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
