of CPAs Educational Foundation Scholarship.

Accountancy student Lindsey Green won the 2023 Hines Research Award in Applied Research for her presentation entitled, Nike Financial Statement Analysis.

100% of 2022 Accountancy graduates are employed in the accountancy profession one year after graduation.

Historically, 100% of accountancy graduates who desired to go to graduate school were accepted.

Accountancy students Lindsey Green and Cindy Deleon won the 2022 ACBSP Region 3 Student Showcase at the ACBSP Southeastern regional meeting in Ashville, NC. In October of 2022.

Student Achievement

Graduation rates for Accountancy majors at LaGrange College.

 

  Graduated in Accountancy Graduated from LC in Another Field Stiill Enrolled Total Percent from Cohort that Graduated/Still Enrolled
Cohort Year 4-Year Graduation Rate 5-Year Graduation Rate 6-Year Graduation Rate  
2012
(n = 6)
83.3% 83.3% 83.3% 0.0% 0.0% 83.3%
2013
(n = 11)
90.9% 90.9% 90.9% 0.0% 9.1% 90.9%
2014
(n = 17)
88.2% 88.2%; 88.2% 0.0% 0.0% 88.2%
2015
(n = 10)
80.0% 90.0% 90.0% 0.0% 0.0% 90.0%
2016
(n = 8)
75.0% 75.0% 75.0% 25.0% 0.0% 100.0%

 

The retention data on Accountancy majors at LaGrange College is quite good. The vast majority of students who major in accountancy persist to graduation.

 

Fall Term Number of Accountancy/ BBA_ACCT Majors Graduated before Fall of Following Year Eligible to Return as Accountancy Major Returned as Accountancy Major Returned as Accountancy Major
2015 8 2 6 6 100%
2016 16 7 9 7 78%
2017 9 7 2 2 100%
2018 14 7 7 6 86%
2019 8 2 6 5 83%
2020 7 2 5 5 100%
2021 10 3 7 6 86%

 

The attrition data on Accountancy majors at LaGrange College corresponds to the positive retention data. The vast majority of students who major in accountancy persist in the major.

 

Fall Term Number of Accountancy or BBA_ACCT Majors Eligible to Return the Following Year Did not Return as Accountancy or BBA_ACCT Majors Attrition Rate
2015 8 6 0 0%
2016 16 9 2 13%
2017 9 2 0 0%
2018 14 7 1 7%
2019 8 6 1 13%
2020 7 5 0 0%
2021 10 7 1 10%

 

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) data shows that Accountancy students at LaGrange College perform above their peer group (Southeast Private colleges) and above the average of all LaGrange College students in the areas of Quantitative Reasoning, Collaborative Learning, and Student-Faculty interaction. NSSE scores are on a 60-point scale and include: 0 = Never, 20 = Sometimes, 40 = Often, 60 = Very Often.

 

NSSE 2017-2018 Data 2018-2019 Data 2020-2021 Data
  ACCT LC Srs Peers ACCT LC Srs Peers ACCT LC Srs Peers
Quantitative Reasoning 40.0 35.4 29.6 40.0 30.3 29.6 46.7 31.1 30.4
Collaborative Learning 36.3 37.2 31.8 37.5 36.3 30.4 35.0 33.7 32.1
Student-Faculty Interaction 33.8 33.6 26.7 32.5 32.5 26.9 30.0 32.8 27.5

 

Goals and results for number of graduates from the program

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