Education in Georgia (U.S. state)

The U.S. Department of Education receives school financial information, but the data may be outdated upon receipt.

Some state monitoring agencies don't have the ability to closely check financial status.

[3] When Argosy University abruptly closed in March 2019, the GNPEC had funding available to provide tuition refunds.

[4][5] Federal law requires schools in financial trouble to prepare transition plans for existing students.

These Teach-out plans are meant to provide students with alternative schools offering equivalent programs.

[3] The mission of the GNPEC "is to ensure that each authorized nonpublic postsecondary educational institution in Georgia is satisfying its commitments to hardworking Georgians through sound academics and financial stability".

Any business in Georgia that wants to include "university" or "college" in its name is required to obtain permission from GNPEC.

[8] Georgia posted a C-plus in the Chance-for-Success category, ranking 33rd on factors that contribute to a person's success both within and outside the K-12 education system.

[9] Georgia high schools (grades nine through twelve) are required to administer a standardized, multiple choice End of Course Test, or EOC, in each of eight core subjects including Algebra I, Geometry, U.S. History, Economics, Biology, Physical Science, Ninth Grade Literature and Composition, and American Literature and Composition.

[citation needed] In 2011, facing a budget shortfall, the state cut portions of the HOPE scholarship.