Gov. Kemp Announces GEORGIA MATCH Direct College Admissions Initiative

Georgia has launched the Georgia Match admissions initiative to help ease the process of connecting students with higher education opportunities.

Earlier this month, Governor Brian Kemp announced the program during the Governor’s Workforce Summit.

The program consists of multiple state agencies working together to ease the process of students enrolling in a post-secondary education institution.

It is also designed to engage all learners and households, including those who do not typically consider a postsecondary education.

No other state in the country currently has a direct admissions initiative of this scope and scale.

“GEORGIA MATCH is a great example of the historic success we can achieve when stakeholders across the education spectrum work together,” said Governor Brian Kemp. “This program will ensure that every high school student in our state knows they have options to learn and succeed here in the No. 1 state for business.”

The number of schools listed on a GEORGIA MATCH letter is determined by the individual student’s 11th-grade HOPE GPA and freshman index score.

All students will receive a letter of academic eligibility for admission to the twenty-two Technical College System of Georgia institutions.

Students with higher GPAs will also see up to twenty-three University System of Georgia institutions.

The three USG institutions not participating in the GEORGIA MATCH program utilize a different holistic admissions process.

Over the past several weeks, more than 120,000 high school seniors in Georgia received a personalized letter from Governor Kemp listing the public technical institutions, colleges, and universities that are holding a spot for them in the Fall 2024 semester, based on their academic eligibility.

The letters also provided information on the next steps to claim a spot at a college on the student’s individual list.

All GEORGIA MATCH participating institutions will waive application fees during November 2023 for students who apply through GEORGIA MATCH.

Students may view their personalized MATCH list, request more information, and claim their spot online by going to gafutures.org/GEORGIAMATCH.