Piedmont College Overview

Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Demorest, Georgia. Demorest is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Piedmont College Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Piedmont College since the student to facuty ratio is 10 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Piedmont College.
• In 2017-2018, 30% of the faculty were full-time.
• The average Piedmont College student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Piedmont College Rankings

We have ranked Piedmont College as #466 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. Piedmont College also holds the #5 spot on the Best Colleges in Georgia ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Piedmont College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#41	Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#48	Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#99	Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Piedmont College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#7	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education	College Factual
#27	Best Value Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction	College Factual
#27	Best Value Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction	College Factual
#33	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific	College Factual
#75	Best Value Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific	College Factual
#92	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education	College Factual

Where Is Piedmont College?

Contact details for Piedmont College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1021 Central Ave, Demorest, GA 30535-0010
Phone:	706-778-3000
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/PiedmontCollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/PiedmontLions

How Do I Get Into Piedmont College?

You can apply to Piedmont College online at: https://www.piedmont.edu/pc/index.php/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Piedmont College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Piedmont College?

The acceptance rate at Piedmont College is 70%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 78% of students accepted to Piedmont College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 590. Math scores were between 480 and 570.

Piedmont College received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Piedmont College?

The overall average net price of Piedmont College is $26,465. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Piedmont College, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $6,619 a year. That adds up to $26,476 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Piedmont College is 5.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Piedmont College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,278 undergraduate students at Piedmont College, with 1,151 being full-time and 127 being part-time.

There are also 1,072 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,151 full-time undergraduates at Piedmont College, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Piedmont College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	129
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	813
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	101

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Piedmont College. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 9 countries are represented at Piedmont College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Germany, China, and Canada.

Online Learning at Piedmont College

In 2019-2020, 1,397 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Piedmont College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Piedmont College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Piedmont College was 348.0%. This is the #198 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Piedmont College regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Piedmont College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Education	22%
Instructional Media Design	60%
Teacher Education Subject Specific	57%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Piedmont College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Piedmont College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Instructional Media Design	#4
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#19
Education	#43

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Piedmont College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	481	0	9	490
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	56	0	183	0	239
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	5	12	74	0	91
Nursing	0	65	0	0	0	65
Business Administration & Management	0	16	0	15	0	31
General Psychology	0	18	0	0	0	18
Allied Health Professions	2	12	0	0	0	14
Health & Physical Education	0	14	0	0	0	14
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	12	0	0	0	12
Drama & Theater Arts	0	12	0	0	0	12
General Biology	0	11	0	0	0	11
Marketing	0	11	0	0	0	11
Special Education	0	0	0	11	0	11
Communication & Media Studies	0	9	0	0	0	9
General Education	0	7	0	2	0	9
Accounting	0	5	0	0	0	5
Instructional Media Design	0	0	3	2	0	5
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	5	0	0	0	5
History	0	4	0	0	0	4
Applied Mathematics	0	4	0	0	0	4
Finance & Financial Management	0	3	0	0	0	3
Political Science & Government	0	3	0	0	0	3
Fine & Studio Arts	0	3	0	0	0	3
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	2	0	0	0	2
Writing Studies	0	2	0	0	0	2
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	2	0	0	0	2
Chemistry	0	2	0	0	0	2
Sociology & Anthropology	0	2	0	0	0	2
Music	0	2	0	0	0	2
Hospitality Management	0	1	0	0	0	1
Public Relations & Advertising	0	1	0	0	0	1
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	1	1
Engineering Physics	0	1	0	0	0	1
Literature	0	1	0	0	0	1
Health Sciences & Services	0	1	0	0	0	1
Public Health	0	1	0	0	0	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	1	0	0	0	1
Mathematics	0	1	0	0	0	1
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	1	0	0	0	1
Design & Applied Arts	0	1	0	0	0	1
Engineering Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	297	496	287	10	1,092

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Piedmont College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.