This website uses cookies.

This website uses cookies. For more information, review our Privacy Policy. Questions? Please email [email protected].

Dalton State College named a “2024 Great College to Work For”

Posted on

Dalton State College is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For® program. The results, released today in a special insert of The Chronicle of Higher Education, are based on a survey of 216 colleges and universities. Dalton State is the only public college in Georgia on the 2024 list.

“This is a wonderful affirmation of Dalton State College’s workplace culture and our commitment to our students,” said Dalton State President John Fuchko. “We strive to be a community that values the needs and contributions of every individual. In that sense, everyone at Dalton State helps to make this a great place to work.”

This honor puts Dalton State in elite company. Only 75 of the 216 institutions surveyed achieved “Great College to Work For” recognition for specific best practices and policies. Results are reported for small, medium, and large institutions, with Dalton State College included among the medium universities with 3,000 to 9,999 students.

Dalton State College won honors in five categories:

  • Mission & Pride
  • Faculty & Staff Well-being
  • Professional Development
  • Confidence in Senior Leadership
  • Supervisor/Department Chair Effectiveness

In addition, Dalton State was one of only 42 institutions named to the Great Colleges Honor Roll, a distinction that goes to the top 10 four-year colleges recognized the greatest number of times in each size category. This is the first time Dalton State has been recognized with Honor Roll distinction. Dalton State was recognized in two categories in 2020. 

The survey results are based on a two-part assessment process: an institution questionnaire that captures employment data and workplace policies from each institution, and a survey administered to faculty, administrators, and professional support staff. The primary factor in deciding whether an institution received recognition was the employee feedback.

“There can be no doubt the stresses and challenges facing higher education today are collectively unprecedented. And it seems as if there’s some new threat emerging on a weekly basis. But in this moment, in the 2024 Great Colleges to Work For awardees, we have examples of institutions that have navigated these tumultuous times holding true to their missions and values and never losing sight of the importance of their people,” said Richard K. Boyer, Chief Culture Strategist at ModernThink.

The Great Colleges to Work For® program is one of the largest and most respected workplace-recognition programs in the country. To view all recognized institutions, visit the Great Colleges program website at GreatCollegesProgram.com. ModernThink, a strategic human capital consulting firm, administered the survey and analyzed the results.

Explore more posts

Stay up-to-date, Roadrunner Nation

Read the latest news, stories and events happening at Dalton State.
Oct 04, 2024

Dalton State College Announces 2024 Giving Day 

Dalton State College will hold its fifth annual Giving Day on Thursday, Oct. 17.   “Giving Day is when alumni and donors, faculty and staff, individuals and corporations – anyone who cares about Dalton State and its impact in Northwest Georgia – join together in a broad show of financial support for the good things happening […]

Read More
Sep 30, 2024

Dalton State faculty gives public presentation on newly published book: ‘Ending Slavery in the Corporate Supply Chain’

Richard Herder, part-time instructor of Communication at Dalton State College, will give a public presentation on his new book, “Ending Slavery in the Corporate Supply Chain: Storytelling, Leadership, and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers,” on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Gignilliat Hall, room 146, on the Dalton State campus. The event […]

Read More
Sep 26, 2024

Dalton State College ranked No. 1 best public college in Georgia and Tennessee by U.S. News and World Report

Dalton State College ranked No.1 in Georgia and Tennessee (tie) in the U.S. News and World Report 2025 Top Public Schools in the South and No. 13 in the region among 131 public and private colleges across 12 states. The college maintained its ranking for Best Regional Colleges in the South at 41 (tie). “Dalton […]

Read More